{"id":2065,"date":"2023-12-28T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T10:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tragos.gr\/?p=2065"},"modified":"2025-03-27T15:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T14:22:49","slug":"28-12-23-a-load-of-dung-the-biggest-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tragos.gr\/en\/28-12-23-a-load-of-dung-the-biggest-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"28.12.23 — A load of dung. The biggest treasure!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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28.12.2023<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A load of dung. The biggest treasure!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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“Our” load of dung!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The \u201cVoulgaraki\u201d grove on a bright winter day; Far in the horizon is the Acrocorinth. <\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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So far, the winter in our region has been very mild. Really, they were days that one would have been happy about if it hadn’t been for this year’s crop failure due to last year\u2019s warm winter. That’s how you worry; Will the trees get the cold days they need this winter to be able to form flower buds well?<\/p>

At least the many good days gave us the opportunity to take good care of the groves and prepare them for the winter. The cutting of the trees was completed in October, at a time when the olives would otherwise be harvested. Here one recognizes again the wisdom of the ancient saying \u201c\u039f\u1f50\u03b4\u03ad\u03bd \u03ba\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd \u1f00\u03bc\u03b9\u03b3\u03ad\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u1fe6\u201d (No evil is pure from good<\/em>); Early cutting is better for the trees because it allows them to close their wounds when it is dry and warm.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The trees are now being fertilized. This process should be completed while the good days last, so that when winter sets in, the rainwater carries the nutrients to the roots. For this reason, on December 28th<\/sup> also Tragos-founder, Panos, came to assist Elton.<\/p>

The meeting point was the pen of a shepherd friend. This was where the good sheep and goat manure was, which first had to be shoveled into bags. Such a bag weighs around 35 kilos and one is needed for each tree. It’s tedious work, but the team is well-coordinated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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