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Vidalia olives

The county I'm in is included in the counties that can grow the Vidalia Sweet Onion. I have tried some of this guys olive oil and it does have some unique taste to it. I'm wondering if the soil conditions will do to olives what it has done to the sweet onion.

Looking into prepping some land to plant olive trees next year.

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Jim

Nothing better then fresh virgin olive oil in a salad, little bit of sea salt and fresh pepper, that's all you need. I never paid much attention to it until a friend gave me a gallon of virgin olive oil made by his family in Napa. Fresh from the press.

Virgin olive oil only last 6 months before the quality starts to decline, the closer to your home it's made, the better. I only buy Californian olive oil, if you buy Greek or Italian it's already expired when it reaches the stores in the US. And most are mixed with lesser oils.

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Before you do, any plant allergies? Olive pollen is a prime allergen. As a kid, I loved going to Phoenix in March as all the orange groves were in bloom and the entire city smelled like orange blossoms. I was guaranteed to have serious hay fever and asthma attacks. For decades it was thought that the oranges were causing the spike in asthma and hay fever episodes, until some smart guy figured out that the olive groves and trees, which were also prolific in Phoenix at that time, were also blooming along with the oranges and it was the olives that most people were allergic to.

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Olive tree's were the "City" tree in my neighborhood when it was built. Lots of them have "died" mysteriously and been taken out by homeowners who are fed up with them. If the tree is bigger than 12" in dia you have to have a city permit to remove it here. If it dies, you don't. Mine had help. Black messy stains everywhere. Pain in the butt to live with.

Limbs and foliage went to my folks ranch and became part of a burn pile. Took two seasons to get rid of it, just smolders and won't catch.

Ground the stump and covered up 8" of sawdust/chips with 2' of topsoil. Dug it up to plant something else 2 years later and there was a thick layer of oily, putrid, foulness 2' down. Had to dig it all out.

Like the oil, not a fan of the tree at all. Only good thing about the tree is you can spray them right as they flower and knock 95% of the "fruit" off of them. Makes them bearable.

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Love olive oil and the trees are so knarley man.

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.......some Bitcoins too!.......I know I will be planting them in my garden this Summer.

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Jim

We are planting some trees for fruit and for erosion control. We are at 250 feet elevation on sandy soil in one of the rainiest areas in the country. Satsumas seem to do really well in the area. We will probably plant a few olives and avocados as novelties. Previous owners have cleared almost all of the pine and we have mostly hickory trees, kinda unique. Also have many dogwood and pear, a few fig, peach, citrus and pecan. Planted a few apples. Pear and popcorn trees are almost at invasive levels. As I establish others I might backhoe the popcorn trees, firewood.

Would you believe that goats like to eat holly leaves? They do. Two goats and a miniature cow are keeping a pasture looking nice, two acres or so. Another cow would probably be a good addition. They work well together as lawn mowers and weed eaters. The extra browse seems to be good for milk production also. The goat is keeping the coffee well creamed since moving her to the new place.

Tea is a type of camellia but I get mixed reports about growing your own tea leaves. Flowering camellias grow great here.

What breeds are you goats and cow?
I wouldn't let my goats eat Holly, all parts of the plant are toxic. Stone fruit leaves and trimmings as well can be a problem, especially leaves wilted after a frost. YMMV

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1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
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You think a goat could be trained to respect an invisible fence??

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A goat can be trained to do anything IT wants to do.

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Twitch, if you have a nice stand of hickory trees plant more pecans! Pecan trees will pollinate hickory trees and they will bear pecans instead of hickory nuts. The up side is that pecans grown on hickory trees are really sweet and much less bitter than regular pecan tree pecans.

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This is too cool. I knew they were the same family but had no idea that they could pollinate. I'll pay more attention to the trees in proximity.

The cow is a zebu and the goats are said to be spanish/boer mixed, brush goats. I may bring home a zebu bull real soon. Have my eyes on some more cows but that is a wait and see.

The nanny goat will charge through an electric fence if she wants to. She rarely does it but I have seen her deliberately dive through, graceful little thing.

You're gonna keep goats, learn the correct terminology. Some say nanny and billy are regional terms, any goat registry will tell you they are incorrect slang.

Doeling - an immature or newborn female
Buckling- an immature or newborn male
Doe - a mature female
Buck - an intact, mature male
Wether- a neutered male..

Boer cross goats are great for brush clearing and meat. Not so much for milk, but I wouldn't use dairy breeds for clearing brush.

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1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Where is the room for artistic expression in all of that? Do you feel your goats?

We have a doewithoutakidproducingmilk. ... and a knucklehead.

Maybe you are closer to California than I thought you were.

We also have catawba wormwood trees but they aren't really. Nobody cares but the fish.

I am just kidding you. I think I have seen your posts on goat websites and have a great deal of respect for your knowledge.