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Cape Garden 2.0

By on December 7, 2011 in food, garden

Howzit again Spriggers, here’s the next instalment in my Cape Garden series. Thanks, Travis Lyle Observatory, Cape Town =========================================================== Ladies and gents, meet my second garden in the Cape. Cape Garden 2.0, in the tradition of my last Sprig garden post. The Wife and I bought a lovely little semi-detached Victorian in Observatory, which came [...]

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Companion Planting Competition

By on November 16, 2011 in food, garden, permaculture

Together with Earthworm Productions, we would like to introduce you to the South African Planting and Companion Planting Guide and give four lucky gardeners a signed copy! Just in time for Christmas…  mol-d Companion Planting is the art and science of growing groups of vegetables, herbs and flowers, to create a diverse, flourishing vegetable garden [...]

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Our wonderful organic garden.

By on October 18, 2011 in food, garden, permaculture

We are getting so excited about our permaculture projects I just have to say something. Our tunnel is working so well it’s like K.Z.N. in there. The compost is a regular part of the routine, we haven’t used a chemical in years (or ever really) and do you know what? It’s only us here in [...]

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Setting up a kitchen garden

By on October 12, 2011 in food, garden

Hello, I have a small cottage in a fairly big yard and am blessed with a wonderful gardener, himself a horticulturist.  Unfortunately, he has his own vision about what he wants to accomplish in my yard and I don’t mind, because the yard is big enough for both of us, but I do feel frustrated [...]

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Growing tomatoes from seed

By on October 9, 2011 in food, garden

Hi. I’m about to attempt to grow some fancy new tomatoes from seed. Do I really have to plant in seed trays and then transplant? Can’t I just stick them in the ground? I only have about 1 metre of soil and 2 packets of seeds, so it’s not a problem if I have to [...]

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