what's on in the grove this spring

Spring is our busiest time. We have fertilised the grove and begun pruning for production. Our Tuscan variety Moriolo is in flower and the Greek variety Koroneiki is following closely behind.

Soil samples

We take our soil samples in September and send them to our soil scientist for analysis. The results tell us what nutrients to apply for our trees to remain healthy. In Autumn we take another soil sample to monitor the nutrient levels that were applied to the grove in Spring.

Foliar spray

Before bud set we sprayed our trees with a mix of fish and seaweed and trace elements, such as Boron to stop any fungal disease.

2011 harvest

The 2011 harvest was fantastic. We had our two little grandchildren helping. As fast as we harvsted into the bins, they were quickly throwing the olives back into the nets. The little darlings.

We harvested in glorious sunny conditions. Oil yields were down from 2010 due to autumn rains, but production increased. Our oils this year are beautiful with some exciting flavours on the nose and the palette.

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