Beaudèle on the Farm

We will have a stall at the Tokara Open Garden & Rare Plant Fair on 20 April 2024. Come visit and support us.
Please share this event with all your friends.

We will have a stall at the Tokara Open Garden & Rare Plant Fair on 20 April 2024. Come visit and support us.
Please share this event with all your friends.

Go to our event we created and tell us if you’re Interested or Going.

We would love to meet you there.

Frustration is building having to deal with SA companies that can’t produce.
How difficult is it to get 80% WHITE shade net and now even 60%?
IMPOSSIBLE!
Please help if you know a place.

Come visit us over the Easter Weekend and buy beautiful bromeliads. You need to make an appointment so call or Whatsapp us for available slots.
We have card facilities.

Situated on the Three Fountains Road off the R304 (Old Mamre rd) between Philadelphia And Atlantis.

Please share our page with all your friends.

Herewith our updated price list of Jams/Preserves. The specials in red are early 2023 manufacturing dates, but can still last for a while.
I will be in the Plattekloof area on 26 March if you want me to bring it closer to the Northern suburbs.
Remember we only do limited amounts so if you snooze you loose. 😀

We harvested a huge pomegranate today. 930g.

Sweet potato from the garden. Grilled in the
pan.
Although it is expensive to grow with the current water rates, it is still rewarding.

Super nice deep fried, crumbed eggplant. I almost think it is better than crumbed mushrooms.
The season is almost over. Will definitely plant again next year.

This morning’s harvest.
Pumpkin, butternut, eggplant, paprika, sweet peppers, jalapeno, cayenne chillies, quinces and grenadillas.

I made yoghurt today. Sort of challenging in a way that I initially didn’t think the outcome will be anything to expect. Then after 9 hours I think it looked pretty good.

20 grenadillas and syrup plus Vodka. We call it “pitte”. So love this drink after a hard day’s work.

Our neighbor blessed me this morning with a few litres of raw cow’s milk.
I tried out a Pinterest Ricotta Cheese recipe.
So quick and easy. I am happy with the outcome.

We had our first white rainbow this morning. The mist is real again, but I do think a little bit earlier than last year. It feels like we’ll have winter coming a month earlier than normal.

Come visit us! You can book an appointment during the week or on weekends. Buy some beautiful bromeliad plants.

From Cape Town’s side we are situated just outside Philadelphia off the N7 towards Atlantis.

We do have card facilities so you can shop as much as you can.

We are looking forward to your visit.

Remember to share our post to all your garden friends and support a small business.

We are in the process of trying to create a bromeliad catalogue for our website. It will take time as the hours are just not enough between loadshedding and other chores on the farm, but we’ll get there.

Hopefully soon you can browse and shop online.

We need your support to revamp our website, so call us for an appointment, make a day trip out to the countryside and come buy beautiful bromeliads. We have card facilities.

Baie interessant.

DIE PARADOKS VAN BEENMEEL

Soos ons almal, wat organies groei weet, is beenmeel een van daardie minerale wat jy altyd moet toevoeg tot die grond, veral as jy nuwe plante groei of nuwe beddings maak. En dit word, volgens die boeke, altyd onder die plant se wortels geplaas.

Waarvoor word beenmeel in die plantg*t geplaas? Om fosfate vir wortelgroei te bied en ook om kalsium vir sel vernuwing te bied. En, volgens die boeke, kan jy nie sommer te veel gooi in die g*t nie, want dit is organies en is goed vir die grond, en kan ook nie brand nie…..

En daar kom nou die paradoks…..

Die nuutste navorsing wat gedoen is deur die navorsers, soos dr. James White, dr. Elaine Ingham en Nicole Masters en dr Christine Jones het bevind dat te feel fosfate naby die wortelstelsel van die plant, juis die goeie swamme kan doodmaak in die grond. Of verhoed dan die goeie swamme gaan groei in die grond. En dit is veral die Mycorrhizal fungi wat die meeste hieronder lei. Dit is juis hierdie swamme wat die bou van ‘n gesonde Rhizosheath beïnvloed om te vrom. En as hierdie goeie swamme (fungi) dood is, kan selfs die stikstofvrystellende organismes soos Rhizobium en Azotobacter nie hul werk doen nie, want hulle is afhanklik van daardie goeie swamme (fungi) se funksie rondom die wortelstelsel. Maar beenmeel is dan organies? Hoe kan dit dan die goeie organismes in die grond doodmaak?

Wel, hier is die verklaring daarvoor…..nie alles wat organies is, is goed nie. En te veel van een mineraal in die grond, kan juis daardie skade veroorsaak. Nou is die vraag, hoeveel beenmeel mag ek gebruik en wat is die regte metodes om beenmeel toe te dien, dat daar wel genoegsame fosfaat en kalsium in my grond teenwoordig is, sonder dat ek die goeie organismes doodmaak wat my plante moet voed met mineralisasie.

Die heel veiligste, is om jou beenmeel in die komposhoop af te breek tydens die beginfase van die komposhoop. Dan sal hierdie fosfate en kalsium nie meer as ‘n mineraal in jou grond beland nie, maar as ‘n afgebreekte organiese suur in die medium of in die liggaam van die goeie swamme (fungi) en predator organismes. Dan het jy 1/10 nodig van wat jy normaaalweg sou gebruik. Daarom plaas ons beenmeel in al ons komposhope wanneer dit gebou word en gooi nooit die beenmeel op die grond voordat ons plant nie.

En vir die boere onder julle, wat gereeld superfosfaat gooi omdat vir jou die voorskryf, hier is dalk jou rede hoekom jou grond organismes op die land morsdood is en nie weer maklik herstel nie, selfs al gooi jy kompos. Volgens dr. Christine Jones is daar meer as genoeg fosfate in die grond en klippe in die grond, wat nie opgetel word deur’n Logan grondtoets nie, en wat wel afgebreek word deur goeie swamme (fungi’s) in die grond en so beskikbaar gestel word via mineralisasie vir die plant.

This time of the year is busiest as everything goes ripe at the same time and that means preserving everything that is too much to eat.
I love pepper time the most as one can do so much with it.

I had an interesting chat with a journalist from Health for Mzansi.
Herewith their article.

Mzansi's hidden gem: Kei apples are a nutritional powerhouse - Health For Mzansi Unlock the secrets of South Africa's indigenous produce with kei apples. From boosting your immune system to serving as a natural security fence, kei apples are more than just a tasty snack – they're a cultural icon!

First harvest of Japanese Eggplant this morning. I’ve never been a fan of eggplant, but this is tastier. I still have lots to learn e.g. when it is the right time to harvest, but experience is the best way of learning. The ones becoming yellow are too mature already. No problem. We’ll have seed again.
Now looking for the perfect recipe to add to my preserves collection.

Purslane many of you know as a w**d in the garden. A w**d that distributes at a vast rate because of the many tiny seeds it produces.

Did you know that Purslane is an edible w**d?

Purslane is high in omega 3 fatty acids and loaded with anti-oxidants, but it also contains oxalic acid so people with kidney disease and high uric acid should rather avoid it.
The stems and seeds contain almost three times more oxalic acid than the leaves.

Purslane can be eaten raw in salads. If combined with yoghurt the oxalate content will diminish.
When cooked or pickled the oxalate content can also lower by about 27%.
Purslane are also used in stews as a thickener.

We decided to try out a Purslane Relish recipe. It was time consuming as I wanted less of the seeds in my product, but very quick to make. It came out really nice.