It was around the middle of October 2007 when the truck pulled up outside my childhood home. We were moving from the house that both my mother and her siblings, and my brother and I, had grown up in and
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If you are new to growing tomatoes in South Africa, the cherry variety is an excellent place to start. Unlike other varieties, these grow in an unstoppable abundance, and by the end of the season, you can expect to have
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Growing your own food can be a deeply rewarding experience. It allows you to connect with nature, enjoy the rich taste of homegrown produce, and boost your self-sufficiency. When I first started getting into the groove of growing some of our
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And just like that, summer started her slow transition to autumn. The days are still lazy and hot, but the evenings and early mornings have that slight nip that says summer will soon be a distant memory. Here in the
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There is an entire universe deep within compost. When I first got serious about making a vegetable garden, I, like most new gardeners, bought bags and bags of rich, black compost. The smell of the broken down organic matter, the
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Having cucumber pickles on a shelf in the pantry is a huge convenience, and knowing how to make them yourself is a money-saving bonus. You can use these pickles on burgers, Cubanos, or boerewors rolls (is that sinning?), or you
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They say that gardening plans start in January. But that’s not true for us South Africans. As we sit here sweating out the start of the year, our summer gardens are approaching maturity and many of us are already fondly
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With hard papery petals that retain colour long after the stem has been cut and the flower has dried, strawflowers are magical blooms that look gorgeous whether in the garden, in the vase, or used in a dried flower wreath.
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Every gardener has ambitious goals. We want our gardens to be lush landscapes of abundance, whether the space we have is big or small. We want perennials that give us happy memories year after year. We want annuals that we
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There are few herbs that are as aromatic, as delicious and as versatile as the humble basil plant. Available in numerous varieties, useful for cooking and as a medicinal herb, and it is also a wonderfully beautiful addition to the
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