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Fried Green Tomatoes

Hi guys, Please help! My tomatoes are fried! And still green! I’m not really sure what happened, as my tomato plants were thriving and I was expecting a bumper crop. All of a sudden, the leaves start turning a sandy colour and the bottom of each tomato started going black, as in the pics. Does [...]

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Urban Community Gardening in Joburg

Hey Sprig Do you know anyone in Joburg who does urban community gardens? I’d really like to get involved/volunteer/learn. Found Urbanharvest but they seem to be Capetown based Nev

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The pots and Seed Pot Maker

Paper pots

I got this awesome present from my boyfriend for my birthday. Its from a company called the Thoughtful Gardener and is a seed pot maker. Made from two pieces of cylindrical wood, this device allows you to quickly and easily make seed pots out of newspaper. The pots are biodegradable and can be placed directly into your [...]

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Help the HACT Nursery

Hi there, I am currently working at the Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust Nursery in Hillcrest on Old Main Road and wondered if you could please help us. The Nursery at HACT has a wide variety of plants, trees, shrubs, indigenous plants as well as the selling of compost, fencing etc. Also it is s a very [...]

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From a new user

Hello Sprig Love the site and questions but bit stuck when looking for answers to said questions. Are they on the blog under comments? If I’ve missed the blindingly obvious, please be gentle with your reply.

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