Unless it starts to rain with serious intent in the remaining ten weeks of the summer rainy season Eastern Gauteng is headed for its driest […]
Category: CLIMATE & WEATHER
World’s Ugliest Lawn: “And the winner is….”
Do you lose sleep at the thought that your lawn is less-than-the-perfect expanse of manicured green of a well-kept sports field? Or spend many hours […]
2023: The driest early summer in a decade (or more…)
If you live on a Gauteng smallholding, at least, you can be forgiven for having the feeling that the last four months of 2023 were […]
Rainfall: How long before a drought declaration?
If the weather over the summer rainfall area of South Africa continues as it started this year it can’t be long before a full-on drought […]
COMMENT: Heatwaves – take a nap
COMMENT: It’s barely summer, yet vast parts of the country are baking in another heatwave. Yes, this was to be expected from the El Nino […]
Get Watering Right
Many gardeners find watering their vegetable patches a therapeutic activity, but with the prospect of a drier summer, we need to get watering right. The […]
Beware of Late Season Veld Fires this Year
If you haven’t suffered any veld fires on your smallholding so far this season, don’t breathe a sigh of relief just yet. There’s a good […]
Learn Solar Design and Installation
Smallholders wanting to move away from the Eskom network may be interested in a short course on solar design and installation first. With solar companies […]
How To Re-use Plastic Around Your Plot
In light of the planet’s current plastic waste crisis, many smallholders have developed innovative ways to re-use and repurpose plastic waste. Here are some examples […]
How To Manage Your Agricultural Runoff
Protecting our water resources is a vital part of living on a smallholding. Whether this is a natural water course such as a river or […]