If you can control every aspect of a crop’s existence, how much more efficiently will it grow? That’s the premise behind controlled environment horticulture which […]
Month: January 2021
Pompom Patrol
Have you done your annual pompom patrol on your smallholding? Now is the best time for it. Pompom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum), is a flowering perennial […]
Keeping Emus
For the smallholder who has everything ~ consider getting a couple of emus. Although they can run fast, they don’t need a great deal of […]
Be on the lookout for Fall Armyworm
Following relatively early rains this summer, the Department of Agriculture is calling on all growers of maize and related host crops such as sorghum and […]
Agave Americana ~ Alien, but Useful
Driving round smallholding areas, one notices that Agave Americana is quite a popular succulent. It is not a cactus. According to PlantZAfrica, “Agave americana is […]
Subscribe to Our New Telegram Channel
With new regulations around WhatsApp, we have opened a channel on alternative messenger app Telegram. If you would like to subscribe to this channel, please […]
Buy Local ~ and Here’s Why
We at the Gauteng Smallholder have for years being despairing over the fact that so little of what we use in our daily lives is […]
Wanna farm? Just start!
A few weeks ago I received a call from a lady reader who said, “I have a passion for farming. I have a patch of […]
Santa’s Takealot Christmas
Ugly old bat, thought Santa Claus as he saw the warty face of Mrs Claus break into another disapproving scowl. “Wear your mask, you silly […]