Comments on: How to Grow an Olive Tree in a Container http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/ Gardening Tips for Apartment and Condo Dwellers Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:48:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-5904 Fern Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:34:53 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-5904 Susan--A couple of things could be the problem. Is your olive tree near a heater? Or is the room it is in particularly dry? Another possibility is that you aren't watering it frequently enough. A good rule of thumb is to water when the top two inches of the soil it is growing in are dry. Another possibility is that the pot it is in is too small, and that is causing your olive to dry out. Susan–A couple of things could be the problem. Is your olive tree near a heater? Or is the room it is in particularly dry? Another possibility is that you aren’t watering it frequently enough. A good rule of thumb is to water when the top two inches of the soil it is growing in are dry. Another possibility is that the pot it is in is too small, and that is causing your olive to dry out.

]]> By: Susan Meeker http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-5902 Susan Meeker Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:07:59 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-5902 My olive tree is loosing all of its leaves after I brought it indoors. I have had it outside since last spring and it was doing great but now it seems to be drying up. The leaves are very brittle, even though I water it about once a week. It is by a sunny window in a cool room and not in direct hot sunshine. Can you tell me how I can save it. It is about 18" tall and in a 14 or 16" pot. I have had it since last February, so it almost made it one year but does not look like it will survive long enough to be put back outside in the spring. I am in Missouri so could not put it out until late March. Thanks for any help you can offer! Susan Meeker (susieqinflo@yahoo.com) My olive tree is loosing all of its leaves after I brought it indoors.
I have had it outside since last spring and it was doing great but now it seems to be drying up. The leaves are very brittle, even though I water it about once a week. It is by a sunny window in a cool room and not in direct hot sunshine. Can you tell me how I can save it. It is about 18″ tall and in a 14 or 16″ pot. I have had it since last February, so it almost made it one year but does not look like it will survive long enough to be put back outside in the spring. I am in Missouri so could not put it out until late March.
Thanks for any help you can offer!
Susan Meeker
(susieqinflo@yahoo.com)

]]> By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 Fern Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:58:37 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-4751 Jim--I don't have the slightest clue, sorry! You might find this link helpful: http://www.oliveoilsource.com/propagating_olive_trees.htm Jim–I don’t have the slightest clue, sorry! You might find this link helpful: http://www.oliveoilsource.com/propagating_olive_trees.htm

]]> By: Jim Thomas http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-4750 Jim Thomas Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:09:40 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-4750 I just returned from Israel and brought 6-8 olive stems back. If possible, how do I go about trying to grow these into actual trees? I just returned from Israel and brought 6-8 olive stems back. If possible, how do I go about trying to grow these into actual trees?

]]> By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-3339 Fern Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:10:49 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-3339 Dominic--Are you sure you have a fruiting variety? The fruitless olives will still produce flowers. If you are sure the variety you have is supposed to have olives, then you might try getting a second tree that flowers at the same time yours does. Dominic–Are you sure you have a fruiting variety? The fruitless olives will still produce flowers. If you are sure the variety you have is supposed to have olives, then you might try getting a second tree that flowers at the same time yours does.

]]> By: Dominic http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-3328 Dominic Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:02:46 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-3328 I purchased an olive tree (var?)from an online nursery about 4 years ago. While the tree itself is doing very well, I have yet to see any olive fruit. This spring the tree was covered in small white flowers, which turned brown a few days later and then fell off. The tree looks great, lots of new growth but no fruit. Any ideas??? I purchased an olive tree (var?)from an online nursery about 4 years ago. While the tree itself is doing very well, I have yet to see any olive fruit. This spring the tree was covered in small white flowers, which turned brown a few days later and then fell off. The tree looks great, lots of new growth but no fruit. Any ideas???

]]> By: Moon Over Martinborough http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-3248 Moon Over Martinborough Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:13:42 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-3248 I never knew they'd grow in such a tiny container. Well done! We've got 500 of them, but they're all in the ground. I never knew they’d grow in such a tiny container. Well done! We’ve got 500 of them, but they’re all in the ground.

]]> By: Fern http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-3203 Fern Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:07:03 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-3203 Tom--Maybe you missed this line in the post? <blockquote>"Choose a large pot, something in the range of 24 inches wide and at least the same depth, and fast draining potting soil."</blockquote> Tom–Maybe you missed this line in the post?
“Choose a large pot, something in the range of 24 inches wide and at least the same depth, and fast draining potting soil.”

]]> By: Tom http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-3202 Tom Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:01:03 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-3202 I have read dozens of internet articles on growing olive trees in containers, but not one has said what size container you need. So here it is. What size container do you recommend for growing olive trees. I have read dozens of internet articles on growing olive trees in containers, but not one has said what size container you need. So here it is. What size container do you recommend for growing olive trees.

]]> By: Rita http://lifeonthebalcony.com/how-to-grow-an-olive-tree-in-a-container/comment-page-1/#comment-3147 Rita Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:01:12 +0000 http://lifeonthebalcony.com/?p=699#comment-3147 thankyou for responding. I feel more confident in moving forward with my Wilsonii planting now. thankyou for responding. I feel more confident in moving forward with my Wilsonii planting now.

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