OLEA EUROPEA
Family: Oleaceae Origin: Middle East Minimum temperature -6 / -8 ° C
Fruit: from November to January.
Variety of oil.
MAINTENANCE: water consumption greatly reduced, but irrigation necessary in very dry soils. Prefers fertile soil, fresh and deep. Fertilize in spring and autumn with Ammonium sulphate with superphosphate, potassium sulphate and manure.
Avoid extremes of temperature.
POTTING: cover the bottom of the new pot with a layer of 5-6 cm of gravel or pozzolan for effective drainage. Composition of the soil: 1/3 common ground, sand or pozzolan 1/3 and 1/3 peat and manure.
The collar (coupling point) must remain above ground. After planting watering.
