a) coordinate the Cat digging the right size holes (not too big, not too small) at the right place (downwind from the most stressful wind for the young olives, behind the supporting pole)
b) coordinate the people placing and tieing up the olive to the pole, covering the hole, placing the white textile on the trunk (it's a trap for non-winged bugs)
c) and water them
Since we worked the whole day I did not manage to take a lot of pictures, but basically here are the two rows we planted by noon (about 100 plants):
Of course, we still need to work a bit on the terrain, but there was no rain at all this winter so the ground is hard as rock!
Just FYI, the cultivar planted here is called Rossignola, tipical for this region (but I promise I'll develop on cultivars planted and on the different olive oil they produce later on!)
But it did not end there. We still have about two thousand plants waiting at home, and they have their needs too! So in the evening it was watering time - I guess the olives were grateful
It is very interesting opinion....I learned a lot of this...thank you very much....:)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! We'll start soon with the works in the orchard again, hope you'll find again something of your taste. Do you grow olives too?
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