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Why Do Hens Stop Laying?
Even the best laying hens eventually stop laying eggs, and sometimes egg laying even stops seemingly randomly. There can be various reasons for this. As […]
Ticks On Livestock: Tick Control And Disease Prevention
For all tick-borne diseases it is prudent to prevent ticks from attaching themselves to your animals. For large herds and flocks the common method of […]
Ticks On Livestock: Types Of Ticks & The Diseases They Carry
Livestock, like all plot animals, are susceptible to external parasites such as ticks, lice and flies, and smallholders with livestock must be aware of these […]
Know Your Plot’s Dung Beetles
Everybody has a mental picture of a dung beetle at work: a tough-looking creature with its back legs on an impossibly large ball of dung […]
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 Choose A Brushcutter To Suit Your Needs
Even if you have only a modest patch of garden lawn on your smallholding, there will be grass growing along fencelines, driveways and sidewalks, as […]
Managing Rodents On Your Smallholding
With their stores of animal feed and fodder, and nice, warm stables, smallholdings are always going to be targeted by mice and rats and there […]
How To Combat Powdery Mildew On Your Vegetables
Mildew is a common fungus that affects a wide range of plants. There are two main types of mildew, namely powdery and downy. They are […]
How To Save Seeds For Next Season
Seed saving is the practice of collecting and preserving seeds from plants for use in future growing seasons. Seed saving has been practiced for thousands […]