On 27/4/07 12:10, in article , "david"
wrote:

I have had a container grown olive tree for a year and it is thriving. It is
kept against a whitewashed wall in the sunniest part of the garden and it
gets watered when it rains and if I should point the hose in that
direction - basically it looks after itself. When I bought it, the nursery
person said that it needs very little water.


You have the right idea. Benign neglect is best for lemons trees and olive
trees!
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South Devon
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