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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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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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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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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Marigolds were the very first flowers I ever grew from seed, so I suppose I have a never ending love affair with them. I bought a packet on a whim and I’ve had so much luck with them, that I
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One of the most recognizable flowers in South Africa, the agapanthus is a Lowveld staple, used in home gardens and shop gardens to add a touch of cool blue during the usually stinking hot summer months. My own journey with
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Whether this is your very first foray into growing some food, or your one hundredth time out of the gate, tomatoes are a garden staple and one of the most ridiculously easy things you will ever put in the ground.
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Growing up on a hectare of land in town, I have plenty of fond memories of my beloved grandmother pottering around the garden pruning roses, watering hydrangeas, dead-heading flowers, and planting new ones. My brother and I were the second
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