If a bean plant is not looking healthy, the cause could be any of a number of factors, including poor or unbalanced nutrition, drought and/or heat, water-logging, frost, sunburn, an overdose of herbicide, pests such as aphids, or a disease. Here are some tips on how to deal with important…
The green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a tropical summer crop that comes in 2 forms - bush beans and runner beans. This legume is easy to grow and doesn’t need a lot of space. Their high nutritional value is the reason to promote them for the market or to keep…
A year ago Gugu Mlihpa was named South Africa's emerging farmer of the year. Gugu is a born entrepreneur. She’s always on the lookout for a gap in the market and even joined a professional kitchen to learn first-hand from the chef how to deliver market-ready produce. Not only has…
