Portugal Farm Life | Olive Tree Pruning

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The time is right! Finally our olive trees are getting the love they need after years of neglect. Apparently pruning trees is all about the moon.
Continuing on those unfinished jobs, while enjoying our more relaxed life on our Portuguese farm.follow along as we start getting closer to the new exciting projects that are just round the corner.
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@LittleBear290 4 месяца назад

I vote for gravel inside and wood chips outside the poly tunnel 😊

@ruthconstantino6861 4 месяца назад

Rocks outside the poly tunnel? Wood chips might get blown away by strong winds?

@figtreetwig4613 4 месяца назад

Pea gravel(round pebbles) work well. Gravel(chipped rock) will poke holes in the plastic each time it's stepped on. As the sun shines in, grass will grow up through the holes.❤

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the tips!

@ButtermilkandCream 3 месяца назад

Wood chips might get termites? Yikes!!

@patrickfehlbaum3414 4 месяца назад

Gravel is better - think about fungus in a greenhouse. Very warm, humid and with untreated wood chips - sufficient substrate

@coffeeandsomewine 4 месяца назад

My thoughts exactly! I think the wood chips inside a poly tunnel will create lots of humidity in there and go mouldy. My choice would be gravel.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I think you maybe right😊

@christobar 4 месяца назад

As long as the gravel is small enough that it doesn’t just cut through your fabric on the ground

@christines5430 3 месяца назад

You guys have been very busy! I love the polytunnel. Cristina is going to personalise it nicely 😂 and I imagine she has a long list of all that she will be growing in there!

@NicoletteEBedford 4 месяца назад

Hi James and Christina, to walk out and eat your breakfast from that fig! Bliss! You sure will have plenty of firewood. Our weather in Cape Town...perfection, esp with Queen Mary in docks and tourists enjoying Table mountain, wine farms, and awesome sunsets. Your estate is lovely.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

All sounds wonderful thank you Nicolette 😊

@DonBigMango 4 месяца назад

Linda you would want to watch out there or James might commandeer the poly tunnel for his work shop, looked very comfortable in there in the rain !!

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Actually, it was very nice 🤔

@susanlecuirot1573 4 месяца назад

You’ll need a rack with hooks to hang bigger tools . Looks really fab! Xx

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

You maybe right,🤔😊

@petercarbutt3706 4 месяца назад

Great to see u over 30k subscribers

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thanks! 😃

@knelson5442 4 месяца назад

Love your channel!!!

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

That’s kind of you 😊

@toododd 4 месяца назад

Congrats on your first plant in the poly tunnel.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Haha! It’s doing well 😉👍🏻

@jayneward6649 4 месяца назад

Your trees are going to grow beautifully now after their hair cut 😅 the back end of the polly tunel looks great , well done James & Christina you did a great job on the weeding, it's gonna look good when it's done, all nice & tidy, take care both of you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much Jayne, slowly but surely getting there 😊

@veemount3803 4 месяца назад

Wow the olive trees look amazing now, hope you see better crops after they’ve recovered. I agree with others, gravel for the poly tunnel, mulch could give you all sorts of issues, fungus & crop diseases being 2. Also consider the immediate outside edge around the poly tunnel, weeds & grass will grow quickly and strimming too close to the tunnel will destroy the plastic. Good luck 😊

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Hey Vee 😊 Great tips there 👌 We’re taking everything in consideration for easy life in the future when I get to plant in the poly tunnel 😊 Getting there slowly! Thanks for your continuous support 🤗

@pb973 4 месяца назад

I see how fast your channel is growing. Congratulations. 32.8K without weekly videos...nice. God Bless and stay safe. 😊

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thank you! You too! 😊

@annettafick2100 4 месяца назад

Surely misses you, love your channel❤

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@graemetait6822 4 месяца назад

Lovely watching you two working together - great patter 😂 - poly tunnel is going to be epic - It was good to see the dogs with you …helping 😜

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thank you, I think it is too. We have another one to put up, but I think I spare you the pain of having to watch that😂😊👍🏻

@ambykp8940 4 месяца назад

Lol watching you on the live jazz stream- looks gorg there ☝🏼💫

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Haha! It was amazing. Ralph has done an amazing job 😎👍🏻

@luisbatista1103 4 месяца назад

That Olival looks like amazing

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I hope so! 😊

@deborahwhite2339 4 месяца назад

I think gravel in the greenhouse. It must be good to get the trees pruned up and on their way to producing. Nice sunny warm weather. Here in N.S. we now have snow. Two storms in a week. Clearing out the driveway: tons of fun. At least the groundhog predicts an early spring. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I think I agree with you. Not sure I could handle snow 🥶

