A day in the middle of November. Rather a strange November, warm. And the sky that gives glimpses of light between low, damp clouds. The sun warming our olive trees cheers us up. At the first light of dawn, the pickers are already on the site. They unload the electric olive harvesters, unwind cables and […]
Here we go. The olive harvest for DOP Riviera Ligure oil has begun
From the sea to the hills, Riviera Ligure olive oil begins its cycle once again. Riviera dei Fiori, Riviera del Ponente Savonese and Riviera di Levante. It’s back up the stone roads, over the terracing walls. Everywhere, the olive harvest has begun. And the quantity is good. The quality: excellent. Satisfaction is there, but still […]
We’re coming: walking in the olive field of DOP Riviera Ligure in Lucinasco
Olive groves in bloom for the oliveoil PDO Riviera Ligure … we are coming
Un presepe tra gli olivi della Riviera Ligure
Un presepe tra gli olivi della Liguria occidentale. Un presepe d’autore che rallegra in vista del Natale e del Capodanno, fino all’Epifania. Un presepe…DOP. Già, perché l’autore, Marco Rambaldi è figlio del nostro consorziato Bruno “Brunello” Rambaldi. Il quale ci accoglie tra i suoi alberi e quelli dei vicini. Siamo alla Pacialla, regione storica di […]
Pruning
Pruning the olive grove: why olive tree have to be pruned After fertilization, olive trees need to be pruned. Olive tree bears fruit on branches that are two years old. New fruit branches always grow on the part closest to the trunk: new fruit branches always grow on the part closest to the trunk. A […]
Fertilizer
We want our olive trees to bear fruit in the next production year. For this, the plants must be fertilized. This must be done in late winter or early spring at the latest. If there is sufficient rain, this will give the fertilizer time to be assimilated. It may also necessary to fertilize the leaves […]