Vegetables

It requires a lot of observation and experience, but Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can be practiced with cabbages.

These days, combining one’s assets in business is common practice.

When it comes to cabbage aphids and Integrated Pest Management (IPM), success will depend on the crop being grown, the season and other considerations.

Vegetable farmers are increasingly expected to supply produce with low pesticide residues.

I’m not against a farmer supplying direct to a supermarket. I am, however, not in favour of a farmer giving everything to a supermarket. This can rebound on a farmer...

One of the hot topics these days with vegetable farmers is ways of reducing their dependence on labour.

I was most interested in Peter Mashala’s article (27 July, pg 58) about his recent trip with minister of agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson and others on a fact-finding junket to Costa...

Early blight is caused by the fungus Alternaria solani, and attacks tomatoes as well as potatoes.

Many people think that when they plan to market their fruit or vegetables, their first stop should be a supermarket.

Late blight in potatoes is caused by airborne spores of the Phytophthora infestans fungus. The disease manifests as irregular dark lesions on the stems and leaves and spreads quickly.

I was paging through the archives of the Institute of Market Agents of SA (IMASA) the other day when I came across the minutes of a joint meeting of the...

Many pests target potatoes but most of these occur very occasionally and are likely to do minimal damage.