SEGUIN, TEXAS – At 38 Pecans in Seguin, they’re just about ready to start harvesting their 2700 trees in just a few weeks as pecan season rapidly approaches.
“Pecans are harvested once a year. Typically, they grow all year long, and then toward the end of the year, October, November, sometimes December. It kind of depends on when they open up and they’re ready to harvest,” says 38 Pecans owner Mark Walls. They have 38 varieties of pecans to harvest, hence their name. This farm has been in the Walls’ family for generations. His grandfather planted their first pecan trees in the 1940s, and started selling in the 1950s.
“I’m here to extend the legacy and keep it going,” says Walls. And this year, expectations are high.
“It’s very, very heavy. And I think I see that around our county, and even in South Texas, you’re going to see a pretty heavy crop this year,” says Walls. And that is thanks to the weather. After years of hot, dry summers that put a lot of stress on the trees, this year has been a welcome change.
“What we’ve seen is a mild summer coupled with heavy rain, and that has enabled these trees to exude a lot of stress, to really produce a heavy, heavy crop,” says Walls. And that’s the case for much of Texas.
“Most of the state is going to have a very on year. On year meaning it’s going to be a very, very high production. We’re going to see a lot of pecans. The meat is going to be filled out. They’re going to be very heavy. So we’re excited about that,” says Walls.
What that means for you is likely a greater inventory of pecans at local stores, and generally steady prices. Mark says in a normal year, they would be done harvesting in early December. But because of how heavy this year has been, they’ll likely harvest until January.
For Seguin pecans, visit 38pecans.com