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How ‘chaos gardening’ can improve your crops

Planting the same crop (monocropping) year after year in the same soil can lead to a nutrient imbalance in the soil, which is a serious problem. Maize, for example, one of the main crops planted in communal farming areas in South Africa, extracts a large amount of nitrogen. This element is essential for good plant growth and your crop will

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