Small farmers all over the world practice seed preservation and local smallholders will find it easy to do. Why Save Seeds? Why is seed preservation […]
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Different Types of Seeds
Heirloom, open pollenated, hybrid and GMO are all different types of seeds. These are terms that describe different strains of plant, and which can prove […]
Plant Reproduction Explained: Seeds, Corms & Bulbs
Seeds, corms, bulbs, tubers and rhizomes are all means of plant reproduction. Growers need to know the differences amongst them, as they all require different […]
How To Tell The Sex Of Your Chicks
Sexing your chicks is useful if you have planned how many cockerels you wish to have. There are many ways that poultry keepers have developed […]
Choose Your Chicken: Araucana Chickens
IMPORTANT: THE SA SMALLHOLDER DOES NOT SELL CHICKENS. WE ONLY WRITE ABOUT THEM. Araucana chickens originated in Chile, but there are breeders all over the […]
How To Build An Afdak
Need to build a quick afdak/shelter/shed/cover to protect vehicles, tractors or implements? Here’s the quickest and cheapest way to construct one that is sturdy and […]
Tips On How To Build Animal Housing
Many smallholders will, by reason of finances alone, want to convert existing structures on their plots into stables or coops or other animal housing. If […]
How To Make Ecobricks For Basic Plot Infrastructure
When thinking about construction on your smallholding, a solution might be found in your recycling in the form of ecobricks. As an alternative to cement […]
Alternative Building Materials For Your Plot
Your choices of alternative building materials are very wide when it comes to stables, sheds, storerooms and even small dwellings on your smallholding. Your decision […]
Building A Pond For Waterfowl
Building a pond for your ducks can be most rewarding. How big a pond you have on your smallholding, and what shape, is largely a […]