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of articles. This focuses on how to grow vegetables, fruits and herbs. The topics include;
- Vegetables
- Fruits
- Herbs
- Insects and other creepy crawlies
- Diseases, disorders & pests
- How to raise chickens: The C Files
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About - A quick summary of where I am, what I do and what this blog is about.
Edibles – Botanical definitions of fruits and vegetables
Composting – Nutrition values for certain composting food additions and kitchen food as compost
Garden Guidelines – Guidelines that apply to all vegetable and fruits all year round
Garden Helpers – Overview of the animal kingdom and where each of the animals found in the garden fit and how they help to maintain your vegetable garden
Pest Control – Photos of prominent pests or diseases of the vegetable garden and environmentally friendly recipes for the control of these pests and diseases
Soil – Information on soil profiles around the world and which are preferable for agriculture and vegetable gardens
Watering – Hints and Tips on water collection and storage
Wormery – The low down on keeping earthworms for compost production
References – Useful books and websites for gardeners and chicken keepers alike
Nurseries & Suppliers – List of nurseries and suppliers of garden and chicken essentials/products. Includes contact details (websites if available) and addresses.
Article Series: Profiles & articles arranged from newest-older
5) Pests
Aphids
Fruit Fly
Scale Insects
Caterpillars
Eggplant Rust
Pesticide Resistance: Mechanisms & Prevention
Leafhoppers
6) The C Files: How to raise chickens
Egg production
Layers & Nesting
Housing and Coops
Reasons for Keeping Chickens
Feed & Water
Our Chickens: SISTAS IN DA COOP
7) Solar Power in South Africa
Part 1: How to go off grid permanently (The System Set-up)
Part 2: Living with Solar in Gauteng, South Africa (Batteries)
Part 3: Solar Power in South Africa - Solar & Seasonality (Solar in winter)
Part 4: Solar Power in South Africa - Capacity, Design & Back-up (System management)
Other articles: Quick infomative titbits (In Order New-Older)
Sustainable, Productive & Economical Vegetable Gardening
Part 1: Vegetables Worth Growing
Part 2: Conservation Agriculture
Part 3: Integrated Organic Gardening
Part 4: Vegetable Garden Planting Guide & Management
Bees
Bees for Jam: Restaurant bee feeding
Sci-fi Beehives: Smartphones & Hives on Tap
South African Bees in Trouble: American Foulbrood Disease
Bee Colony Failure: SLS Model
Honey Bee Parasite: Colony Collapse Disorder
Insects
Belenois aurota: The Little White Butterfly
Insectary: Beneficial Insects and the Garden Security Force
House Wasp: Beneficial Insect Homes
Cicadas: The Aliens are Amongst Us!
Animals & WildLife
Friends of Free Wildlife: The New FreeMe
Something Special: Sunbirds & Spiderwebs
Bushveld Safari: In the Backyard
Wildlife rescue: Look what the Cat dragged in...
Whisker Flowers: Cat in a Pot Plant
Bird deterrent: DIY Bird Deterrent
Dangers of Snail Bait: Please don't use Snail Bait
Recipes & Preserving Methods
Glut and Famine: How to deal with Excess and Lean Months
Ornamentals
Orchids: 2010 Exhibition
Bonsai: 2007 Exhibition
Online Conferences
Grow Your Own Food Summit 2014: 7-14 July
Food Growing & Whole Earth Summits 2014: Free Online Conferences
Food Revolution Summit 2014: 26 April - 4 May
Vegetable Gardening
New Year Post: International Events & Garden Update 2017
New Year Post: International Events & Garden Update 2016
New Year Post: International Events & Garden Update 2015
Revisited: Lunar Gardening & Biodynamics
Garlic x Onion Hybrids: Monsters, ganions and onlic
Penny Royal: The Living Mulch
Rooting Hormone: Natural Alternatives
New Year Post: International Events & Garden Update for 2014
Lunar Gardening: Planting by the Phases of the Moon
Garden Talk: Herbs, Bulbs & Flowers - Margaret Roberts
Garden Talk: Jane Griffiths & Growing Your Own Food
About a vegetable garden: Vegetable garden Myths & Truths
Vegetable weeds: Makin' Weeds of Pumpkin Seeds
Compost & Bio-fertilisation
Kitchen scraps: How to use around in house & garden
Biofertilisers: Living Mulches & Edible Legumes
Soil Care : Instant Compost
Green Manures: Cover Crops & Chicken Green Forage
Weather & Seasons
Weather Report: 2015/2016
Drought Gardening: Lessons from El Nino
Winter Blues: Wires cross & signals lost 2015
Weather Report: 2014/2015
Season Lore: For the Southern Hemisphere
South Africa: Climate & Hardiness Zones
Weather Report: 2013/2014
Winter Vegies: Winter Vegetable Garden
News Alerts
Drought Angels SA: Boere in Nood, Farmers in Distress & Water Shortage SA
Guest Blog: An Introduction to the Soil Micro-Ecosystem
Earthquake hits Central South Africa!
Roots 'n' Shoots B-day Posts
2012: 1st B-day
2013: 2nd B-day
2014: 3rd B-day
2015: 4th B-day
2016: 5th B-day
Old book photo
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