Fudge Flavor of the Month for November is...

...Divinity Fudge! Yummy!!! This fudge is so good it will definitely put you in the holiday spirit. Also, due to its popularity, the Pecan Shed still has Pumpkin Pie Fudge available with or without nuts. For those of you who love pumpkin pie you are going to LOVE this fudge.

And for a limited time only the Pecan Shed has Birthday Cake Fudge in order to help us celebrate 28 years of being in business! Happy Birthday Pecan Shed!!! This fudge is so tasty you are going to want to find a reason to celebrate everyday!

Nuts for a Cure...

The Pecan Shed staff, family and friends recently participated in a local Race for a Cure with the Susan G. Komen foundation. The event was a lot of fun and meant so much to all of us who have been touched by breast cancer. The morning of the walk could not have been nicer and too see the hundreds of early risers who got up to walk for a cure was very touching. Men, women, young, old, survivors, fighters, and all those who walked in remembrance of a loved one were wearing pink, laughing, smiling, and shedding a tear or two. What a great day!!!

The Pecan Shed had it's "We are Nuts about finding a Cure" t-shirts on and they were a big hit. Thanks to all who walked with the Pecan Shed or purchased a t-shirt from us and thanks to all who do so much in the fight against breast cancer.

Rock the Pink!

Fudge Flavor of the Month for October is...

...Pumpkin Pie! And if you like pumpkin pies like Grandma used to make...you are going to LOVE our Pumpkin Pie Fudge!!! We have it with pecans or without but both are delicious! Stop in today and try some...see you soon!

New Crop Pecans Are Here!!!

The New 2009 Crop has just arrived at the Pecan Shed and they look fabulous!!! The Pawnee pecans are in and they are bigger and better than ever! These cool temperatures have caused the Pawnees to come off a little earlier than expected but it was a welcomed surprise. Thanks to rain at just the right time during the growing season these pecans have filled out nicely.

Please stop in today and get a sample of these truly Texas treats!

Popping Open...

New Crop Pecans will be here soon! The Pawnee Pecans are beginning to pop open thanks to recent rains and cooler weather. With any luck we will have harvesters in the orchards by Oct. 1st and will have new crop in the store ready for all to enjoy by the Middle of October! We just can't wait!!!

2009 Bumper Crop

The upcoming 2009 Pecan Crop looks to be a "bumper" crop for the state of Texas and especially for the area around us. Pecan trees that are not commercially managed will typically follow a 3 year cycle of a bumper crop year, lean year, and then medium size crop year. Of course Mother Nature can have a hand in influencing this cycle. Too little or too much rain can harm a crop, late freezes in the Spring or early freezes in the Fall can also cause damage, insects such as weevils can wipe out a crop too, and many other factors can have a determining factor on a pecan crop.

The Montz Orchards that are managed by Tim and Jake Montz as well as others are done so in a way to try and avoid cycles. The goal at our orchards is to have the trees produce a standard amount (or as close to it as possible) year after year. Again, we too have to deal with Mother Nature, but with lots of good management techniques, plenty of prayer, and a little luck we can have a steady crop of top quality papershell pecans year after year.

As you can see from the pictures, even our trees are pretty loaded with pecans. The limbs are getting heavy due to the pecans transitioning from the water stage to the stage where the actual pecan meat forms. These pictures are of Pawnee pecan trees which come off very early (sometimes 30 days before the other varieties).

Right now our major concern is weevils. This is the time of year when this insect will try to infest the pecan crop. We have 7 to 10 days of intense monitoring to do to ensure we do not lose our crop to this creature!!!

All the trees around Wichita Falls look to be really loaded. This will make November - January a very busy but fun time at the Pecan Shed. We always enjoy cracking pecans for our customers and seeing those kids who have worked hard all day picking up pecans in either their yard, a neighbor's yard, or perhaps Grandpa's yard get rewarded for their labor!

Take care,
Jill

Fudge Flavor of the Month for August is...

...Key Lime! If you like Key Lime Pie for dessert, you are going to LOVE our homemade Key Lime Fudge any time of day! Kathy is our famous fudge maker and she herself claims that this is her favorite flavor. Stop in today for a free sample!