Walnuts have barely grown this year in Hungary

At Christmas, presumably, there are twice as many poppy seeds on the family table as there are nuts stuffed with nuts. The reason is simple: in the markets today, a kilo of cleaned walnuts costs four to five thousand forints, while poppies cost “only” two thousand. There are few walnuts due to spring frosts and nationwide weather damage. Almost all of the walnut crop is destroyed by the North American walnut shell drill that appeared in small gardens a decade ago. It draws for a month and a half, during which time it would have to be constantly defended against, sprayed against, which is an impossible undertaking in the case of small garden trees, often 8-15 meters. The pest is spreading all over Transdanubia, the eastern part of the country is not so affected yet, but according to surveys, the small winged insect is spreading, so it is almost certain that the damage will be widespread there in a year or two, he warns. Writing the Hazdanet section of freefold.hu. Larger ...