With good rains over the weekend, and more forecast for the rest of the week, we can officially declare the 2022 rainy season to be […]
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SA Has A New Giant Pumpkin Record
South Africa has a new record for the country’s heaviest pumpkin, at 904,5kg, grown by Mossel Bay farm manager Willem Le Grange. This was announced […]
Choose Your Chicken: Araucana Chickens
Araucana chickens originated in Chile, but there are breeders all over the world, including a few in South Africa. They come in a variety of […]
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 […]
Care For Your Late-Summer Tomato Plants
Your late-summer tomato plants will be trying to overcome the effects of a wetter, cooler than normal 2021-2022 summer. However, there are some measures that […]
The Breeding Process Amongst Chickens
The chicken breeding process in a backyard flock will begin with a rooster “tidbitting”. This means that he will look for edible treats with which […]