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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Home Vegetable Gardening in South Africa
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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Potatoes are an essential food for most households. And if you, like me, are on a journey towards discovering how to grow more of your own food, you might just be delighted to know that growing potatoes is far easier
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I was never a huge fan of basil pesto until I started making my own using my homegrown basil. I think the reason why I enjoyed my own more than the store bought kind is that this recipe is a
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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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In our household, we eat quite a lot of canned tomatoes. It goes in stews, it is added to Tuscan Chicken, it is used in pasta sauces, and it is the base of our pizzas. Every month I would add
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