I got the idea to make a tomato jam for the first time, from a fellow PhD candidate at our faculty’s launch event / cocktail function in February. I had a…
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This week in the garden – Blossoms, new beds & a beauty
by Lala November 11, 2016We’ve had a good week weather-wise. Pleasant days of cool mornings, hot around midday and the typical Highveld afternoon thunderstorms. The Vaal dam is still desperately under capacity and our…
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TV interview about my garden on SABC 1, 31 July
by Lala July 28, 2016Exciting news! A couple of weeks ago a TV crew came to visit me and interview me about my garden. I spoke about how we try to live an eco-friendly…
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The mini sweet peppers I planted in December are doing great…some much better than others as you can see from the images below. I was inspired by a thread on…
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TheRainQueen’s 1st Annual International Hot Pepper Eating Challenge
by Lala February 1, 2016The habaneros ripened just in time for me to host some local and international contenders for this prestigious contest, over a braai (bbq) of ribs, chicken, lamb and pork. We…
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Finally the chillies on my little habanero are ripening. It feels like the fruit were full sized and green for over two months. It was quite frustrating watching my other…
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My first post of the year is about my first chilli bonsai project. This is also my first post since the blog turned one in late December. I’m so happy…
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This afternoon was a very fruitful one in the front garden. Yesterday my father-in-law and our groundsman finished a small project to fence off a large strip of the front…