Getting rid of paspalum
A type of kweek grass, called couch paspalum (Paspalum distichum), is gaining a foothold on many vegetable farms. Also known as ‘kweek paspalum’, many farmers confuse it with common kweek (Cynodon spp.).
Commitment is all
Since I seem to be lambasting politicians and bureaucrats all the time, permit me to illustrate the sort of situation I come across almost without exception in markets.
Making a point
Recently, I wrote about the necessity of ensuring vegetable transplants have enough nitrogen in the plug or in the plant to stimulate root growth and ensure an early start as well as uniform growth.
Planting tomatoes brings hope to orphans
Investing R1,5 million in a technologically advanced greenhouse has
increased tomato yields and profit at Valley Fresh, a social profit enterprise supporting abandoned and orphaned children.
Growing Brussels sprouts
Brussels sprouts is a luxury item not part of our daily cuisine and usually reserved for special treats. It is generally well known that this crop is a dedicated winter crop requiring cold for good performance.
Leave it to business
“It is the height of conceit for the government to believe it can devise a system that will work better than an unimpeded market.”
Adding value to olives
Ben Visser is one of the first and most succesfull olive producers in the Northern Cape. His steadfast insistence on value adding at farm level has resulted in an award-winning business. Annelie Coleman spoke to him.
Understanding spray mixtures
With spray adjuvants, many farmers think that mixing a sticker and a wetter/spreader into the water are the same thing. This is certainly not true.
It takes passion
During a recent early morning walk through the massive sales halls of the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market I was yet again struck by the uniqueness of such a market.
Latest vegetable seeds
Peter Mashala highlights new vegetable cultivars now available.
Do it yourself
Some of us have a tendency to blame the government for many of our country’s woes and then, in the same breath, expect the government to fix almost every imaginable ailment in the country.
Removing the hazards from transplanting
We’ve covered the requirements for the most suitable seedlings in the past few articles. It doesn’t stop there, though, as all this good work can be undone during transplanting – and shortly thereafter.
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