Harvest pecans in early September through November when they have fallen from the trees. Start your harvest in 3-8 years depending on the variety and growing conditions. Watch for a substantial portion of the husks to have split and opened and the shell to turn brown before gathering.

Once ready, you can harvest the pecans 1 or 2 ways: Either collect them off the ground as they fall or shake the tree to dislodge them. Inspect the quality of the nuts.

Now when it is harvest time, a pecan tree can produce up to 50 pounds of pecans. The average retail cost for pecans is \$3 per pound. After multiplying 50 X 3, we have $150 which is the profit. To calculate the net profit, we deduct $63 (cost of product) from $150 (total profit) which is a net profit of $87.

They're especially abundant in grocery stores during pecan harvest and the holiday season – October to December. However, you can easily buy pecans all year long. find glazed and flavored varieties of pecans in bags, single-serve pouches and resealable canisters.