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Tag: WEATHER & RAINFALL
Using Cover Crops in Winter
Cover crops, usually grasses or legumes, are crops that are planted between, or sometimes with, regular crops, primarily to protect and improve the soil. Depending […]
Setting up a Fire Protection Association
There are a number of reasons why you and your neighbours should get together to form a Fire Protection Association. Effective fire-fighting equipment can be […]
Choosing Your Firefighting Equipment
From a hastily hacked off wattle branch to a custom-designed four-wheel-drive fire engine, the range of firefighting equipment available is vast. And there’s something suitable […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Managing Your Vegetable Garden in Frosty Times
You can continue to grow some vegetables during winter. Just work around the possibilities of frost. There can be a noticeable temperature variation within a […]
It’s time to start preparing for frost
It helps in your agricultural planning to know when, on average, you can expect the first heavy frost to occur, when the last frost may […]
Summer Solstice for Smallholders
Today is the Summer Solstice in South Africa. The image above, from EarthView, shows Africa today. (Note how much broader the band of daylight is […]