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Comment on Okavango Delta by Carolize Jansen

Carolize Jansen — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:32:06 +0000

Magnificent – especially the swarming birds. And the baobab with a bite.

Comment on Chicken Tractor by Carolize Jansen

Carolize Jansen — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:24:32 +0000

Good dogs!

Are you going to be writing about the Francistown Gardening Club? That’d be super-interesting. I love Botswana, I once wrote to Pres Ian Khama and he wrote back!

Happy rains (and pula),
Carolize

Comment on Chicken Tractor by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:48:41 +0000

Hi Carolize,
The speckled ones are Koekoeks, which is a South African breed and the black, Australorps – an Aussie breed. The chickens and dogs are getting along famously. The hens slipped out of their run after a week and the dogs just followed them around, but didn’t eat them! I don’t know if I would trust them to be out when I am not around though . . .

Comment on Chicken Tractor by Carolize Jansen

Carolize Jansen — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:17:56 +0000

Dear Jane,

when I read ‘chicken tractor’ I was hoping to see some chooks harnassed to a plough. I still hope to see that.

Are these Venda chickens?

It reminds me of another account I’ve read of a chicken coop built in a Seattle backyard, raised on cedar posts on account of their weather (http://thetanglednest.com/2010/02/our-urban-chicken-coop-plan/).

The photos of your dog intently watching the chickens are marvellous.

Kind regards,
Carolize

Comment on Chicken Tractor by Administrator

Administrator — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:06:44 +0000

Hi Dani, it does have handles on either side so we can pick it up and move it around. It is a tractor!

Comment on Chicken Tractor by Dani

Dani — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:24:28 +0000

Jane – Have you considered putting wheels on one end and a handle on the other – that way you can move the tractor round your garden and fertilize the whole area (as well as get rid of any pests / chicken weed lurking where you don’t want them)

Comment on Spring seeds by Jane Griffiths’ Tomato Tips | Sunbird Publishers

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Comment on “I am the special ingredient!” by Cat

Cat — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:14:27 +0000

Hi Jane, I agree a trip to the Okavango Delta is magical and wondrous! I’ve just received your book for my bday. I am thrilled and relieved to see your ‘jungle style’. As my beloved hubby is a true perfectionist, the only way for him is a perfectly ordered, structured veg garden where he is in control. I’ve always wrangled with my consience as my heart and soul want ‘free jungle style’ but to him it’s just a mess! I feel guilty and a failure when my garden wants to run it’s course. Ahh, now I know it’s FINE to listen to nature and let the plants grow haphazardly and look a bit ‘deurmekaar” and how I will enjoy it. Jungle garden here I come – Thanks Jane – I Love your Book!

Comment on Pool to pond and other things . . . by aloemore

aloemore — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:30:35 +0000

Thank you for the inspirational talk held in Pretoria. Went straight home and made snail traps, although I must admit sharing my Castle Lite with the snails was a bit difficult. Bought your book for myself as a christmas gift and a week ago harvested my first potatoes…OMG…I don’t normally eat starch…well thats almost all I ate for a week. DEVINE…Thanks again.

Comment on Spring seeds by Administrator

Administrator — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 05:52:16 +0000

Hi Linda,

I will see when I get back home whether I am growing them or not! I am away and the seeds hadn’t germinated yet before I left. They are seeds a friend brought back from Italy. They need a typical Mediterranean climate – hot dry summers and a cold winter. So if they have germinated, the next experiment is to see if they will cope with Joburg weather – as many Med plants do.