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Gardeners have the best dirt

“Besides my family, my two greatest passions in life are gardening and cooking, and I love nothing better than combining all three,”

Johan du Preez is not only known for his delicious cooking, this chef will also whiz up your garden in a jiffy.

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“Besides my family, my two greatest passions in life are gardening and cooking, and I love nothing better than combining all three,” he said as his contagious laughter filled the air.

“There is nothing better than enjoying a summer’s day, in my beautiful garden with my beautiful family. I encourage you to do the same!”  

Johan’s idea to create grass seed heads is sure to be a winner for the kiddies.  

Create your own grass seed heads for kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5a5Nqc0ZZ4    

Johan shares some of his tips on how to grow an edible container.  

1 Step Get a container 30cm wide    

2 Step Add Potting Soil    

3 Step Add 3 Litre of Lukewarm water to a 10lit container soak your

Palm Peat, ones it expanded break up the peat and add to the potting soil    

4 Step Add 1 spoon of Hydrocache to the Potting soil and Palm peat mixture      

5 Step Mix all the above very well  

6 Step Dip your seedlings in Kelpak (Mix half Kelpak half water) Dip only the roots into the Kelpak        

7 Step  Start planting your seedlings and Starke Ayres seeds      

8 Step Feed your edible container every 2 weeks with Nutrifeed Mix 5-10g of Nutrifeed with 5 litres of water        

7 Steps How to successfully sow and nurture your seeds            

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Marietta Lombard

Editor-in-Chief of Caxton Joburg Metro with 26 years' experience in the community newspaper industry. I serve as Gauteng Director and deputy executive director of the Forum of Community Journalists and I am a press representative of the Press Council SA.

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