Olive Growing Calendar 2026: A Monthly Guide

Olive growing year 2026 requires prudent management, planned and technically updated. The following monthly range offers a practical overview of olive phenological phases, agronomic practices and phytosanitary defense strategies, with active ingredients updated and in line with current availability.

This document, intended to support olive growers in the monthly planning of their activities, applies to traditional, intensive and super-intensive olive groves. The phenological phases and pest management strategies are common to all types of plantation, because they are based on the physiology of the olive tree and the biology of the main pests.

The operational differences mainly concern soil management, size, irrigation and mechanization, which each farm will adapt according to the planting density and the management system.

January – Vegetative rest

The olive tree is dormant. in grassy olive groves,subsoilers are used which work the soil up to 30 cm deep without disturbing the plant cover. On bare ground, subsoilers with fixed or spring tines are used, which work at a depth of 30-35 cm without bringing the earth to the surface.Pruning involves removing dead wood and repairing rotten wood.

FEBRUARY – Initial vegetative awakening

Production size continues. After pruning, a copper treatment is recommended to reduce the fungal load and encourage leaf fall affected by peacock leaf spot. The young plants are planted in the new orchards.

March – Vegetative recovery

Pruning is complete. if it was not carried out in february, copper treatment is applied. In the presence of fleotribo and Ilesino, bait is placed to capture the adults. Planting continues in the new orchards.

April – Hatching

The apical and lateral shoots lengthen and the first buds appear.A nitrogen supply is made to the soil or by foliar route.Monitoring for wintering olive fly, olive moth (anthophagous generation), midge and brown marmorated stink bug begins.Beetle traps are installed. End of April: massive trapping traps for the olive fly are installed and will remain active for 180 days.

May – Bloom

The peacock scales are growing and are in full bloom.Nitrogen and trace elements, notably boron, are used. Monitoring of the European moth continues and bait intended for beetles is removed. To combat common peacock scale, treatments based on copper or dodine are used. Traps are installed for this insect.

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