Vegetable sowing and planting guide
Planting vegetables at the optimum time will increase yields and profits. The department of agriculture suggests the following guideline for vegetables that can still be planted in the coming months.
Growing canola
An overview of the cultivation practices for this potentially lucrative crop.
About canola
Canola production in SA is usually lower than demand and favourable prices can therefore be achieved.
Know your crop pests: White cabbage butterfly
The butterfly is large and strong-flying with a wingspan of 5,5cm. Both sexes are creamy-white, with a black head, thorax and abdomen.
Growing cabbages – Part 2
Here are useful cultivation tips for this highly popular vegetable.
How dung beetles can help you
The beneficial role played by insects in agriculture should not be underestimated, and this is certainly true of dung beetles, says Paul Donovan.
Growing cabbages – 1
This vegetable is popular throughout the world because of its adaptability to a wide range of climatic conditions, ease of production and storage, and food value.
What to do if you don’t have enough manure
Various options are available if you want to ensure good yield.
Know your crop pests: African army worm
Despite its common name, the African army worm is in fact the larva (caterpillar) of a moth.
Fertilising with manure
Guidelines for applying kraal manure.
Improving your soil
Kraal manure contains all the nutrients a plant requires, but not
always in the desired proportions.
What you need to know about plant galls
Galls can show up on a plant as a result of attacks by pests and fungi,says Paul Donovan.
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