Getting sufficient moisture and nutrients to plants growing in an intensive setting such as a shadecloth structure or greenhouse is one of the keys to […]
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Humane Snake Trap Hits the Market
Smallholdings where members of the public visit or which have many staff, such as lodges, warehouses, schools or restaurants, could benefit by buying a snake […]
‘Firescaping’ Your Immediate Surroundings
Fire on your property can be terrifying and smallholders in provinces where winters are dry, and dangers of veld fires are high, should examine the […]
Making firebreaks in time for winter
This is part two in a five-part series, Preparing for Fire Season. For more, click here. Fire prevention includes the much-discussed question of firebreaks. The […]
How to make a bale box
Material 20mm shutterply (or similar sturdy board) 2 x 600mm x 620mm (ends) 2 x 900mm x 620mm (sides) 1 x 940mm x 620mm (base) […]
Preparing for Fire Season
In the dead of a dry winter on the Highveld, with even a slight breeze blowing there is very little chance that you will be […]
Sewage works (that function…) for the home
This is the final installment in a five-part series called Fluid Waste Management & Septic Tanks. To read the rest, click here. The solution to fluid […]
How to re-use waste water safely
This is the fourth instalment in a five-part series called Fluid Waste Management & Septic Tanks. To read the rest, click here. On a water […]
How to size, and build, a septic tank
As often as not, septic tank problems arise not because of abuse and misuse but simply because the system is too small for the household. […]
Maintaining The Health of Your Septic Tank System
Odd though it may seem, a septic tank system is a living thing. Inside the chambers of the tank lurk billions of microscopic organisms that […]