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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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....