gary potgieter

I will post a pic when I am using the ipad again. It really was nothing fancy...we have since moved.

I'm surprised the tilapia did so well outside in the dam. Last year I converted the 80 000l pool to a natural pool - well that's what I told everyone, I actually just wanted the fish. They all lived but really didn't grow at all once winter came.

My pecans did SO badly here in newton park...had kind of given up.

Did you dig the swales by hand or did you get something heavy duty in ? I worked out I have about 1km of swales total to do and am too scared to get a quote and there is no one crazy enough to do it by hand.

How did your swales hold up to the rains last week?

I noticed on a former post you had put them in along with nut and fruit trees, what nuts species did you use?

My "farm" I use "" because its a empty 35 ha of land just otherside Fort Beaufort. I went to an auction with the words "ill just go see what farms sell for" and ended up buying it.

It really is an amazingly beautiful place ...the Kat river runs through the middle of it and there is a slope behind that will be perfect for water harvesting.

Its just our lives are here in PE - my wife and I own a Montessori school and with our 4 kids life really is HERE! So I think your idea of being closer to town was a wise one ( expect I don't owe on mine and closer to PE I would have been the banks slave for many years)

At the moment I am satisfying my farming desire with 10 hives and doing Tollies(mostly Nguni) from time to time on hired grazing...I just came back from Bloem and saw a herd of Dexter cattle ( I am in love! ... I need to get me a few!)

What area is your farm in ? It looks like colleen glen but not sure...

Hi

I have enjoyed following your progression. I'm also from PE and have also recently bought a farm and am facing the same questions I have read in your posts (nice to know I'm not alone).

Cheers