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Growing organic vegetables & herbs, and producing quality goods.

Packaged with thought and care for the earth, promoting backyard food growing, raising chickens, nurturing the honeybee, natural medicine, water as a resource and dealing with waste issues.

14/11/2023

Handy and inspiring stocking fillers for the New Year 🎄🌱🍅

The Moonbloom vegetable and herb planting calendar 2024 is a South African calendar that assists you in knowing when and what to plant in the month to create a simple, healthy planting cycle in your organic garden.

For every month the calendar notes all the vegetables and herbs you can sow, transplant or plant in the various South African climate zones, using the moon phases (SAST) plus contains an extensive companion planting chart.

Printed on beautiful environmentally friendly and ecologically sound Munken pure card, wire spiral bound and punch-hole with metal eyelet for easy hanging.

NEW for the 2024 edition - Comes with complimentary heirloom seed and the companion planting chart has been updated and the font enlarged, so no more glasses in your veggie garden 😊

🌻🌻🌻 Purchase on the the farm's online store https://www.honeymoonfarm.co.za or at selected nurseries and boutique garden shops nationwide 🌱🐝

13/11/2023

🥬🌻🌱🌚🌻It is new moon in November and the moon's beginning to wax and grow stronger. Throughout South Africa it is a good time to plant your amaranth, sweet basil, fennel, lettuce, marjoram, mint, oregano, rocket, rosemary, sage, thyme, globe artichoke and sunflowers. If you are not gardening in a summer tropical climate zone, then you can also plant your dill, kale, watercress, globe artichoke, cabbage and asparagus.

🌑-🌗 New moon to first quarter, waxing crescent (increasing): semi fertile. This is the ideal time to plant crops that produce their seeds outside the fruit. It is also most suited to sowing or transplanting leafy annuals (we eat the leaves, flowers or stem).

The full Moonbloom planting calendar 2024, charts and combo specials are available on the farm's online store www.honeymoonfarm.co.za otherwise being distributed to nurseries and boutique gardening shops nationwide 👩‍🌾🌱🐝

07/11/2023

Here is November's vegetable and herb planting list 🌱🌟 See what you can sow, transplant and plant for the month. Happy planting and don't forget to mulch your beds to protect them from the hot summer sun!

🎅🎄🍅🥒🌶To purchase the 2024 Moonbloom vegetable and herb planting calendar, visit the farm's online store. Printed on eco Munken Pure, spiral bound with metal eyelet for easy hanging and comes with heirloom seed - a wonderful, handy stocking filler to begin the New Year with 👉 https://www.honeymoonfarm.co.za/shop/moonbloom-products/ 🌱💚🐝

07/11/2023

🥔🌱🌛 The moon is waning to new moon, thus a semi-barren period ahead. Good time to plant or transplant, but not the best time to sow seed. This week, throughout South Africa, you can plant your Jerusalem artichoke, sweet potato, chives and spring onion. If you are not living in a summer tropical climate, then you can also plant your beetroot, ginger, horseradish and turmeric.

🌓-🌑 Last Quarter to New Moon - As the moonlight decreases night by night, plants are encouraged to grow roots, tubers and bulbs.

🎅🎄🍅🥒🌶To purchase the 2024 Moonbloom calendar, visit the farm's online store. Printed on eco Munken Pure, spiral bound with metal eyelet for easy hanging - a wonderful, handy stocking filler to begin the New Year 👉 https://www.honeymoonfarm.co.za/shop/moonbloom-products/ 🌱💚🐝

29/10/2023

🫚🪱🌱🌝🥔 The moon is full in October and beginning to wane (decrease). Throughout South Africa it is a good time to plant your sweet potato, ginger, horseradish, radish, turmeric, chives and spring onion.

🌕-🌓 Full Moon to Last Quarter - As the moon wanes, it is beneficial to those plants who rely on strong root systems, things that grow underground, plants that are decorative or fruiting perennials. A good time to sow / plant / transplant your root, bulb and tuber crops. Now is the time to mow and prune to decrease growth, and do stem cuttings to produce new roots. Apply compost, mulch and an organic foliar spray.

