On the grove flowering has finally started. This year we are running two weeks behind last year. This is due to the cold spring where the weather was all stop start. The Olive trees listened to the cooler temperatures and delayed spring growth cycles.
I hadn't realised this was happening which resulted in me forecasting a light cropping year, because I couldn't see many flower follicles in September. I've now changed my mind, we are in for another good year! Plenty of flowers on all the trees.
Spring pruning was delayed as we waited for the flowers to come. I wanted to see what the flowers would be so we could then decide how much to prune. I didn't want to take off all my potential harvest. If my early forecast was correct then we were going to prune lightly. Thankfully I was wrong and we can now prune with regular gusto!
Roll on for a nice hot summer.
