Crops planted on rooftops, underground create new jobs, lower temperatures

By on June 10, 2013 in environment, food

BY Harumi Ozawa Agence France-Presse Nov 5, 2008 TOKYO — Tomohiro Kitazawa makes an unlikely farmer. He works neither under the sun nor in the fields, instead reporting for duty in the bustling heart of Tokyo. As Japan’s capital city struggles with problems from food safety to global warming to unemployment, a growing number of [...]

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OFFERED: Spekboom and campfire crassula

By on June 5, 2013 in plant and seed exchange

I love propagating plants and have a wonderful collection of spekboom, campfire crassula and even aloe vera plants that have grown well and are ready to be planted out. If you are interested in any of the above, give me a call. I live in Sunset Beach along the West Coast. Sue Maxwell 0827055585

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Awesome green wall

By on June 4, 2013 in environment

I spotted this awesome green wall outside the eThekwini Municipality’s City Architects office – I think they’ve done a good job.

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Hello again!

By on June 4, 2013 in flowers

I guess this tiny orchid is in the perfect spot (a cherry wood hedge) as it keeps on flowering, year after year!

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Seeds or seedlings?

By on May 26, 2013 in food, garden, soil

Seeds or seedlings? Using seedlings is easier and saves time, but the variety of available vegetables is limited. Choose the strongest, healthiest looking plants. If the seedlings start out weak, they will always struggle to grow and your harvest will be small. Growing vegetables from seed can be challenging. I planted only seedlings for the [...]

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My name is Jade

By on May 19, 2013 in garden

I’ve been wanting one of these awesome jade plants for ages (they are retro and cool) and my housemate brought some cuttings home. Any tips on how to look after this fascinating plant?

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Chilli chilli

By on May 19, 2013 in food

Hi Spriggers, I’ve got bushes and bushes of these little chillies, can someone give me a recipe to make a chilli jam or something? Cheers!

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Best Marigold

By on May 18, 2013 in flowers, food

I live in Durban, where marigolds grow wild. Recently I’ve seen bunches of them for sale at Food Lovers Market. I assume they are for eating as they are sold with the vegetables not the flowers. What can I cook with them?

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Please help: what are these lovely plants?

By on May 16, 2013 in flowers

Spriggers I love these bushes in my garden but am not sure what they are called. They have lovely flowers and berries. Can someone give me some more information on them?

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Yellow Poinsettia

By on May 15, 2013 in flowers

Check out this lovely yellow poinsettia we have blooming in the garden!

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