... demonstration
gardens 13
4 Garden tools 15
5 Preparing the site 18
5. 1 The best site for a garden 18
5. 2 Size and design of the garden 19
5. 3 Clearing the site 20
5. 4 Cultivating the soil 21
5. 5 ...
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Contents
1 Why gardening? 6
2 Fruit and vegetables in the diet 7
3 Which type of garden? 11
3.1 Gatheri...
... of garden? 11
3 Which type of garden?
There are several types of vegetable gardens and ways of growing vege-
tables. Each gardener must choose according to his or her circum-
stances. In the ... dividing a bed of 10m
2
into several parts, give each part a dif-
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ferent type of manuring (e.g. manure, compost, street sweepings,...
...
Preparing the site 23
Figure 7: Hoeing and spading
5. 5 Preparing the beds
The beds are the parts of the garden where the crops themselves are
grown. The division of the garden into beds ...
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5 Preparing the site
5. 1 The best site for a garden
The best sites for a garden are located:
1 Near a water su...
... added (1 part of sand to 5
parts of the mixture of earth and compost).
Figure 20: Preparing the seed box
Make 0. 5- 1 cm deep drills, spaced 5- 1 5cm apart in the firmed surface,
depending on the size ... by the wind (fig. 14)
? by putting them into water: seeds that float are too light and should
be rejected (fig. 14)
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...
into the pen every day. In intensive systems iron-injections are often
given whilst in free-range systems piglets get iron from the soil. Wood
ash provides other minerals.
Pig keeping in the ... appetising as it consist of 50 % sugar!
Protein sources
Here again not only the quantity but also the quality is important. The
quality is determined by the origin of t...
... As these comprised only a small
fraction of the total building inventory, this did not significantly reduce the total number of
buildings in the inventory. The performance of the remaining 1 ,51 3 ... As these comprised only a small
fraction of the total building inventory, this did not significantly reduce the total number of
buildings in the inventory. The performance...
... point of attachment of the shoot, leaving
only a stub;
? Cutting out or thinning: removing the entire shoot by a cut at the
point of attachment.
Training: pruning and bending
41
5 Training: ... that com-
pete with the leading
shoot.
Training: pruning and bending
45
Stubbing
Stubbing is making a drastic cut,
leaving only a stub of the shoot or
limb. The general...
... permanent stalling of
goats. In partial stalling, the goats are kept penned only at night or
during part of the day; the rest of the time they wander freely, foraging
about.
In you keep them permanently ... slope slightly, urine will flow to one side into a
drain. This can lead to another drain going around the stall which
prevents rainwater from flowing into the stall....
... and at retaining the rain water.
? Minimum tillage, mulching and the use of a cover crops serve to
protect the soil against the force of the rainfall, at the same time
maintaining the soil fertility ... guideline for the width of strips
Slope of Width of
0 - 2% 40 - 50 m
2 - 4% 30 - 40 m
> 4% 15 - 30 m
in very humid areas 15 - 30 m
This...