Gardening in England - Caring for Olea europaea (Olive) trees

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Caring for Olea europaea (Olive) trees

ChrisP

2007-06-04, 1:25 pm

Hi all,

I've just purchased two little (around 3 foot) Olive trees. They came in
little pots and im planning on re-potting them in slightly larger pots.

I would just like to know what sort of soil/compost/mix is best for these
trees? I am planning on keeping them outside and bringing them indoors for
the winter.

Any tips would be much appreciated.

Thank you
Chris

Robert

2007-06-07, 1:25 pm

In message <zlV8i.6587$lz3.350@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>, ChrisP <NA@NA.NA>
writes
>Hi all,
>
>I've just purchased two little (around 3 foot) Olive trees. They came in
>little pots and im planning on re-potting them in slightly larger pots.
>
>I would just like to know what sort of soil/compost/mix is best for these
>trees? I am planning on keeping them outside and bringing them indoors for
>the winter.
>
>Any tips would be much appreciated.
>
They will grow in just about any soil provided that it reasonably well
drained. We planted ours in a large terracotta pot in a mix of John
Innes No3 and coarse grit with a layer of stones on top. It looks good
(or did until a rather inquisitive badger attempted to climb it earlier
this year) and appears to thrive given just a couple of feeds early in
the year.

--
Robert

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