Jannie's Veggie Patch Traditional Cache
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Geocaching in Jan Van Riebeeck's old vegetable garden.
When the Dutch East India Company set up a supply base in 1652, they introduced farming to the Table Valley. They started their rectangular agricultural fields near the Parade, but the soil there was not particularly fertile and the gardens were soon expanded towards Table Mountain, reaching by 1660 up the streams to the middle of Queen Victoria Street with a central watercourse through the extended fields. The present day Company Garden is a remnant of the early farm and had a ditch right round it, edged with thorn and other wild trees planted as a windbreak and to keep wild animals out. A 1668 visitor described it as quite flat, very long and wide, with water led to all parts. There were rosemary bush hedges, many fruit trees, vines, roses but only vegetables that grew low on the ground could survive the summer wind squalls.
Less than 350 years later, Jannie's veggie patch has turned into a high-muggle zone. It is open from 7 to 7 every day, coming early or late would be advisable to dodge the muggles.
Bring your own pen and please dont leave trackable items in the cache it gets muggled fairly regularly!
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orgjrra Zvqq 'a Pbaa naq J&O Qbhtynf
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