AANGESIEN al die woonbuurte op Hofmeyr gereeld gebuk gaan onder \u2019n watertekort, het Hofmeyr Hugs of Hope \u2019n prys uitgeloof vir die mooiste droogtetuin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Talle tuiniers wat met vindingrykheid hulle tuine aangepas het om die droogte- toestande te oorleef, het ingeskryf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die wentuin behoort aan Basie (50) en Katie (48) Stuurman van Eluxolweni. Hulle het begin Februarie in hul nuwe huis ingetrek en Basie het sommer dadelik begin met beplanning vir hulle nuwe tuin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Einde Februarie het swaar re\u00ebn veroorsaak dat water vanaf die nuwe teerpad, wat voor hulle huis verbyloop, Basie se nuwe tuin verspoel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit het my nie gestuit nie. Alhoewel die huis my vrou s\u2019n is, is hierdie tuin myne en ek het van voor af begin om dit reg te kry,\u201d s\u00ea Basie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die eerste wat besoekers aan Basie se tuintjie opmerk, is die dro\u00eb boomstomp wat met emalje- en keramiek-koffiebekers behang is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In elkeen van di\u00e9 bekers is \u2019n paar saadjies geplant. Elke moontlike houer word in hierdie tuin gebruik om iets in te plant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Basie het aanvanklik water in \u2019n ou gieter aangedra. Later het hy \u2019n kraan aan \u2019n waterpyp aangebring en \u2019n groot sinkbad langsaan neergesit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWanneer daar dus wel water is, maak ek die sinkbad vol. Dan kan Katie ons wasgoed daarin was en daarna word die water gebruik vir my tuin.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die nuutste toevoeging tot Basie se tuin is \u2019n windmeul wat hy gemaak het uit le\u00eb plastiese twee liter koeldrankbottels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wanneer die wind waai, wrrrrr<\/i> hierdie windmeul dat dit klink of daar binnekort \u2019n vliegtuig gaan land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hugs of Hope wens dat iemand vir hom \u2019n plan kan kom gee om die energie wat hierdie windmeul opwek, te benut om water tot by sy groentetuin te bring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bo in die enigste boom op die erf, is daar \u2019n gloeilampie. Snags is Basie se tuin die enigste tuin in Eluxolweni wat verlig is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAl probleem met di\u00e9 lig wat heelnag op my tuin skyn, is dat my buurman se bantam-hoenderhaantjie nou heelnag kraai. En dan kekkel sy hennetjies agterna.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oor die gekraai en kekkel staan Basie dan maar so 04:00 op om in sy tuin van rus en vrede te begin werk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKatie staan so 05:00 op om ons vyf kleinkinders reg te kry vir skool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hugs of Hope het aan die egpaar winter-groentesaad, vyf vrugteboompies en \u2019n aantal droogtebestande struike oorhandig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Aantal tuinbou-tydskrifte was ook deel van die geskenk, asook le\u00eb potplanthouers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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