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.

Complete Plant List

How to grow your own food

Borage

January 9, 2022Axel Will

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

January 8, 2022Axel Will

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

January 8, 2022Axel Will

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

January 8, 2022Axel Will

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...

Bush Beans

January 8, 2022Axel Will

Bush beans growing in Plettenberg Bay

Peppers

January 8, 2022Axel Will

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...