@meglange3595 4 месяца назад

Really looking good guys!! You will indeed have some good harvests after all that heavy pruning. And the poly tunnel is going to be just FABULOUS 👍!! Impressive dance moves there James. 😁 Christina, your potted daffodil is gorgeous. We have very long, often miserable, winters here so when the daffodils bloom it's a most happy thing. Have a great week!! 🥰 ♥️

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Aww 😊 Thank you. Can’t wait to now get to the next stage… irrigation! Then I can explore all the growing seasons and hopefully get our healthy dinners daily 😃 I’m planning to get some bags of the daffodils bulbs when I’m in the uk, I just have this vision of them growing in every corner of the farm 🤭

@martadaniel8005 4 месяца назад

Olá Cristina, Olá James, Cristina, I love figs and olives, too. And all the delicious fruits a vegetables that grow healthy in the Nature. Your place encourages all that with the constant beautiful weather ☀️. Things take theirs time but everything is turning beautiful 👌. Much love 🫶

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

🥰 Marta, thank you so much for your lovely comment! I know I need to be patient, I’m forever watching the vegetable gardens of our neighbours.. I know that eventually we’ll get there! Thanks for your encouragement 😘

@martadaniel8005 4 месяца назад

@The-Quinta ahahah I know from the neighbours looks always better 😆 .

@portugalthewrightway 4 месяца назад

Olà amigos 🤗 loving the poly tunnel 👌🏻we have gravel in our poly tunnel and it works. Keeps the moisture for longer when I water inside. The olive trees look beautiful 💚 we still have 100 to go 🥵 we love your furry supervisors 🥰 love your fancy footwork 😂 Enjoy the week ahead ❤️

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Hey guys! I think gravel is a good option from what I read. As you said, helps with the humidity. The olive trees will look fantastic once they grow back and hopefully produce better crops. I’m glad we got someone in to do ours, now I know for the future what to do. Keep rolling guys! Love your videos ❤️👍🏼

@marylyon1230 4 месяца назад

A whole new landscape to enjoy! So much work, but it must be very rewarding when finishing a project. Looking forward to the next vlog!

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thanks Mary. It’s a great feeling to get things done. 😎👍🏻

@mariadange06 4 месяца назад

Fabulous job on pruning the fig & olive trees 🪚 Can't wait to see the fig tree back in bloom. Congrats on 🍍l'm sure many more if u put them in the mega polytunnel.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Well we can’t take any praise on the pruning, but they will look great in no time. The pineapple was fantastic👍🏻😊

@HighTonnage 4 месяца назад

A Dutch door would look great at the entrance.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Sounds great! What’s a Dutch door? 😂

@JadjaVanParghove444111 4 месяца назад

@@The-Quintaa split door, farmdoor. You see them also in stables. Bottom part closed en toppart open if you like. 😂😂😂😂

@JadjaVanParghove444111 4 месяца назад

Woodshipper is a great idea! You can use it to mulch later on when you've got plants. Composting, making romantic pathways😊👍

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

That's a great idea!

@LorrieMello 4 месяца назад

Hi guys! The olive trees and fig look good. James I agree that wood chips would be best , besides it’s free if you use the olive and fig wood. Also, I saw the two of you and Andy at the live concert event at Casa Bella Vista. What a surprise didn’t realize the connection. By-the-way congrats on winning the CD drawing. 😂❤ Thanks again for another video and stay well.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

👍🏼 thanks again Lorrie! It was such a great afternoon gathering.. Ralph did a great job getting a good turnout 😊

@LorrieMello 4 месяца назад

I think if you use gravel the stone will retain heat and wood chips wouldn’t. Wood chips are more organic and will eventually breakdown. Just adding my two cents worth.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

😀 thanks Lorrie!

@cindycreateforlife 4 месяца назад

Well, your trees are now upside down!🤣🤣. They look awesome, it does change the view, in a good way. It’s so funny how the dogs, or cats too, always want to “help” when you’re trying to do something, so cute! Good neighbours mean everything, so sweet of them to share their bounty with two very hardworking people!💕🇨🇦

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Haha! Once they grow back, they will be fabulous. Boris is never far away and we are so lucky to have great neighbours. 😊

@cindycreateforlife 4 месяца назад

@@The-Quinta we are in Spain for the first time, for the winter! We’re practically neighbours!😁

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

👋

@alokatadear7191 4 месяца назад

OMG, i hope the tree-guy knew what he was doing 😊 If nothing else, this will keep me following your channel to see how the trees turn out in fig/olive season 😉

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I’m excited to see them grow too 😎👍🏼

@ruthconstantino6861 4 месяца назад

This is super educational! I also wondered how to go about keeping olive trees trimmed and not tall at all. In all the channels nd vids i've watched, i've only seen 2 or 3 olive groves that keeps their trees low, which seems great for harvesting. So glad you brought in a tree surgeon to train your trees! I also appreciate seeing a bushy fig tree get cut back to optimal health. They seem to go mad with growth in all directions. Oh, what a beautiful pineapple, lovely size! Have you tried making tea with fresh olive leaves? Supposed to be chock with terrific polyphenol things, antioxidants, lovely oil. Do you want to save some of your skinny olive branches for kindling? Those are really beautiful clementines from the neighbor. Your frenchies are adorable to watch. Your polytunnel is shaping up nicely. Its build and amenities to come are clever. V handsome.