For the 2024 Moonbloom planting calendar, combo specials, charts and more, visit the farm's online store www.honeymoonfarm.co.za 🌻👩‍🌾🌱🐝

25/10/2023

Now is a good time to apply a foliar spray before and after a full moon to both sides of your veggie’s leaves in the early morning or early evening 🌱🍅👍🌕

A good spray is EM (anaerobic effective organisms) which, in simple terms, puts the beneficial organisms back on your plant and in your soil. These organisms fight fungal disease, so good to spray especially now with all your young tomato and squash seedlings planted. In fact, spray it all over your whole garden - it can only do it good. The best thing is, it is highly concentrated, so a bottle goes a long way!

If you have the latest magazine, go check out the article they did on the Moonbloom EM Organic Foliar and soil spray - they tell you all about it 🙏🇿🇦

If you are living in George on the Garden Route you can grab a bottle and in Plettenberg Bay and otherwise you can always get a bottle on the farm’s online store www.honeymoon farm.co.za 👩‍🌾🌱💚

23/10/2023

Heirloom tomato’s trellised and planted! Lots of sweet basil in between. Adapting to the fence structure has filled me with optimism especially realising the permaculture benefits. Just love how structurally it can grow.
My special heirlooms are transplanted into handmade paper pots together with a pellet or 2 and earth worm castings.
3 Leopard tortoises are residing in my big veggie garden. Still debating if I’m mad or not to have them in there.
Still harvesting plenty of broad beans and peas, the poppies are bursting and just yes, had to stick in another pic of adorable cuteness of 1 of Dozer’s puppies 🥹❤️🌱😄

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22/10/2023

New babies 😍 Dozer is a daddy to 3 beautiful pups - my gosh utterly adorable. Our young turkeys have just had poults - yes, thats we you call young turkey chicks, and planted out loads of young seedlings today. My garden is happening!!!! It was a good day 🌞🌱🧡

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22/10/2023

🍅🫘🍆🌝🌱 A wonderful fertile week ahead - sow, plant, transplant - don't delay - get your summer veg in!!!! Throughout South Africa you can plant your brinjal, okra, chillies, sweet peppers, tomatillo, tomato, French beans, lima beans and maize. If you are not living in a summer tropical climate zone then you can also plant your cucumber, marrow, pumpkin, squash and runner beans.

First quarter to full moon 🌗-🌕 The moon is waxing to full moon in October. The success rate of seed germination increases a few days before a full moon. This phase is most suited to fruiting annuals of which we value or eat the fruit or seed-bearing part of the plant.

Now is the time to plant your annual flowers, do root cuttings to produce new stems, prune to increase growth, cut grass to increase growth, and apply a foliar spray (apply to both sides of the leaves, early morning or early evening).

For the very handy 2024 Moonbloom planting calendar, charts, combo specials, heirloom seed and more, visit the farm's online store www.honeymoonfarm.co.za 👩‍🌾🌱🐝

15/10/2023

Spring garden 🌸🐞🌱🌼🐝

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14/10/2023

It is new moon in October🥬🌻🌱🌚🌻Lots of spring planting ahead! This week throughout South Africa your can plant your amaranth, asian greens, basil, coriander, dill, fennel, lettuce, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rocket, rosemary, sage, thyme, globe artichoke, echinacea and sunflower. If you are not living in a summer tropical climate zone, then you can also plant your Swiss chard, watercress and asparagus.

🌑-🌗 New moon to first quarter, waxing crescent (increasing): semi fertile. This is the ideal time to plant crops that produce their seeds outside the fruit. It is also most suited to sowing or transplanting leafy annuals (we eat the leaves, flowers or stem).

The full Moonbloom planting calendar 2024, charts and combo specials are available on the farm's online store www.honeymoonfarm.co.za otherwise being distributed to nurseries and shops nationwide 👩‍🌾🌱🐝

12/10/2023

Broad beans - what a treat!

They may seem like a lot of work, as you should remove the bitter outer husk of the bean. I just nip off the end and gently squeeze them at the bottom and they simply plop out. You can roast, sauté, stew or fry them until crispy. Blend or mash them to make fritters or make a yummy dip. Personally love them sautéed in butter and placed in a salad with lettuce, rocket, a few fresh peas and feta. Unfortunately you sow them only in autumn and early winter, so if you are not harvesting them now, you will have to wait. In the mean time you can now sow your French and lima beans throughout South Africa.

