The weeding around the olive trees has commenced. So far I have done 21 of 70 trees. It takes 15 to 25 minutes to weed under each tree, so 2 hours on the hands and knees is my limit in one session. Thanks to all the wonderful rain and using alpaca poo around the trees we have a wonderful crop of weeds. See the before and after below. When the weeding is completed, each tree will be fertilized and then a thick layer of pea straw will be added.
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| Baby olive tree |
I cursed the birds last year as they took most of our olives. They can strip an olive and leave the seed and they can also crack the seeds open. When scraping, digging and pulling under a frantoio tree, I found 3 baby olive trees, thanks I believe, to the birds.
At the end of a couple of hours on "all fours" it is good to take a walk around and stretch the back. On my walk around in the grove today, I found the little almond tree with buds up one branch and two little flowers open.
I also noticed that one of the avocado trees has really gained some height and width and it now stands taller than me. We have had a very mild winter this year, so the avocado is probably benefiting from no frost so far.
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| Avocado tree nearly 2 mtrs |
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| Blossom on the almond tree |
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