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![An Giang’s infertile paddies grow other crops](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/05-2018/fbbd6ff1-5af516afe4951918188b4567.jpg)
Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of An Giang switched to growing other crops on 20,000ha of paddy fields during the 2017-18 winter-spring crop
Friday. May 11th, 2018![Leafy crop vs fruiting crop the balancing act](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/10-2018/2ecb85dd-5bb33920425cc57242197565.jpg)
When trying to predict how a crop will respond to various situations, remember that all cultivated crops originated from wild ancestors growing in competition
Tuesday. October 2nd, 2018![Container crops to sow in March](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/10-2018/cdbb521d-5bd189f2425cc5af0420da42.jpg)
Get advice on which crops you can sow in containers in March, and find out how to grow them.
Thursday. October 25th, 2018![How to fertilise a crop correctly](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/01-2020/6ab24648-5e2008e3425cc560488bb8e7.jpg)
Readers frequently ask me for specific fertiliser programmes for their crops. I would happily oblige if all crops were the same!
Thursday. January 16th, 2020![How to fertilise a crop correctly](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/06-2018/6ab24648-5b34a10de4951956658b4568.jpg)
Readers frequently ask me for specific fertiliser programmes for their crops. I would happily oblige if all crops were the same!
Thursday. June 28th, 2018![How to prevent problems with powdery mildew in hydroponic crops](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/10-2017/29541754-59e81abee49519487f8b4567.jpg)
One of the worst problems you can get in a hydroponic crop is mildew. Year after year I see growers lose significant amounts of production due to this disease
Thursday. October 19th, 2017![What type of crops are suitable for hydroponics](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/01-2017/bcc08794-587ed920e49519f42a8b4567.jpg)
Although most crops can be grown in some derivative of a hydroponic system, not all crops can be grown successfully on a commercial scale throughout the year. I
Wednesday. January 18th, 2017![There’s more to crop rotation than meets the eye](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/09-2019/bda0f704-5d885c29425cc5c55abd5fe9.jpg)
Just about every farmer would agree that crop rotation is a good thing – and the more diverse the crops in the rotation, the better.
Monday. September 23rd, 2019![Better soil with summer cover crops](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/09-2018/fb03b3cd-5b9f629c425cc5150e89f532.jpg)
Swellendam farmer Hoppies Uys has started a new farming trend in the Southern Cape by planting a summer cover crop directly after harvesting a silage crop
Monday. September 17th, 2018![Mangosteen crop of 2018 well yield, well pricing](/temp/resize/75x75/upload/news/08-2018/bcdedd80-5b73dbb7425cc54e72215ad0.jpg)
This year’s crop of mangosteen in Thuan An Town delighting of good yield and pricing as merchants have earned benefits of the crops.
Wednesday. August 15th, 2018