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

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A garden for chickens

Chooks are a joy to live with. Their unique personalities are wonderful to get to know and their antics are really entertaining....

3 min read

Choko - an international favourite

Chokos have a bad reputation in Australia. People remember them from their childhood being served up boiled to within an inch of their...

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A garden for pregnancy, breastfeeding and babies

Spending time in the garden is a great way to get exercise and soak up a bit of vitamin D from the sunshine. In addition it's an...

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Potatoes with curry leaves and spices

This dish works really well as a side dish to dahl or as a delicious snack on its own. Sizzle some a good handful of curry leaves with...

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Salad from the garden - greens, fruits, flowers and seeds

Salads are a great opportunity to explore a variety of raw green leaves to add flavour, nutrition, colour and texture. Look for the young...

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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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Amaranth - super food

Amaranth is an annual plant originating from Central and South America and is heat and drought resistant making it very easy to grow. The...

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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,...

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Pigeon Pea - dried and green peas

Pigeon Pea, or cajanus cajan, also known as arhar dal or split toor (tuvar) dal and Congo Pea, grows in Africa, Asia and Latin America....