@The-Quinta 3 месяца назад

We paid someone to do it so that I could learn from him for next time. The fig tree was getting wild so definitely needed a serious cut. I’ve never made tea from the olive leafs, but have heard it’s good for you. I’m really happy with the poly tunnel. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment Ruth 😊

@adonnastone4262 4 месяца назад

Love your place it’s beautiful, but would cry to see the pruning 😢❤

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I know, but in a few months they will look great. 😊

@mariajoseguerreiro9119 4 месяца назад

❤❤

@cynwalts771 4 месяца назад

Hi there, I had sawdust in my shade house, it worked really well. Your property is looking great.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Cool, thanks ☺️

@kmm6463 4 месяца назад

Nice to see you taking time out, chilling at Ralph's place 😊.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thank you ☺️ It was a wonderful evening 👌

@carlosvictor8679 4 месяца назад

sharing is caring 🙂 abraço

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Absolutely 😊

@elizabethtoet1113 4 месяца назад

good pruning on the Olive Trees. I hope your pineapple was delicious. Your property is certainly starting to look really nice. Gravel for the floor of the greenhouse, wood chips are useless in that situation.

@The-Quinta 3 месяца назад

Pineapple was amazing! You maybe right about the gravel 😊👍🏼

@arjanvogel6444 4 месяца назад

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work 👍😁.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thank you too

@knelson5442 4 месяца назад

Definitely wood chip all your olive branches and use for the floor of the polytunnel.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

It’s definitely an options. 👍🏻

@ivospasov2871 4 месяца назад

You can root figs! Use rooting hormone :)

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the tip!

@user-io4lr4yu5e 4 месяца назад

Gravel is the way to go for sure, a bit more graft to get it in but you'll only do it the once..👍🇬🇧

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I think you’re right 👍🏻

@petergledhill7380 4 месяца назад

Nice to see things coming together- not getting into the gravel wood chips debate but was wondering if you’d considered a wood chipper with a pto connection for the kabota. Maybe 1-2k but low maintenance , more power and longer lasting. You could even go in with Andrew. There might even be a small business there.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I did look into that, but apparently my little tractor isn’t powerful enough. 😎👍🏻

@deborahbasel184 4 месяца назад

You and your black dog look alike. When you said the fig tree was going to get a brutal haircut, I didn't really expect that sort of BRUTAL. It was savage. Bet she will look grand in 6 months time.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I’m not sure how to take that 😂 The fig tree will look amazing as you say 😊👍🏻

@deborahbasel184 4 месяца назад

@@The-Quinta it's okay. It was a compliment. The dog is cute. Lol. No need to worry.

@robertferreira3286 4 месяца назад

The olive trees look much better, although I did like the large trees on the side the way they were. A little trimming and make a nice shaded seating area. With 40+ olive trees a couple left for shade wouldn’t make a big difference. Just my thoughts as I like different sitting spots with different views and shaded where needed. I’m still jealous of your Quinta and nice weather. We’ll be in the Loule area this October for a couple of weeks, hoping for good weather.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Yes I was in two minds Robert, but I think they all need help. In no time they will grow back. October weather is generally nice. You’ll have a wonderful time.

@miriammuskal5402 4 месяца назад

Love you guys 💖 great work great videos

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much Miriam 🤗

@bensouthwell1339 4 месяца назад

where ever you may be, Let your wind blow free, In church or chapel, Let it rattle.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Haha! 😜

@barbaranielsen2888 4 месяца назад

Your place is looking good!

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thanks Barbara 😊

@carielswick9091 4 месяца назад

Congrats, you passed 10,000 subscribers! 🎉

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Yay! Thank you!

@SimpleLifePortugal 4 месяца назад

❤

@dubkegs 4 месяца назад

Have you considered wooden pallets as a floor for the poly tunnel ? Dry, easy to lift, water and soil fall through etc..

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

That’s a great idea 👍🏻

@allanb9360 4 месяца назад

The calm before the storm. Here in the last 24 hours we had 83 cm of snow with 30 to 50 more coming tonight. My car was /is buried under a 7 foot drift. Dad can I come home?

