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| Also - are they self fertile or do I need another tree? I'm partial to
juicy
| black olives.

Eaten straight off the tree? :-)

Olives striaght off the tree are vile and inedible, but I'm sure you knew
that ;-)

Gill M

I didn't! I've never had an olive tree before. What makes them edible?

David.

In article ,
"David \(Normandy\)" writes:
| "Gill Matthews" Try the wrote in message
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| | Also - are they self fertile or do I need another tree? I'm partial to
| juicy
| | black olives.
|
| Eaten straight off the tree? :-)
|
| Olives striaght off the tree are vile and inedible, but I'm sure you knew
| that ;-)
|
| I didn't! I've never had an olive tree before. What makes them edible?

They are soaked in lye or something similar, and then pickled.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message news:f2fllf$i53
They are soaked in lye or something similar, and then pickled.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

And I was looking forward to plucking one or two ripe black ones off the
tree to eat with a salad. :-(

David.

On 16/5/07 20:18, in article ,
"David (Normandy)" wrote:


"Gill Matthews" Try the wrote in message
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"David \(Normandy\)" writes:


| Also - are they self fertile or do I need another tree? I'm partial to
juicy
| black olives.

Eaten straight off the tree? :-)

Olives striaght off the tree are vile and inedible, but I'm sure you knew
that ;-)

Gill M

I didn't! I've never had an olive tree before. What makes them edible?

David.


The whole process of preserving them. Ray tried one off our olive trees
last year, despite my warnings and I wish I'd had a camera handy to record
his face!

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Sacha
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Olives striaght off the tree are vile and inedible, but I'm sure you
knew
that ;-)

Gill M

I didn't! I've never had an olive tree before. What makes them edible?

David.


The whole process of preserving them. Ray tried one off our olive trees
last year, despite my warnings and I wish I'd had a camera handy to record
his face!

--
Sacha

Do you keep your trees outdoors or indoors over Winter?

David.

On 16/5/07 20:57, in article ,
"David (Normandy)" wrote:


Olives striaght off the tree are vile and inedible, but I'm sure you
knew
that ;-)

Gill M

I didn't! I've never had an olive tree before. What makes them edible?

David.


The whole process of preserving them. Ray tried one off our olive trees
last year, despite my warnings and I wish I'd had a camera handy to record
his face!

--
Sacha

Do you keep your trees outdoors or indoors over Winter?

David.



Indoors but only frost free, not heated for growth. We're too close to
Dartmoor to risk outdoors. And much, much too wet. They're flowering now
and the almond trees have fruit on them, too. This is going to be a very
interesting year.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
Devon County Show 17-19 May
http://www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/

On 16/5/07 23:18, in article
, "Sacha"
wrote:

On 16/5/07 20:57, in article ,
"David (Normandy)" wrote:


Olives striaght off the tree are vile and inedible, but I'm sure you
knew
that ;-)

Gill M

I didn't! I've never had an olive tree before. What makes them edible?

David.


The whole process of preserving them. Ray tried one off our olive trees
last year, despite my warnings and I wish I'd had a camera handy to record
his face!

--
Sacha

Do you keep your trees outdoors or indoors over Winter?

David.



Indoors but only frost free, not heated for growth. We're too close to
Dartmoor to risk outdoors. And much, much too wet. They're flowering now
and the almond trees have fruit on them, too. This is going to be a very
interesting year.

Sorry, should have said the almond trees are outside on the big lawn in
front of the house. I can't tell you when they were planted out but it's at
*least* two months ago.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
Devon County Show 17-19 May
http://www.devoncountyshow.co.uk/

Sacha wrote:


The whole process of preserving them. Ray tried one off our olive
trees last year, despite my warnings and I wish I'd had a camera
handy to record his face!

I tried one straight off mine a couple of years ago - I had not spotted it
and it had stayed there through the winter and was black and shrivelled, but
tasted just fine in a black olive sort of way.


pk