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Stoep Harvest part 11: Companion planting

June 7, 2012 Leave a Comment

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Many of our readers would have heard of the organic gardening technique ‘companion planting’. Some of you may be confidently planting according to this method; others may be hard and fast sceptics. I imagine there are also some readers who have never even heard of the concept. This final article in the Stoep Harvest series will explain the ideas behind companion planting and … [Read more...]

Stoep Harvest part 9: Pest control

April 11, 2012 Leave a Comment

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This time on Stoep Harvest we look at pests. Pests come in all shapes and sizes. Large pests may include dogs, cats, birds, porcupines, monkeys, baboons, and even children and their sports equipment! Smaller pests include insects such as caterpillars and beetles. There are even microscopic pests such as nematodes and eelworm that cannot be seen by the naked eye but cause … [Read more...]

Stoep Harvest part 8: Planting for winter

March 12, 2012 4 Comments

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In this exciting edition of Stoep Harvest, planting time is here again! This is a fun time of the year where we can dream of crops to come. It is hard work, however, and is a busy time of preparation before the actual seeds go into the ground. This article will look at preparing the ground and then at the winter plants that we can look forward to eating. In the March Garden – … [Read more...]

Stoep Harvest part 6: Harvesting weeds

December 12, 2011 Leave a Comment

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So far in the Stoep Harvest series we have covered how to plan your organic vegetable garden, increase your soil health, plant your crops and make compost. Last month we looked at the benefits of mulching. Today I am writing about weeding and pruning in the organic garden. Your garden should now be in full swing, with food growing all over the place. In our (large) vegetable … [Read more...]

Stoep Harvest part 3: Making compost

October 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

This month on Stoep Harvest, we look at composting, an essential part of enriching the soil. We focus on two different ways of going about it. As promised, we also describe the 'chicken tractor' an ingenious contraption that does all the hard work in preparing your garden! If you are already a compost fundi, come back next month for summer planting tips. Composting is the … [Read more...]

Stoep Harvest part 2: Preparing your soil

October 19, 2011 Leave a Comment

Last month on Stoep Harvest, we showed you how to plan and design your vegetable garden. Now we move on to the most important ingredient in a successful garden, the soil. We will look at the various soil types and how to enrich it. Composting is an important part of enriching the soil, so come back next month where we will cover how to make your own compost and how to use a … [Read more...]

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