Tools
Crop and irrigation calendar
The main steps of the year and water needs, month by month, from September to August.
Olive tree
Irrigated olive trees. In rain-fed groves, irrigate mainly at flowering and in summer if possible.
| Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | |
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| Water needs | ●● | ●● | ● | ● | ● | ●● | ●● | ●●● | ●●● | ●●● | ||
| HarvestHarvest: table olives early in the season, oil olives later | ||||||||||||
| Pruning and carePrune after harvest | ||||||||||||
| FertilisationNitrogen when the tree starts growing again | ||||||||||||
| FertilisationOrganic manure | ||||||||||||
| Crop protectionTreat against olive leaf spot, if needed | ||||||||||||
| Crop protectionMonitor the olive fly with traps |