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common mistakes:<\/strong> water each type of vegetable based on its individual needs, using a hose and nozzle or watering can.<\/p>\n overheadsprinklers or automatic irrigation deliver the same amopunt of water to everything, which can be too much for some and not enough for others<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over fertilising or under-fertilising<\/strong><\/p>\n over-fertilising producers soft, sappy growth and flavourless fruit.<\/p>\n if soil is enriched with good quality compost before planting most vegetables will not need fertilizer during the growing season.<\/p>\n this however does not apply long seasons crops like tomatoes, chillies, brinjals and squashes.<\/p>\n they need supplementary fertilzer or a dressingf of compost especially in poor or medium soil.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not understanding the importance of the soil. <\/strong><\/p>\n Even if the main focus is on producing edibles, building up the quality of the soil by applying compost and green manures and practicing crop rotations producers a more sustainable vegetable garden that is still productive.<\/p>\n be concious of the soil at all times <\/p>\n moderation is the key. incorporate horse or cattle manure occassionaly to introduce differnt types of bacteria ino the soil.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Not thinning out:<\/strong><\/p>\n This weekens the whole crop becasue of the extra competition for water nutrients space and light.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over reacting to pests and disease:<\/strong><\/p>\n Pests and disease indicate a plant under stress.<\/p>\n before reaching for the sprays try to find out the cause of the stress.<\/p>\n Check watering feeding and the amount of sun and make note so taht next year the problem can be avoided.<\/p>\n then go to the garden centre and seek a short term remedy. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Courtesy of Alice Spenser – Higgs <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" common mistakes:over wateringwater only when the soil is dry.this encourages vegetables to develop a deeper root system. water each type of vegetable based on its individual needs, using a hose and nozzle or watering can. overheadsprinklers or automatic irrigation deliver the same amopunt of water to everything, which can be too much for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[908,907,906],"class_list":["post-640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gardening-tips","tag-become-a-successful-food-gardener","tag-select-category","tag-select-section"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pc0QIf-ak","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 04:33:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
over watering
water only when the soil is dry.
this encourages vegetables to develop a deeper root system.<\/p>\n