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Damn! That’s a lot of snow. 😲

@johncooper5293 4 месяца назад

Olive trees now look great. I've just bought a house in VNdP and the olive trees need pruning. I've seen you need to open up the centre and end up with a wine glass shape but without exposing the bark to sunlight. Probably should get someone to do it and then learn to do it myself. Was it expensive?

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Hi John, thanks for watching 😊 We just paid dairy rate, here in the Algarve it varies from 80 to 120€ a day. Just need to make sure, who ever does it, knows what they’re doing..

@Repala-fl8hw 4 месяца назад

Hai saya dr indonesia dan saya suka sekali dgn cenel mu.. Teruslah berkembang semoga kalian sukses dan bahagia.. Dan semoga anda dapat mengunjungi negara kami Indonesia.. ❤

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Hi 👋 Thank you for watching 😊 Maybe one day, we will 👍🏼

@luisbatista1103 4 месяца назад

Pruning Olive trees ahh yes my uncle one time helped my parents do his and my grandfather nearly died of a heart attack this guy just cut the hell out if them....but we sure had great firewood lol 🇨🇦🇵🇹

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Haha! It does look awful, but the grow back stronger 😊💪

@dannave7816 4 месяца назад

Secateurs is not English... it's French. I had to Google it for the spelling. ;-)

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for the lesson!! In my world, every day is a school day 😊

@dawnfitzgerald2951 4 месяца назад

You still haven’t told us why you call Christina Linda. Great job on the polytunnel.❤️🇨🇦

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I shall reveal very soon😉

@EatTillDeath 4 месяца назад

You can hire me.

@adonnastone4262 4 месяца назад

I like that blue gadget where can I get one?

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Had that years, but most diy stores sell them👍🏻

@galdessa1 4 месяца назад

All fruit trees need light, apple trees are cut the same way.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Yes our fruit trees will be next for a hair cut. 👍🏼

@EatTillDeath 4 месяца назад

I am your new subscriber from pakistan love your video recently watch. I love purtugal and wish to visit,work and live in purtugal but I have no access or money to come to purtugal 😭

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Keep dreaming, one day you never know. Thanks for subscribing 😊👍🏼

@getlostwhenwondering393 3 месяца назад

Carnage is what comes to mind.🤣😂

@The-Quinta 3 месяца назад

Time will tell. 👍🏼

@peterkelly2763 4 месяца назад

How much for the tree surgeon

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

We paid daily rate, if varies from 80€ to 120€ here in the Algarve

@James-um8pq 4 месяца назад

Did you know if you count the leaves on the crown they will be a Fibonacci number!

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Is that true?

@James-um8pq 4 месяца назад

@@The-Quinta 👍 Fibonacci is a code of nature, it’s one of the discoveries made after the publication that confirms the theory that Fibonacci would of not seen🤔

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

I’m aware of Fibonacci, just never looked into it much. 👍

@James-um8pq 4 месяца назад

@@The-Quinta I use it sometimes to build Market indicators that I supply private & family investment offices so they can trade the stock and Crypto Markets

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

That’s way above my head 🤔

@MarkV2305 4 месяца назад

Where is it ??

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Algarve

@sonny19369393 4 месяца назад

Still on Holiday?

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Keep watching! It’s about to go crazy

@brendalane8545 3 месяца назад

Morning not sure why but i follow you this one is the last update i got. Your new video is on RU-vid for everyone to watch but not sent to me ? Xx

@The-Quinta 3 месяца назад

Good morning Brenda 😊 Sorry to hear that… If you press notifications bell, then you’ll get a notification each time we put a video up. Good to have you back 😊

@brendalane8545 3 месяца назад

@The-Quinta hi yes i am subscribed and I pressed the notification bell so just to be sure i pressed it again 🤪 gremlins I'm sure. Thanks xx

@josedacosta9847 4 месяца назад

Buy a wood cheaper and mush the branches from the olive trees.

@josedacosta9847 4 месяца назад

Serra as tábuas à mão. Não sera’s preguiçoso.

@The-Quinta 3 месяца назад

We’ve looked into it!

@sonny19369393 3 месяца назад

Sorry, not interested in someone doing your work.

@The-Quinta 3 месяца назад

Sometimes you need help! I’m sure you can appreciate that! Also watching a pro teaches me for next time.

@hitiming 4 месяца назад

Get someone who owns goats to come in and clear that stream. Did it on my property, it worked a treat. The guy just bought them in, put electric strand fence around the area and left them to it.

@The-Quinta 4 месяца назад

Great idea 😎👍🏻