To keep your good tools clean, try this quick trick. Fill a bucket with builder’s sand and saturate the sand with vegetable or car oil. Knock off any soil and dig the metal parts of the tools into the oily sand a few times.This serves three purposes:1. It cleans off...
Sowing Your Seeds Timing is critical in growing your own flower or vegetable seedlings, so make sure that you sow the seeds during the right season for your area or climatic zone because temperature, day length and humidity can all have a profound effect on seed...
LECHUZA will help make your orchids thrive! We’ll explain what to consider when caring for an orchid and how you can simply repot the plant in an appropriate LECHUZA planter. In addition, we’ll give you some professional tricks from our LECHUZA expert. Orchidology –...
It’s summertime and the weather is sweet… This is the ideal time to spend a few hours outside bonding with the family. What better way to do this than to tackle a gardening project that’s not only fun, but also gives you delicious veggies in the end! Get your loved...
Summer Pool Care 101 Summer’s here and the family will soon be back spending lots of time in the swimming pool. Here’s a quick checklist to get ready for some wet fun in the sun. Sparkling water If you’ve been battling with algae growth and murky pool water, call in...
Members of the protea family are essentially social plants, although there are some exceptions. Fynbos are generally adaptable and, with an understanding and appreciation of the basic growing requirements of these plants, one is assured of a reasonable chance of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_PkjoUibms Spring has arrived, which means that your lawn will be awakening to another season of growing green and lush. A healthy lawn, though, depends on how you treat it and how you mow it. Mowing looks deceptively simple, but every...
All you chop-chowing carnivores out there shouldn’t miss out on having some lush greenery growing close to the braai area. It is not only for the plants’ attractive appearance, which will beautify these traditionally very masculine and functional areas, but also the...
Roses that weren’t pruned in July can still be pruned during the first week of August. In very cold areas, pruning only needs to be done at the end of August. Roses that were pruned in July will be sprouting, and corrective pruning can be done. See which eyes have...
Young, bored puppies don’t mix well with new gardens in which plants and the lawn are not yet established. Wait to get your garden fairly established before you get a new pet, especially if it’s in the form of a large dog. If you’re moving to a new home with no...
Plants form an essential part of the water and pond ecosystem in the garden, both aesthetically and practically. Discussing pond margin plants and bog plants, this article explores all you need to know to create the perfect setting. Some bog plants cannot withstand...
Gardening, and especially food gardening, is a craft. It is hand’s-on, literally, which means you’ll make mistakes along the way, but that is how you gain experience. A lack of proper planning is responsible for many of the setbacks encountered, especially if you want...
Now is the time to start harvesting and preserving herbs so that you have a good supply during winter. While fresh is always best, the strategy behind preserving herbs is to have them available during those lean months when annuals like basil, coriander, dill and...
Get your lawn off to a great start this Spring – start with treating it right! What you need to do: 1. Scarify the lawn. Cut the lawn as low as possible with a lawnmower - this is called scarifying. There are scarifying machines available for hire but a lawnmower on...
Spring is synonymous with clivias in full flower! Their bright blooms burst forth in September and instantly banish the last lingering traces of the winter blues. Here are some steps on how to grow them from seed: For successful germination, use fresh seed. Pick the...
Growing your own veggies and herbs is still a major trend that continues to grow, only they are not only grown in a vegetable garden, but added to flower beds amongst flowering plants like the old cottage gardens of the past. It’s all about saving space, knowing where...