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Category: HORTICULTURE

Get Watering Right
November 6, 2023

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 […]

CLIMATE & WEATHER, HORTICULTURE, LATEST POSTS
Orphan crops: Sunchoke or Jerusalem Artichoke
November 5, 2023November 5, 2023

Orphan crops: Sunchoke or Jerusalem Artichoke

The Canadian Truffle, Sunchoke, Sunroot, or Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a very interesting example of a semi-domesticated crop that formed part of the land […]

HORTICULTURE, LATEST POSTS
Orphan crops: The kale family
November 5, 2023November 5, 2023

Orphan crops: The kale family

In Africa there are truly indigenous (from the continent) Brassica crops, and long past introduced Brassica that together can be considered the “African kales and […]

HORTICULTURE, LATEST POSTS
Orphan crops: the Ginger family
November 3, 2023

Orphan crops: the Ginger family

The ginger family (Zingibaraceae) is a large one, with about 50 genera and roughly 1 600 species. Many are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. […]

HORTICULTURE, LATEST POSTS, RECIPES
Orphan crops: Blue Agave
November 1, 2023

Orphan crops: Blue Agave

Although many species of “orphan” plants are indigenous, there are some which are not. However, they will grow readily in South Africa, and hold great […]

HORTICULTURE
Uses for Old Coffee Grounds on your Plot
October 20, 2023October 27, 2023

Uses for Old Coffee Grounds on your Plot

Spent coffee grounds, the unappealing dark brown sludge at the bottom of your coffee maker after you’ve poured your cup, don’t need to go to […]

HORTICULTURE, LATEST POSTS
Orphan species: African Ginseng
October 13, 2023October 13, 2023

Orphan species: African Ginseng

African Ginseng (Mondia whitei) can, and should, become important again as a crop in today’s more ecologically sensitive, small-scale farming community. The indigenous African Ginseng […]

HORTICULTURE
Sell Surplus Veg on This New Facebook Page – And It’s FREE!
October 6, 2023October 9, 2023

Sell Surplus Veg on This New Facebook Page – And It’s FREE!

In a move that will prove a boon to small producers a new initiative named Farm to Fork Living SA aims to bring growers and […]

HORTICULTURE, LIFESTYLE, NEWS
Make your compost quickly, easily and simply
October 3, 2023October 27, 2023

Make your compost quickly, easily and simply

Here are some tips to help you make compost quickly, easily and simply. Any smallholding, unless it’s a complete jungle, will generate more than enough […]

HORTICULTURE
Tsenza, or Wild Potato
September 18, 2023September 19, 2023

Tsenza, or Wild Potato

Africa is host to a huge number of nutritionally dense traditional and ancient crops. These include orphan crops and unusual speciality food-plants for smallholder production. […]

HORTICULTURE

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