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Olive tree
Bought this olive tree which you can see in the picture. My wife bought a really tall pot for it, which is totally unsuitable as it makes the tree super high!!!
I am hoping to source a nice (cheap) terracotta pot from somewhere. But my question is; Do i need a certain sized pot, and how do I plant it i.e. does it require v.good drainage or special compost etc..?
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It actually looks lovely. You need a pot at least 60cm diameter by 60cm depth and you should use a compost with John Innes Number 3 with added horticultural grit - about 80%-20%. In a pot it will need to be overwintered in a cold greenhouse as the roots are less protected in a pot than they would be if in the ground.
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I've had my olive in a pot outside for about 10-12 yrs now and it's never come to any harm over winter.
I guess it depends what your winter weather is like. I'm in Essex.
Agree with pansy re the pot and compost - mine is in a 60cm pot with JI
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Don't make me jealous Pete8! Oh and its Ladybird4 not pansy
60cm in depth?!! That is soo high!!. .That will make my tree very high indeed!!
I kind of like the height that it is currently...
Can i not put it into a 45cm deep pot instead?..
I def like the idea of cascading perennial. Thanks for the tip on this.
I can go for a 60cm wide pot and will look for something quite deep..but not sure 60cm deep is too much. I will check tonight to see...
Sorry Ladybird - It's my age....
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Pokhim
Whereabouts are you? I think that sometimes Verdun forgets that not everyone gardens in balmy Cornwall (and yes, we are all jealous
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Here in Norfolk I'd be a little more careful of a potted olive tree - keep the (free-draining) compost as dry as possible - they can cope with the cold but cold and wet combined will cause problems.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Leyton, East London. It's reasonable weather and my garden is south facing. I have a nice shelterd spot to put it during the winter though,