ARBOR MONTH
How to plant a tree
S
eptember is Arbor
Month, and is therefore
a good time to plant a
tree and the greater care you
From page 26
performance of vegetable
crops.
take in preparing the hole in
which you are going to plant
your tree, the greater its
chance of surviving and
thriving.
Start by digging a large square
planting hole ~ at least half a
metre by half a metre by half
As a result it has established
MCC SD & ED Seedlings, a
wholesale nursery registered
with the SA Nursery
Association (Sana) specialising
in the supply of quality
seedlings to the commercial
vegetable industry, using the
seedling tray system.
MCC SD & ED Seedlings
offers a wide variety of
vegetable seedlings, grown
according to a customer's
planting schedule. Tray
options include the industry
standard M200 plug, as well
as the M300 and M128
plugs.
When ordering seedlings the
client specifies desired variety,
delivery date and plant age.
The facility has a capacity to
grow 500 000 seedlings at
Seedling trays in one of the growing tunnels
27
www.sasmallholder.co.za
a metre. The larger the better,
so, if you're up to it, try
making it one metre cubed.
Continued on page 29
ON THE
PLOT
any given time in 16 seedling
production units built by the
centre, as well as 14 eco net
tunnels, a large shade net
tunnel and five Poly tunnels,
on its smallholding in
Brentwood Park, Benoni.
Logistics is also taken care of
as the facility has a fleet of
vehicles at its disposal, as
well as an extension officer to
anticipate clients' needs.
For information on vegetable
varieties, contact
[email protected] or
[email protected] and
to placed orders for seedlings
contact Andrew Wessels on
082 788-4722 or
[email protected]