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<pre>In regard to fruit set on the east coast of Australia my soil expert friend,
Vries Gravestein, has asked whether the South Australian growers have
experienced the same problem.

The soils of the east coast of Australia differ significantly from South
Australian soils, the former being acidic and the latter quite the opposite.

Regards,

Phil

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<pre>Hi all can anyone tell me how I should plant my pollinators amongst
my grove
Do I mix them in or do I do a full row off pollinators

thanks
Anthony
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> Hi all can anyone tell me how I should plant my pollinators amongst
> my grove
> Do I mix them in or do I do a full row off pollinators
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> thanks
> Anthony
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Which varieties / pollinators are you planting?
How many trees are you planting and how long are the rows?

If its only a small grove of about 400 tree I tend to just spot plant the
pollinators so that there is one pollinator within 20m of every other tree,
with a bias of more pollinators on the side closest to the prevailing wind
in spring - in my case the west.

If the rows are 40 or so trees long and you have 1000 or more trees, I plant
an entire row of several varieties, as this tends to make harvesting a bit
easier. With the small scale grove they all go into the same pot (for oil)
so I don't worry about selective harvesting. Once you get up to having 40 or
more of a different variety, its well worth thinking about the future and
the time you will have a tonne of olives from a different variety.


Regards,

Mike Wilson
Hunter Valley, NSW
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<pre>Hi, Full rows, it'll be hell at harvest otherwise! happy planting Margie.
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