Comprehensive resources for sustainable gardening in African contexts. From urban container gardens to community plots, our guides provide practical knowledge that combines traditional wisdom with modern techniques.
Our most comprehensive guide for urban gardeners covers everything from container selection and soil preparation to vertical growing systems and space-efficient crops. Learn how to transform balconies, rooftops, and small yards into productive food gardens that provide fresh, nutritious produce year-round.
This guide includes detailed planting calendars for different African climate zones, container gardening techniques, and solutions for common urban gardening challenges like limited sunlight and water access.
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Dilulu's gardening guides are developed through collaboration between agricultural experts, traditional knowledge keepers, and community gardeners across Africa. Each guide combines practical techniques with cultural context, ensuring that the information is both technically sound and culturally relevant.
Our guides are designed to be accessible to gardeners of all experience levels, with clear instructions, helpful illustrations, and step-by-step processes. Whether you're starting your first container garden or managing a community plot, you'll find resources tailored to your needs.
Learn how to assess, improve, and maintain soil health using locally available materials. This guide covers composting, mulching, cover crops, and traditional soil amendment techniques from across Africa.
Discover techniques for selecting, harvesting, processing, and storing seeds from your garden. This guide emphasizes the preservation of traditional African crop varieties and building community seed libraries.
Essential techniques for gardening in water-limited environments, including water harvesting, efficient irrigation, drought-resistant plant selection, and traditional water conservation methods from arid regions.
Learn how to combine plants that support each other's growth, deter pests, and maximize space. This guide includes traditional African polyculture systems and companion planting charts for common crops.
Comprehensive approaches to managing garden pests without synthetic chemicals. Includes plant-based repellents, beneficial insect attraction, physical barriers, and traditional pest management wisdom.
Design and maintain gardens focused on traditional medicinal plants. This guide covers cultivation requirements, harvesting methods, and basic preparation techniques for common medicinal plants from different African regions.
Our regional guides address the specific challenges and opportunities of gardening in different African climates and contexts:
Specialized techniques for the Sahel region, including water conservation, heat-tolerant crops, shade management, and traditional gardening methods adapted to arid and semi-arid environments.
Strategies for gardening in tropical regions, addressing challenges like heavy rainfall, high humidity, and rapid weed growth while leveraging the benefits of year-round growing seasons.
Techniques for successful gardening in coastal environments, including soil improvement for sandy soils, wind protection, salt-tolerant plant selection, and traditional coastal gardening practices.
These guides focus on specific gardening approaches or objectives:
Comprehensive guide for establishing and maintaining educational gardens at schools. Includes curriculum integration, student engagement strategies, and age-appropriate garden activities.
Practical guidance for establishing, organizing, and sustaining community garden projects. Covers governance structures, land access, resource sharing, and conflict resolution strategies.
Guide for transitioning from home gardening to small-scale market production. Includes crop selection for marketability, production planning, post-harvest handling, and basic business considerations.
Month-by-month planting guide for common vegetables, fruits, and herbs across different African climate zones.
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Printable templates for designing your garden layout, tracking plantings, and planning crop rotations.
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Digital spreadsheet for tracking planting dates, harvests, pest issues, and garden observations.
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Quick reference guide showing beneficial and problematic plant combinations for common garden crops.
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