Olives ready to harvest!
The olive harvest period starts in November and lasts till March. The olives are ready to be picked when the fruit is 3/4 ripe. This means that it should be purple or close to black. If it is allowed to ripe fully then the quality of the olive oil deteriorates and the acidity increases.
Olives are grown for eating and for production of olive oil. Olives can be harvested at any point from green immature fruit to fully ripened. When the olives should be harvested depends on what the olives will be used for and the flavor desired. Olives for eating are handpicked to avoid bruising. Olives for oil production can be harvested mechanically or with hand rakes. All olives need to be processed immediately after picking.
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Olives ready to harvest!
The olive harvest period starts in November and lasts till March. The olives are ready to be picked when the fruit is 3/4 ripe. This means that it should be purple or close to black. If it is allowed to ripe fully then the quality of the olive oil deteriorates and the acidity increases.
Olives are grown for eating and for production of olive oil. Olives can be harvested at any point from green immature fruit to fully ripened. When the olives should be harvested depends on what the olives will be used for and the flavor desired. Olives for eating are handpicked to avoid bruising. Olives for oil production can be harvested mechanically or with hand rakes. All olives need to be processed immediately after picking.
© All rights reserved R K ERTUG. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.