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 […]
Tag: WATER MATTERS
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 […]
2023: The driest early summer in a decade (or more…)
If you live on a Gauteng smallholding, at least, you can be forgiven for having the feeling that the last four months of 2023 were […]
Rainfall: How long before a drought declaration?
If the weather over the summer rainfall area of South Africa continues as it started this year it can’t be long before a full-on drought […]
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 […]
Get Watering Right
Many gardeners find watering their vegetable patches a therapeutic activity, but with the prospect of a drier summer, we need to get watering right. The […]
How To Manage Your Agricultural Runoff
Protecting our water resources is a vital part of living on a smallholding. Whether this is a natural water course such as a river or […]
Keep It Clean In One Spray
There’s no need to blast paint off the walls of stables, broiler houses or piggeries when attempting to ensure they are adequately disinfected. That’s because […]
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 […]
Why Are Wetlands Important?
The environmentalists highlight the importance of wetlands every year on 2 February when we celebrate World Wetlands Day. This day marks the date of the […]