Picking olives by hand is still prevalent in some areas, especially the ones with ancient olive trees that require a meticulous harvest, or where people make artisan olive oil. Today, I’ll show you how to pick olives by hand correctly, what equipment you’ll need, and other exciting details. Steps To Pick Olives By Hand: 1….
There are many methods to determine the ripeness of olives, but one method stands out a lot – the Olive Maturity Index. In today’s article, I’ll show you the olive maturity index and why you should use it when deciding if it is a good time to gather olives from the trees. Key Takeaways: What…
In today’s article, I’ll talk about olive tree shakers and if you need them or not for your olive grove. Key Takeaway: What Are Olive Tree Shaking Machines? Olive tree shaking machines are specific machines olive growers use when harvesting olive trees. These machines can speed up the harvesting process up a lot. Also, olive…
Each year, it’s getting harder and harder to predict the weather. The climate changes are doing their thing. For olive growers, that isn’t good because they want to know when it will rain, especially during the harvesting period. In this post, I’ll talk about whether it’s a good or bad idea to harvest olives during…
As a guy who has worked dozens of easy and challenging jobs, I think I’m competent to discuss this topic and show you whether picking olives is hard work or not. Key Takeaways: The Difficulty of Picking Olives Depends on Several Things Several things can affect the difficulty of olive picking jobs. To give you…
Olive harvesting nets are one of the most important pieces of equipment when you’re picking olives. To increase their effectiveness, you should install them properly. In today’s article, I’ll show you two ways how you can set up olive harvesting nets under the trees. Key Takeaways: Laying The Nets Directly On The Ground The first…
If you’re still not using fruit harvesting nets when picking olives, you might change your mind after reading this post. I’ll explain why net catchers are essential for picking olives. Key Takeaways: What’s The Purpose of Olive Harvesting Nets The purpose of olive harvesting nets is to create a layer above the ground so all…
If you’re a new olive grower, and even if you’re an experienced one, I’m sure that you don’t have some of these tools on this list. I’m showing you all seven tools I use to harvest olives, which I think are essential for every farmer. 1. Harvesting Nets Harvesting nets, or as some people call…
There are more ways to harvest olives from the tree, and today I’ll show you five ways to pick olives. I’ll also thoroughly describe each method, how it’s done, and which method of harvesting olives is the quickest and the best. Five ways of harvesting olives are: PREPARATION: Harvesting Nets Before I dive into the…
When the olives are finally ready to pick, it’s time to harvest them. Picking olives requires some time, especially if you’re harvesting them using old methods (by hand, by using handheld plastic combs, etc.). As always, there’s a way to pick olives quicker, which I’m going to show you today. 1. Place Harvesting Net Under…
