I have since moved to a small village close to Grahamstown where the soil is so beautiful everything just grows! When I have to dig I find eathworms everywhere!

It is winter and my heirloom tomatoes haven't stopped producing, even with severe frost. I have huge Spinach plants as well.

The hens started behaving strangely though, and I have since decided that too many hens are not a good idea, not if you want peace in the home...

I now have one tame hen and she supplies me with just the right amount of eggs one person needs, and they are really delicious. 

I have planted a few Olive trees and Pecan Nuts trees and I'm planning on planting a few Umzimbeet trees as well later on. The Olive trees have grown to at least 5 times the size they were when I bought - and planted them less than two years ago.

Now there are also quite a few roses which I ordered from Ludwig's, I chose heavily scented ones and have since decided that Belle Epoque, Rose Celeste and Hey Jude are my favorites. The bees also love them. The first Butterfly bush has reached two meters high in one year's time, and will soon bloom - what a scent that will be, I can't wait for that to happen. I have since planted a few more.

The Amaranths - (they sowed themselves from the pots they were in when I moved here) - are now at least 3 meters high and the birds love them. I have Golden Giant and Grain Amaranth.

There are birds everywhere. The village is situated between game reserves so I don't think I'll plant corn, that will attract the baboons and monkeys.

The soil contains quite a lot of clay and I found that by adding logs inside the holes it keeps the water for a long time and breaks up the clay over a long period, with much less water needed of course, an added bonus.