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The Magic of Cross-Polination

September 14th, 2012

Cross –pollination is the term used when one type of cultivar of stone and pome fruit are planted in between another cultivar and then gets ...

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Vineyard Cover Crop

September 11th, 2012

During wintertime, we sow korog as a cover crop between the vineyard rows. Korog (also known as Triticale) is a cross between wheat and rye, with ...

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Bees, Chamomile & Koekoeke

September 7th, 2012

When you come for a walk in our garden this weekend …..

…do peep over the door into the walled bee garden. The hives ...

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Klink!

September 4th, 2012

Babel Restaurant has been chosen as a finalist in the ‘Beyond Expectations’ Award for Great Food and Excellent on a Wine Farm category of the ...

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The Puff Adder

August 31st, 2012

As you know, September is clivia month at Babylonstoren. These famous indigenous lilies flower during September, with the first blooms starting to show now. A shaded ...

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