by Dale Barber | Jan 22, 2018 | Gardening
Hierdie is ’n verkorte en aangepaste weergawe van ’n artikel wat op MARKtoe! se webtuiste verskyn het. Toe ek, as tuinier, nagedink het oor die onderwerp van waterwystuinmaak en probeer het om die aard en formaat van hierdie artikel te konseptualiseer, het ek nie...
by Dale Barber | Dec 12, 2014 | Gardening
This month we are looking at another aspect of gardening – how to create a garden in a small space. When we think of gardens we think of large trees, herbaceous borders, and rolling lawns. Unfortunately, the reality of life today is that urban densification has vastly...
by Dale Barber | Nov 5, 2014 | Gardening
Preparing your garden for the joys of summer living. Spring is a notable time in any garden. It is not difficult to see that everything is coming back to life after the cold chills of winter. As the days get longer, the soil temperatures go up, and this triggers...
by Dale Barber | Sep 10, 2014 | Gardening
All over the world spring is associated with that time of year when garden seeds are sown. In many parts of South Africa however, we are blessed with milder winters and warmer autumns. It is therefore possible to have two spring seasons, but unfortunately only as far...
by Dale Barber | Aug 4, 2014 | Gardening
It is difficult to imagine a time when we did not have access to after-hours pharmacies and the convenience of pharmacies in our local supermarkets and shopping centres. Nowadays, medicines and pharmaceuticals are readily available, and in some instances we even have...
by Dale Barber | Apr 14, 2014 | Gardening
As long as farmers have been farming they have tried various methods to improve the plant nutrition in their crops. In early times farmers noted that if they planted the same crops on the same lots the latter crops were not as healthy. They found the easiest way to...
