MAILBAG
Bumper crop from only five seeds
Sir ~ I thought I would send you a picture of our very successful crop of pumpkins this season.
We planted five seeds on a bank along a side wall ~ and got 45 pumpkins from them! The weights were between 13 and 18kg. This week we will lift ones growing along our front fence, and I suspect there are another 25 odd!! We have donated the money( raised from their sale) to the Animal Rescue Association,
On their way to market... reader Jill Bell’ s bumper pumpkin harvest.
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which our daughter is passionate about. Considering the bad start to the season we have had a very successful crop of gem squash, cucumbers, onions, beetroot, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, spinach, beans, green peppers etc ~ not bad for a small vegetable garden. There is nothing more satisfying than picking veggies out of the garden and straight into the pot!
I so enjoy your articles and must say I could not agree more on your subject of accommodation and schooling( Comment:
The elephant in the room, February 2017). We took so much for granted and I ' m afraid never really considered how far people had to walk every day. How selfish we were! Jill Bell
East Rand
COMMENT
From page 7 the age of six years, in order to allow your past sniggles( sic) to become hard facts of genuine upliftment and not only Helen Suzman et al comments, painted broadly in print? Please do take time to read the research done by Prof Servaas van den Bergh in conjunction with Dr Nicolaas Spaul( Social Policy Research Unit, University of Stellenbosch), regarding the state of education in SA( with the financial support
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LUNCH
From page 7 solutions raged across the table and made for a very interesting meal. Thank you for the stimulation ~ not the sort of insights one expects in a free agriculturally-focused magazine. I am sure the editorial has had both its fans and its detractors and I was reminded again of the adage that a good editorial, like a good sermon, should " afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted "! Your editorial certainly did that and I have asked local family members to keep me a copy of your future issues. Jo Stielau Claremont, Cape Town