Olive tree care in spring

Olivos de Porcuna en Jaén

With the arrival of the gentle rays of spring, the lengthening of the hours of sunshine and the first rains, the countryside undergoes an explosion of colour and liveliness. The olive tree recovers its strength and wakes up from its winter lethargy. Its liveliness is cared for and managed by the farmers. The care of the olive tree is fundamental for the quality of the extra virgin olive oil to come.

Index:

  1. Mowing the grass
  2. Great work in the olive grove in spring
  3. Caring for the olive tree in your garden
  4. Where to buy olive trees?

Summary: The olive tree in spring needs a lot of care, and one of them is weed control. A task that we analyse in situ in our olive trees in Jaén. In El Cortijuelo de San Benito in Las Rozas de Madrid and in our online shop, you can discover everything about olive oil and try the best extra virgin olive oils in Spain: Oro Bailen, El Empiedro, Casas de Hualdo, Castillo de Canena… and the best production areas; olive oil from Baena, oil Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén, Sierra Magina, Priego de Córdoba…

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1. Olive tree care: mowing the grass

The olive tree, a very hard and grateful tree that endures the long periods of lack of rainfall and high temperatures of summer, must be cared for and frequently observed so that it can produce a quality fruit. In the spring season it is very important to take care of the presence of weeds, which suck the water from the soil and remove it from the olive tree. We must bear in mind that our olive groves, from which our extra virgin olive oil is made, come from dry land, and water is the main limiting factor. In this video, on the way to visit the olive groves, the vegetation cover is analyzed.

Video 1: Visiting the fields for subsequent mowing

2. A lot of work in the olive groves in the spring

Spring is a busy time for growers. The two busiest periods are spring and winter. Winter is the most important, as this is when the fruit is harvested for the subsequent production of extra virgin olive oil. In the case of the verdeo olive, harvesting is brought forward to autumn, around September. The other most important period is spring, when the olive trees must be pruned in order to rejuvenate them so that they bear more fruit. In addition, the grass must be removed and mowed to avoid strong competition for water between the weeds and the olive tree.

3. Olive tree care in the garden

For those of you who live in a city or urban area and have an olive tree in your garden, olive tree care will probably be more for aesthetic than productive purposes. Weed control is also of some importance here, but not very important, as the gardens are usually watered and there are no major problems of competition between the olive tree and the other weeds, which in many cases are usually the lawn. What you do have to take into account is the excess of watering, as this brings diseases and can end up killing the olive tree. For this, I recommend leaving a space between the olive tree and the grass of one metre radius.

As for other tasks for the olive tree in the garden, pruning and thinning are very important. It is not worth taking the olives produced by your olive tree or olive trees to a cooperative or olive oil mill, as it will be more expensive to take them than what they give you for the oil, apart from the low production of oil that you will obtain. The best option is to use these olives and dress them. You will be able to prepare healthy and delicious olives.

4. Where to buy olive trees?

We can supply olive trees in our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid. If you want an olive tree, you should contact us, and the size you want. However, for large olive trees, we cannot supply them. However, please contact us, and we will supply you with reputable nurseries to buy large olive trees or bonsai trees.

Source:

Asaja Jaén: https://www.asajajaen.com/

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