Who says cabbage can’t be pretty? Red Rookie is one of our red/purple cabbage varieties that has proven it worth over many years. Here is why you should consider planting Red Rookie if you are looking at planting red/purple cabbages: It has a beautiful, deep colour –...

A huge thank you to Zakhele Bhembe, a young ambitious farmer based in Eswatini. He sent us these photos of his EXCELLENT winter harvest. The variety is All Sweet watermelon from Sakata. Keep up the good work!!

Parthenon is a variety that is known for its consistent performance and excellent yield potential – not only in South Africa, but worldwide. It is a slower maturing variety with a very vigorous growth habit. It has shown to be very adaptable, especially in the...

We received these photos from Mpholo farms located in Oliphant drift, Botswana. A very happy farmer with his Daytona harvested at 85 days. Thank you for your hard work; keep it up!!

When you select a variety, be sure you know its characteristics like when it should be planted, and how long it will take before you can expect to start harvesting the product. Not knowing these facts about your varieties can turn out to be detrimental. On the other...

Duster is a mid-season short day variety with uniform globe-shaped bulbs. One of the outstanding qualities of Duster is the firmness of the bulbs and multiple attractive brown tunics. This year it was proven again as excellent quality was obtained from Duster in...

This photo of Cherokee was taken in a net house in Ofcolaco; the plants had excellent fruit sets even at the end of the season. This variety produced good quality fruit throughout winter and had very little deformed fruit.

Hoshi is a short day onion with good adaptability. This onion is successfully planted in the Northern Cape as well as the Western Cape producing firm bulbs and excellent yields. Hoshi also performed well in areas in the Free State withstanding temperatures below 0°C...

In this video, Carvora is being harvested mechanically on farms in the Free state. Carvora performed well in the central Free state, on sandy soils in the in-between season. Carvora’s strong ‘nantes’ shape (rounded cylindrical) makes it ideal for the pre-packing...

SVPB1987*, is a new blocky pepper that will be released in 2021, this variety is adaptable with a very good disease package especially with Tomato spotted wilt, Powdery mildew, and most importantly Phtyophthora.  This photo was taken in the Western Cape,...

Nativa is a Brasilia-type carrot, that is early maturing and suitable for summer production. These photos were taken at Mannie Salgado’s farm in Balgowan. Mannie has been planting Nativa for the past 5 years with great success. Planting good genetics is just one part...

When planting butternuts, yield is not the only factor that will determine which variety you will plant. What you also need is a variety with the right shape and very good uniformity to ensure that you have a high pack out percentage of first grade food to satisfy...