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

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City Farmer in Vancouver: an urban wonderland

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

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Composting on the inside

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

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Composting in New York by bike

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

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Autumn flowers in Brisbane

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

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Garlic chives and society garlic- delicious and attractive

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

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Radish

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...

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Comfrey - broken bones, bees, chooks and compost

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

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Nasturtium - spicy and beautiful

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