Permaculture Gardening
With our food forest garden we are creating a show case to prove that it is possible to grow healthy food in South Africa at an Accommodation and to take foodsecurity into one's own hands.
Browse our plant list of edible species below and try growing them too or come and experience their fresh taste on your next Plett holiday.
How to grow your own food
Borage
Borage is an easy, fast-growing, annual herb with vivid blue flowers and the flavor and scent of cucumbers. While it is considered an herb, it's often grown as a flower...
Borage
Borage is an easy, fast-growing, annual herb with vivid blue flowers and the flavor and scent of cucumbers. While it is considered an herb, it's often grown as a flower...
11 Tricks for growing Tomatoes in South Africa
Tomatoes love the warm weather in Plettenberg Bay. The fresh taste of a warm, juicy tomato is unforgettable. In gardens as small and compact as your window-box or tucked into an...
11 Tricks for growing Tomatoes in South Africa
Tomatoes love the warm weather in Plettenberg Bay. The fresh taste of a warm, juicy tomato is unforgettable. In gardens as small and compact as your window-box or tucked into an...
Lettuce
Lettuce grows best in full sun, though excessive heat can cause plants to bolt to seed, or leaves to wilt. Tip: South African full sun, especially during summer, is generally...
Lettuce
Lettuce grows best in full sun, though excessive heat can cause plants to bolt to seed, or leaves to wilt. Tip: South African full sun, especially during summer, is generally...
Blueberries
Blueberries take up to three years to produce fruit of export quality, with the harvest season traditionally running from September to mid-February in South Africa. Our Blueberries were planted in...
Blueberries
Blueberries take up to three years to produce fruit of export quality, with the harvest season traditionally running from September to mid-February in South Africa. Our Blueberries were planted in...
Peppers
When can I plant peppers in South Africa? About five to six weeks after sowing of the sweet pepper seeds the planting out of the seedlings can commence. This will...
Peppers
When can I plant peppers in South Africa? About five to six weeks after sowing of the sweet pepper seeds the planting out of the seedlings can commence. This will...