How And When to Plant an Olive Tree

The olive tree is one of the oldest in the world and most used for the consumption of its olive and for the production of olive oil.

In Spain 30% of the world’s olive oil production is produced and it is a tree that can be produced in many parts of the world and in different types of land, the only thing that affects it a little are the low winter temperatures but otherwise its cultivation and harvest are very simple.

If you want to have this wonderful fruit at home, you can do it with the different techniques and tips that we will be suggesting later so that you can have this benefit at home and available.

It should be noted that olive oil has large amounts of vitamin E and A, being one of the most recommended by doctors. When people have high cholesterol problems. Its consumption in salads and in different recipes plays a fundamental role in our body, being practically necessary its consumption.

This oil helps lower bad cholesterol, which circulates through the blood and our veins. It should be noted that it is also widely used in the cosmetic industry to make sunscreens for the skin, which are very expensive. That is why if we learn to sow and cultivate the olive tree, we will be saving a good amount of euros that we can later invest in other things.

Its olives are at first green and then when ripened they are transformed into a bluish black color. It can be sown by seeds or it can be sown by cuttings. At present the most used technique is by cuttings that are taken from the largest and leafiest tree in the olive groves, to take the best gene and develop production to the maximum.

This tree and its branches symbolize peace, the hallmark of the UN. It has branches that symbolize peace. On the other hand, in the Bible the Lord Jesus, I take it as an example when the spoke of the two types of olive trees, the normal and the grafted referring to his chosen people. Since at this time in Israel a lot of olive oil was produced and they had large fields of olive trees.

Currently in Spain, olive olives are also widely marketed, to flavor different recipes and give a unique flavor to meals. Whether green or ripe, its flavor is special and can never be missing in the stews of your best dishes.

So, if you have eaten and tasted olives and you really like their flavor this article is perfect for you to start planting this tree in your house or in any land that is nearby. So that you have this benefit without fertilizers and without industrial chemicals, which are always obtained and added in the large olive groves.

The olive tree, like any plant needs a good fertilizer or fumes, so that its fruits are large and good. Also, of certain care and recommendations for its harvest. On the other hand, olive trees have a wide variety of plants and fruits that adapt to different climates. But in our house, we can make a small garden or simply plant it in large pots and have them at home in any corner, that does give it a little sun.

The important thing is that you encourage yourself and follow our recommendations so you can enjoy giving life to this important tree. And you can, why not, share this information with your friends and family. You will surely enjoy it very much and learn to have an olive tree planted at home.

In another order of ideas, if you ever have an accident and suffer a first or third degree burn, if you put a little olive oil with a cotton wool and very carefully, the pain will be relieved and your burn will heal much faster than normal, this remedy was used since ancient times and also to heal wounds of deep cuts.

Below we will give you the best advice, so you can plant your olive tree and its best time of year to do so.

Instructions for and when to plant an olive tree

1. The first thing is that you get some stakes or some branches of an olive tree, we recommend that you take the stakes of the largest and leafiest tree in the olive grove.
2. Take a piece of land or soil and start digging a hole not very deep.
3. In that hole you are going to add, banana shells, vegetable waste, and fruit waste. You can also add the coffee grounds and egg shells.
4. This has to be done at least 8 months before, planting the olive cuttings so that it is a soil with many nutrients and your tree grows very strong and fast.
5. After this place the stakes with a separation of 1 square meter.
6. We recommend that you put drip irrigation, so that the soil stays moist.
7. You are going to bury the stake 5 centimeters under the sand and 20 centimeters outside so that it begins to sprout its roots that will usually be about 3 months.
8. After 15 months it will begin to bear fruit and at 18, months you will be harvesting the green olives. But if it is your taste or preference, you can leave them 2 more months to mature and become blacker and darker.

What do you need for and when to plant an olive tree?

• Fruit and vegetable waste.
• Banana shells.
• Eggshell.
• A shovel.
• Stakes of an olive tree.
• Drip irrigation system.

Tips for and when to plant an olive tree

1. Olive trees are very sensitive to low temperatures and especially in the first months where the roots begin to grow, therefore, we recommend that you place a thermometer. To control cold levels, at different times of the night, which is when the temperature drops the most.
2. If the temperatures are very low you should place an incandescent lamp and regulate the night temperatures so that they remain at about 25 degrees Celsius, you can also use flowering lamps, but with their environmental thermostats to turn on and off automatically.
3. It should be noted that the best time to plant olive cuttings is in early summer.
4. You can also buy in the market organic fertilizer or worms that is very good for this type of crop and that already comes ready to use.
5. The drip irrigation system can be done with a large water tank and a couple of meters of hoses.
6. It is recommended that the water tank to irrigate, you add a few drops of anti-chlorine. Since the water that comes through the network has large amounts of chlorine. Or try taking the water that falls from the rain to fill this tank, as rainwater is best.
7. You cannot water with a lot of water, because if this happens the roots can be damaged and the olive tree will not grow.
8. On the other hand, this tree can also be planted in large pots and placed indoors, but in a place where sunlight hits, which is one of its main sources of life.
9. In the pot you have to place a mixture of organic fertilizer and the other half of sand, clear very well mixed so that the plant has everything it needs to grow and develop.
10. Remember that the pot has to have small holes at the bottom so that the water that is in excess goes down product of the force of gravity.