Growing and Brining Olives in Austin Texas

[@CRWottrich]

This video is so good. Love the music! Thank you for showing so much of the process.

[@AustinTexasGardening]

You are so welcome!

[@AustinTexasGardening]

@Augustine Ian Who are you people haha

[@watters96able]

So glad I clicked on your video. I was.at Home Depot today picking up some pots & soil...Then I saw the olive trees & blueberry on display! I will definitely go as soon as they open tomorrow to scoop up a few. I can't wait to make my own olives to eat. I think 3 will be enough. Thx again

[@AustinTexasGardening]

We had to leave this olive tree behind when we sold our home in nov 2021, but I just bought three new olive trees myself! Good luck with your olive trees! Let me know how they turn out!

[@reginanovy7225]

Thank you for a great video, I am getting an olive tree this weekend 🫒

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Thats great! Best of luck with it!

[@mikesterbrau]

Nice video, thanks for doing this.

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelleroi9077]

Awesome!!!

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Thanks for watcing!

[@lehmannadventures3439]

Great video! Gig’em!

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Gig' em! Thanks for tuning in!

[@Moonsprouts]

Very cool! We just planted an arbequina olive tree in early spring, I was so excited to see tiny fruit on it today!... How did you determine ripeness and when to harvest?

[@AustinTexasGardening]

I harvested when they started changing from green to black in September! You have to brine them first or they’ll taste like bitter soap, some brine guides I read online said you can brine for 6 weeks, but it took me a solid 3 months. Check out my grow/brine guide here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYO2ZZdprMaDhcU

[@marilynstone8859]

thanks! I didn't know you are supposed to change the brine. My still seemed a little hard and sour when I tried them. Next time I will do better :)

[@AustinTexasGardening]

I’m happy my video helped you! Thanks for watching!

[@2minutegardener639]

Good job on this video, new subscriber

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Appreciate your support!

[@jarchiec]

I live near Mineola Tx....And I just got an olive tree. How did your olive do in the extreme cold? Did it survive?

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Im glad you asked, stay tuned, im making an update video on it next friday - the short answer is - all the leaves fell off and it appeared dead, but its regrown completely to about the size in this video

[@pozzowon]

Ok I'm running to get one. I didn't know we could get Mediterranean olives here

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Check out my winter garden deep freeze video (the 25min one has a section on olive tree aftermath), thanks for watching!

[@pozzowon]

@@AustinTexasGardening I saw it there too

[@2Birds1Stone_]

Are you considering pruning at all? Love the video! I'm trying to do some gardening type videos as well.

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Definitely, I think I’ll try to propagate some cuttings in February

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Shout out to /u/capybarometer from reddit, who shared this informative page from Texas A&M Agrilife Extension on my post: agrilifeextension.tamu.edu/solutions/best-olives-to-grow-in-texas/ It looks like the Arbequina is the best available for Texas due to cold tolerance, and it's self-pollinating.

[@TheVBounce]

Woah! Awesome! What kind of olive tree is it?

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Arbequina Olive

[@AdmiralSnuggles]

That's a lot of work for an afternoon snack :')

[@AustinTexasGardening]

Haha, gardening as a hobby has significantly increased my appreciation for farmers and food services industry

[@Karen-ur6mm]

What does the brine do

[@GardensoftheAncientsHerbal]

They get huge….