Soil Searching Diaries
Plants, recipes, ideas, thoughts, musings, questions

I spent a lovely couple of hours on two occasions visiting the Vancouver Compost Demonstration Garden, AKA City Farmer, exploring this...

Apart from inmates, their families or staff, not many people see the inside of a prison and most would not wish to. Yet the...

What a perfect introduction to community composting in New York City – a Compost Bike Tour organised by the Lower East Side Ecology...

Autumn is my favourite season in Brisbane. Long sunny days, mild nights and good rainfall keep everything from drying out and becoming...

Easy to grow, tasty and healthy these flat leaved chives keep giving. Garlic chives and society garlic are very similar in appearance -...

There are many different types of radish The root is eaten raw in salads or as a garnish but can also be pickled or added to soups and...

Comfrey has broad prickly leaves and occasional pink, white or purple flowers which bees and other beneficial insects love. It prefers to...

Nasturtium is an easy to grow flowering ground cover. Both its leaves and flowers make a spicy addition to salads, used as a garnish,...