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Welcome to climate change: Citrus trees take a while to bear fruit, so uncommon weather patterns lead to bad harvests. Something similar happens with Spanish o
by hibikir 3y ago
Welcome to climate change: Citrus trees take a while to bear fruit, so uncommon weather patterns lead to bad harvests.
Something similar happens with Spanish olives, and with them, olive oil. Most Olive groves are not irrigated, because they historically don't need to be, and we've had two very dry years. Production is down to 50% of what it was, and irrigating isn't cheap or easy. And again, replanting isn't a sensible choice, as the trees don't mature in a season. We can plant different kinds of corn and wheat in different places as weather changes: A winter that is a little too short, and too long, and big ag will sell you a different bag to adapt to your updated planting date with minimal yield losses. But not with trees.
- tharkun__ 3y agoOr really many if not most fruits where I am. Apple picking? Better be fast. Pears? None left. Plums? You wanted plums? Same with my own cherry trees. Beautiful flowers. Looked like it would be just as good as last year's awesome harvest. Then frost at just the wrong time. I had maybe a couple handfuls of cherries. Not even enough on the trees to warrant putting up the bird netting.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoWhat is the deal with plums? I have wild plums growing all over my backyard and there's like one day a year when they're ripe but still on the tree! Otherwise they're either not ready to eat or lying on the ground.
- sdwr 3y agoThanks for reminding me to buy olive oil next time at costco