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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Climate change, super El Ninos, and typical Lowveld hot weather: there are so many factors that can lead to a devastating dry spell in the garden. Obviously, nothing can grow without water. And when the heat settles in and there
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Every season comes with its challenges, and there is no gardener on earth who can safely say that their season was perfectly planned and perfectly executed. Planning comes quite naturally to me. I love to create journals, and garden drawings
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By the end of this month, home growers and homesteaders all across South Africa are going to be excitedly pulling out seed catalogues, notebooks and garden plans. The summer months are not all that far away, and the end of
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Preparing for hard times, times of sickness, and times of madness can be an incredible buffer. While there are many fearful Youtube, podcasts, blogs and TV shows that focus on the extreme side of prepping, our ancestors lived a similar
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This delicious plant is a winter staple in my garden. It is so easy to grow, it loves the winter Lowveld weather and depending on the variety you grow, it will give you at least 4 heads before the end
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Plants can be best mates or horrible rivals, although not everyone believes that. Although some scientists think that companion planting is an absolute myth, unfortunately for them there is simply too much proof that some plants complement each other while
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Winter is one of my favourite growing seasons and it was the first season I started growing a food garden. The days are endlessly clear skied, there is that cold nip in the mornings that really makes you feel alive
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Autumn is carrot seeding season. While in the Lowveld, carrots can easily be grown all year round, from autumn to spring they are just easier to keep an eye on and they are not as likely to disappear under other
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Although I am one of the most English people I know, I am not a huge fan of cucumbers, at least not fresh ones. I find their taste lingers a bit too long after eating, and that it dominates everything
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