Organic Course in Namibia a Success
- csrice8
- Jul 30, 2016
- 1 min read
Lively discussions about how to best start the cultivation of vegetables and herbs in Namibian conditions by choosing different right plants were some of the highlights last Saturday when 22 participants attended a starter course here. The course was hosted by one of the most qualified and experienced conservation agriculturists in the country, Fabian von Hase.
Attendants flocked from all over the country as far as Oshakati, Otjiwarongo and Okahandja and Windhoek. The course was marked by a great mix of home gardeners, farmers and people wanting to start their own horticultural productions.
Specific questions pertained to choosing the right plants for the central north (Ongwediva/Oshakati) and it was recommended that the best would be to plant carrots, onions and potatoes because of the sandy soil there.
Participants got the opportunity to sow vegetables (leeks, rocket and beans) and to propagate medicinal plants such as Bulbine frutescens (burn jelly plant), Symphytum officinale (comphrey) and Sour Fig (carpobrotus edulis). The next course will be held on August 06.
Liz West
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