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Tag: HORTICULTURE
Edible and Medicinal Plants in Your Garden
There are some plants that grow on our smallholdings that are edible, and which can be cultivated as food. There are also some weeds that […]
Self-sufficient living
Some people new to smallholder life have this dream of living completely self-sufficient. Few of us achieve it completely. However, there are many things that […]
Long Weekend Vegetable Processing
So you know about baby marrows…. This is what they should look like. Get busy and don’t get […]
Different Forms of Cultivation
If you can control every aspect of a crop’s existence, how much more efficiently will it grow? That’s the premise behind controlled environment horticulture which […]
Pompom Patrol
Have you done your annual pompom patrol on your smallholding? Now is the best time for it. Pompom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum), is a flowering perennial […]
Agave Americana ~ Alien, but Useful
Driving round smallholding areas, one notices that Agave Americana is quite a popular succulent. It is not a cactus. According to PlantZAfrica, “Agave americana is […]
The Problem with Pesticides
We welcome summer in our vegetable gardens. However, hordes of pests do as well. There are insects, fungi, bacteria and viruses all celebrating the feast […]
Make your own Compost Tea
We have already sung the praises of using compost tea in your garden. Click here to read those benefits. Read on to find out how […]
The Benefits of Compost Tea
Compost tea is water in which compost has been soaked and then strained. It is an effective, low-strength, natural fertiliser for vegetables, seedlings and garden plants, and it […]