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Post by daylilydude on Nov 20, 2011 8:11:08 GMT -5
Can they be grown successfully in the south?
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Post by txdirtdog on Nov 21, 2011 2:04:06 GMT -5
I'm not sure about the entire south, but someone I used to work with did a lot of research and apparently the climate around Bryan/College Station (Texas A&M area) mimics some of the Spanish climate known for olive production. So at least some areas would support olive cultivation.
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Post by coppice on Nov 21, 2011 8:23:47 GMT -5
Olea europea (my latin sucks) looses it leaves and starts having die back at 32°F
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2011 21:06:35 GMT -5
Don't ever pick an olive off a tree and pop it into your mouth. YUCKO! Olives need to be cured.
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Post by coppice on Nov 23, 2011 9:16:28 GMT -5
"Brined" olives are what you see on offer. Uncured olives are inedible.
Brined olive stones are dead.
I think either DLD or red (or both) are toying with the idea of growing some.
Mine's just a solitary bonsai sized one.
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Post by organicbaby on Nov 25, 2011 10:53:06 GMT -5
Can they be grown successfully in the south? Supposedly they can and here's a link to a vendor (they also have lots of other cool stuff, BTW): www.justfruitsandexotics.com/Olives.htmThe 2 people I know here (Mobile) who have them growing aren't having much luck with them producing...maybe our humidity?
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Post by redneckplanter on Nov 28, 2011 10:25:00 GMT -5
russian olives i read will grow.dunno bout fruit quality. mission will grow down here i think.
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Post by coppice on Nov 28, 2011 16:23:05 GMT -5
russian olives i read will grow.dunno bout fruit quality. mission will grow down here i think. Russian olives are a noxious weed (in most states plant data base), and don't make olives. it is not olea europea.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2011 15:07:31 GMT -5
I, myself, have never grown them or know of anyone who has, EXCEPT, Chef John Folse (popular cajun chef here in Louisiana), has them growing on his plantation near Baton Rouge. I don't know that he's harvested any yet, but I saw an article a while back about it.
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