Potato harvesting season leaves every vegetable gardener with an impossible question – what on earth do I do with all these potatoes? Once you’ve eaten baked potato for weeks, and desperately handed out extras to anyone who will take them, ‘crafts’ i

Borages, both white and blue, have a delicate cucumber flavour to the flowers and leaves. That said, you do need to be wary of the hairs around the base of the flower and on mature leaves. To eat the flowers, gently pluck the flower from the base, le

Making it is a different story all together. Luckily, ice cream’s healthier and simpler cousin, granita, is just as refreshing and delicious. Using fresh produce from your garden, this recipe screams ‘summer!’ without the extra hassle. 2 cups freshly

Use herbal infusions of rosemary, tansy (which also repels ants) or pennyroyal for controlling ticks and fleas. Make a herbal tea using one tablespoon of freshly chopped herbs to one cup of boiled water. Allow the tea to cool to room temperature, put

It is common in households to find one or more people that have a problem eating vegetables. Usually potatoes are it, and even then they have to be cut into long sticks, deep fried and called chips. Hiding veg can sometimes be the answer to this prob

You can grow a mango tree (Mangifera indica) from seed, but it is unlikely that it would bear fruit; it’s best to purchase a grafted tree from a nursery. If you live outside a tropical area, try growing mangoes in large pots and shelter them in winte

Summertime on Albertvale Farm, near the village of Bedford in the Eastern Cape, brings a bounty of new seasonal produce in the shape of herbs, flowers and vegetables. My mouth waters as I watch the broad beans fatten on the plant. They are one of my

I00 tons of compost. That’s 100 000kg of compost, and all of it has been added to the soil of just 900m of 75cm-wide beds on the little farm of Farm to Forks in Monteseel, KwaZulu-Natal. Dale Grobler is the man behind the fork, the garden fork that i

2 thumb-sized pieces of fresh unpeeled ginger, gratedJuice of 1 lemonPinch of pink saltSmall dash black pepper (or cayenne pepper, if you can handle it)3 lemon balm or mint leaves, chopped5 whole fennel seeds Place in a small jar and top with ½ cup w

This is actually too easy to be a called a DIY, but it is fun and works well. A slinky Some thin wire A stick or stake Some climbing plants, like peas or beans Hammer, pliers To do 1. Once the stake is driven into the ground with a hammer, drop the s

Whether you are already vegan or simply vegan-curious, interest in exploring the incredible range of plant-based foods has never been as popular as it is now. NOTE: The numbers below in brackets relate to the numbers in the photograph. Probiotics are

Planting by the moon is a trusted tool created by farmers and gardeners, who noted the patterns of the monthly and annual moon cycles and how produce differed when planted in different moon phases. Over time and through trial and error, a system and

You can save the drained liquid, called aquafaba, from the canned chickpeas. It can be used to make vegan meringues or mousse. Store aquafaba in the fridge for 2 days in a container or frozen for up to 3 months. This is a vegan take on a turducken. T

6 – 8 madumbes, peeled and cut into 2cm slices1 onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated3 tablespoons olive oil3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped1 stalk of curry leaves1 tablespoon chilli powder1 tablespoon garam masala1 teasp

Holy mackerel – what a year 2020 has been. I thought it would never end, and yet it seems as though it has only just begun! At least lockdown allowed me to achieve one of my New Year’s resolutions: spend more time in the garden! I don’t want to linge

English or Dutch cuke varieties are long and cylindrical with edible skin, and are usually grown for slicing. Then there are the smaller versions like ‘Beta Alpha’ or ‘Mini’, which are often pickled and which have thicker skin and more noticeable pri

Indian emigrants took their curry trees with them when they went to live in different countries, not only for culinary use, but for their medicinal properties too, as they are rich in antioxidants. Curry trees are a small bush or tree growing to arou