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Check and clean your air filter frequently
November 5, 2023

Check and clean your air filter frequently

What is the part on your tractor that needs the most frequent maintenance? If you answered “clutch” or “brakes”, or “tyres” you would be wrong. […]

LATEST POSTS, MACHINERY
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
How To Pickle Cucumbers
October 27, 2023November 3, 2023

How To Pickle Cucumbers

In order to preserve your excess harvest it’s helpful to know how to pickle cucumbers and other vegetables. Pickling is a simple and satisfying method […]

RECIPES
Horse Sickness vaccine backlog to be cleared, says OBP
October 26, 2023

Horse Sickness vaccine backlog to be cleared, says OBP

If South Africa’s government-owned animal vaccine manufacturer, Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) keeps to its word, up to 90 000 doses of African Horse Sickness (AHS) […]

NEWS, POULTRY & LIVESTOCK
UPDATE: Are RHVD infections slowing?
October 25, 2023

UPDATE: Are RHVD infections slowing?

Although it’s still early days anecdotal evidence tentatively suggests that the rapid spread of the fatal Rabbit Haemmorhagic Viral Disease outbreak throughout southern Africa may […]

NEWS, POULTRY & LIVESTOCK
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
UPDATE: Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Spreading Fast Countrywide
October 17, 2023October 17, 2023

UPDATE: Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Spreading Fast Countrywide

The killer Rabbit Haemorrhagic Viral Disease (RHD or RHVD) has now been positively identified along the Garden Route and in the Southern and Eastern Cape. […]

NEWS, POULTRY & LIVESTOCK

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