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Offline janmack

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« on: September 08, 2011, 14:05:24 PM »
Can anyone offer advice on what to do please.  The olives on our tree are now shrivelling for no apparent reason.  They were OK last week and our neighbours olives look perfectly healthy.  Is there a cure or do we just accept that we've lost this years crop?  Many thanks.



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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2011, 16:24:41 PM »
Lack of water i would think. I have a small bush in a big big pot in my garden that i water every two days, not many olives but getting there and all fine.

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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2011, 09:49:44 AM »
Don't think it's that screamlead, the tree gets watered every day.  We've had it for 6 years and this is the 1st time we've had a problem:(
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2011, 10:01:51 AM »
a tree will need a lot more water than a bush in a pot, ours have running water on them for several days at a time

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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2011, 10:10:51 AM »
Were they ready to be picked last week? I know they will shrivel up if left on the tree after ripening. Maybe your crop was early this year?

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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2011, 10:42:41 AM »
No Stoop they haven't even started to change colour yet.  Is it possible the tree is now producing green olives instead of black??  Probably a stupid question...

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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2011, 17:35:35 PM »
I thought green olives just turned black the more they ripened. Not an olive expert though.

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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2011, 17:37:29 PM »
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/olives-difference-green-black/

Don't feel stupid - I always thought red wine was made from black grapes and white wine from green ones  :-\
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