Just as prospective mothers are told to stop smoking and drinking during pregnancy, and are then exhorted to provide the best possible nutrition for their […]
Tag: HORTICULTURE
South Africa’s agri show dates for 2024
Keen show-goers, open your diaries. Here are the dates of some of the major agricultural shows around the country in 2024. 21-23 March: Kicking off […]
Green fingers? Here’s a money-maker for you
An unusual business opportunity in the Little Karoo is up for purchase by somebody with an interest in plant propagation and horticulture, more particularly of […]
World’s Ugliest Lawn: “And the winner is….”
Do you lose sleep at the thought that your lawn is less-than-the-perfect expanse of manicured green of a well-kept sports field? Or spend many hours […]
12 Skills you will learn on a Smallholding
If you live on a smallholding you will learn a bunch of skills, and acquire a bunch of knowledge, that your townie counterparts would never […]
World Soil Day 2023
World Soil Day is celebrated every year on 05 December. This year the theme is Soil and Water: a source of life. Soil and water […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]