To purchase the Moonbloom planting calendar 2024 and other useful and practical gardening goodies, visit the farm’s online store www.honeymoonfarm.co.za 👩‍🌾🌱🐝

11/10/2023

Lovely Blue Shelling pea harvest and Bali brown feet - what more can a girl ask for? 🌴💜🫛

Good to be home! Missed my garden SO much, but most blessed to have the precious time with my family. Came back to lots of peas, broad beans and globe artichokes - spring harvesting and storing in full swing. Got loads of summer seedlings growing strong both in and out the garden. Hardening my heirloom tomato seedlings 👏🍅 Looking forward to the new moon to begin transplanting.

I hope all your garden’s are looking splendid! Missed my inspirational besties 🌱💚 you know who you are 🤗

Thank you your heirloom seed has been feeding my family for many years now 😊

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29/09/2023

🥕🫚🪱🧅🌝🥔 The moon is full and beginning to wane (decrease). Throughout South Africa it is a good time to plant your Jerusalem artichoke, beetroot, carrots, ginger, horseradish, radish, turmeric, chives and spring onion.

🌕-🌓 Full Moon to Last Quarter - As the moon wanes, it is beneficial to those plants who rely on strong root systems, things that grow underground, plants that are decorative or fruiting perennials. A good time to sow / plant / transplant your root, bulb and tuber crops. Now is the time to mow and prune to decrease growth, and do stem cuttings to produce new roots. Apply compost, mulch and an organic foliar spray.

www.honeymoonfarm.co.za 🌻🐝

26/09/2023

Been quiet 🥥🪸🐠🌴🍌
When your phone and social media comes 2nd best 😄

Currently visiting the Nusa islands, south of Bali - the land of of coconuts, banana pancakes, dragon and snake fruit, frangipani (mind blowing colourful varieties), seaweed farming, epic waves, coral reefs and sunsets.

Strange to be away from the farm in spring. It’s always non stop go-go-go, but sowed as much as I could beforehand - I think I’ll be ok. On the scout for interesting veg and herb seed, and to just enjoy and absorb my children and hubby. Holidays like this definitely don’t come that often 🩵

22/09/2023

🍅🍆🌝 The moon is waxing (light’s increasing) to full moon in September. Throughout South Africa you can plant your cucumber, brinjal, okra, chillies, sweet peppers, tomatillo, tomato and maize. Lots more to plant if you are not living in a summer tropical climate zone, and if you are experiencing severe weather conditions, rather bring your seedlings indoors and place them under a sunny, warm, north facing window.

First quarter to full moon 🌗-🌕 The success rate of seed germination increases a few days before a full moon. This phase is most suited to fruiting annuals of which we value or eat the fruit or seed-bearing part of the plant.

Now is the time to plant your annual flowers, do root cuttings to produce new stems, prune to increase growth, cut grass to increase growth, and apply a foliar spray (apply to both sides of the leaves, early morning or early evening).

👩‍🌾🐝 visit the farm's online store
www.honeymoonfarm.co.za

15/09/2023

It is new moon in September🥬🌻🌱🌚🌻This week throughout South Africa your can plant your asian greens, basil, dill, fennel, lettuce, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, rocket, rosemary, sage, swiss chard, thyme, echinacea, sunflower, asparagus and celery.

🌑-🌗 New moon to first quarter, waxing crescent (increasing): semi fertile. This is the ideal time to plant crops that produce their seeds outside the fruit. It is also most suited to sowing or transplanting leafy annuals (we eat the leaves, flowers or stem).

11/09/2023

and all of a sudden there are globe artichokes everywhere 🤩💚 Absolutely LOVE marinating the hearts with olive oil and white wine vinegar together with a sprig of rosemary, lemons, a bay leaf and peppercorns. Delicious!! All you do is boil the young buds in a big pot of water, remove the tough outer leaves and choke inside and pop the hearts in a bottle with the marinade. You can eat them the next day. So good with cheese and biscuits or on pizza. What’s your favourite way to eat ‘em?

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