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I think you can do something similar with black walnut shells/fruit (which is also good for fungal skin infections.)
by squircle 2y ago
I think you can do something similar with black walnut shells/fruit (which is also good for fungal skin infections.)
- pavel_lishin 2y agoI brought some home, intending to do this - and the squirrels got into them, heavily staining the deck. Which is a good sign I guess!
- DFHippie 2y agoI believe with black walnuts the juglone, which isn't present in oak galls, is responsible for much of the color. You should be careful with juglone. It can cause skin irritation. Apparently people do make ink from it.
- Turing_Machine 2y agoI believe that juglone functions as a natural herbicide, reducing the competition from other trees. Maybe it also has activity against fungi?
- mauvehaus 2y agoYou can. You can also buy the active bits pre-extracted and ready to dissolve in water to use as a stain as Van Dyke crystals: https://bolgers.co.uk/products/bolgers-walnut-crystals https://bolgers.co.uk/products/bolgers-walnut-crystals No affiliation on that, they just happened to have a decent description of the product.