Grow Olives Where You Think You Can’t: How to Grow an Olive Tree in a Pot

Are you thinking of growing a potted olive tree? Or maybe you already have one…but you’re still waiting for olives.Olive trees are tough as nails. They can take more cold than many people realize. And they’re really beautiful, too. Put these all together, and you have a great potted plant for a cold-climate garden.In this book, Steven Biggs, horticulturist and award-winning founder of FoodGardenLife.com, brings together the fundamentals of growing olives, techniques for growing plants where they’re not hardy, and best practices for olive trees in pots. By understanding what your olive tree needs and how to adapt that to container gardening, you’ll be set up for success.Steven takes you through:Choosing the right location for your potted olive tree to thrive.How to pot and repot your olive tree—and what you need to know about selecting a suitable potting soil.Step-by-step pruning, so that your olive tree looks great and gives you olives.What you need to know about flowering and fruiting…so you get olives.How to conquer winter and keep your potted olive tree healthy, even if you don’t have a greenhouse.Steven Biggs has worked in horticulture for over 25 years. He’s been growing exotic crops in pots for over 20 years. In this book, he tells you the key things you need to know to successfully grow an olive tree in a planter or pot.Steven is the author of the award winning Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t and Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can’t. As host of The Food Garden Life podcast, he interviews cold-climate gardeners growing exotic crops. He also teaches online courses about growing olives, lemons, and figs.Get this book now so that you know what your olive tree needs to thrive. Then you can enjoy a beautiful addition to the garden—and your own homegrown olives. Read more