How To Make The Most
Of Your Kitchen Garden
If you want to start a small to
medium herb or food garden, or if you already have one, subscribe
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more kitchen garden information and you can also visit
GO FOOD GARDENING
to learn more about food gardens.
Please note: We will add new monthly lists
as the year progress. The corresponding months (in brackets) apply to our own gardens
situated in the summer rainfall region of sunny South Africa.
Yours might be a month or so before or after us.
If you are in the Northern Hemisphere you
are about six months ahead of us. Please be patient, we will catch up with
you soon.
Early Winter (Jun)
Early Spring (Sep) Early Summer (Dec)
Early Autumn (Mar)
Mid Winter (Jul)
Mid Spring (Oct)
Mid Summer (Jan)
Mid Autumn (Apr)
Late Winter (Aug) Late Spring (Nov)
Late Summer (Feb)
Late Autumn (May)
Recommended Varieties
Not sure which varieties to plant, we approached the experts at Bouquet
Garni and at two South
African seed companies. Here's their recommendations.
Don't Panic - Go Organic
There’s an awful lot of hype around organic gardening, but if you are growing your
own herbs or veggies to eat, it’s something you need to think about...
Chilli Peppers
For culinary firepower, there’s nothing like the punch packed by home grown
chillies. Like all other vegetables, freshly harvested chillies are the most
flavourful and nutritious...
Planning and Planting
a Wildly Successful Herb Garden
The South African Herb Academy has a crash-course in Planning and Planting A
Wildly Successful Herb Garden. This course, though aimed at a
productive herb garden, will be of immense value to anyone who
wants to make the most of their kitchen gardening efforts. |
