Over the moon with my 3 olives!

I love plants that reward you for your efforts. Congratulations Kate.

Thank you kindly, Paul! I’m well chuffed. Can’t wait to see it thrive.

what do you plan to do with them? a Martini perhaps?

it is great when plants out do them selves isn't it.

That's exciting! I never knew that they would actually fruit in this country. Have you decided what to do with them?

What a lovely surprise. They look perfect!

Eileen and Sue, funnily enough, OH suggested a vodka martini! 🍸
I’m so pleased with this little olive tree. Just hope it’s the start of something!
Thanks Chris, it certainly was!

It's the small things that cheer us all up at the moment. Congratulations!

That’s terrific Kate. I have a little olive tree too - with fruit - but not sure if it’s ripe enough to use 😕.

I would be thrilled too, Kate!

It’s Like what we was talking about on one of the previous blogs, to find something unexpected is such a fabulous feeling ,I know it’s only three olives but next year you may get a bigger crop, well done.

what a lovely surprise Kate , I can tell it made your day, its the little things that we appreciate isn't it ?

Thanks Ange, it’s definitely a pleasant welcomed surprise!
Sheila and Klahanie, if you’ve posted pics of your olive trees in the past I must have a look! I’m keen to see! Thanks Shirley! Small pleasures and all that!
Thanks Julien, I do hope so! It’d be lovely to see!
Julia, I thought about you when I saw the 3 olives, I remember you’d posted yours recently and mentioned how the tree had actually grown a good amount quicker than you’d expected it to.
Thanks my, it certainly did put a smile on my face! You’re right, it’s the little surprises that make us happy.

Kate, what type of soil is yours in? Mine’s in a pot, but maybe it would grow more in the ground? Now posted 🙂.

Hi Sheila, thanks. I’ll have a look at your post in a tick.
My olive is in pretty poor soil with nothing added. It’s on the lower end of the bund hill which we’ve sectioned off as the long stretch of rockery area. It seems to have ‘awoken’ his year. It’s sheltered of sorts and it’s in the sun much of the day. 😊

Thanks Kate 🙂.

That's very exciting Kate :)

A lovely surprise with promise of better things to come.

Fingers crossed Sheila!
It sure is, Hywel!!!! I’m well chuffed.
Thanks Stroller, it was a most welcomed surprise, I do hope it now continues to thrive.
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Congratulations,Kate! :)

There is some info on the RHS webpage:

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/fruit/olives

Oh thank you kindly, Balcony!!! That’s great, I’ll have a look on the site and hopefully I’ll learn something too! 🤞