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

Mexico City was founded by the Aztecs in 1325 AD and was built on a vast lake and a series of wetlands. This ancient culture created an...

With so many edible greens growing in the garden this pie is different every time it gets made, depending on what's available. A...

Originating in South America it is often commonly called Queensland Arrowroot because it was once grown in commercial qualities in...

Sweet potatoes are well know for the delicious and healthy tuber but their stems and leaves are also a nutritious and tasty green...

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

Providing a distinctive South-East Asian flavour to cooking, Makrut trees are an important feature in a sub-tropical garden. The leaves...

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

Teas can be made from leaves, roots, flowers, fruits, stem or seeds. Whether they are iced or hot, relaxing, refreshing or medical they...

Flowers can be used to decorate cakes, pancakes, drinks, breads and almost anything. Although it generally makes sense to match flavours...

Grow your own flowers to add to salads, cakes, teas or simply as a garnish for colour and beauty. Commercially grown flowers are usually...

Cumquat is a treat to have in the garden. The tree hangs with glossy orange baubles like big bittersweet lollies. They are a symbol of...

Ceylon or Malabar Spinach, Basella rubra or alba, is much easier to grow than English Spinach in warmer climates. It grows as a vine and...

The curry leaf tree, murraya koenigii, also known as kadi patta, is part of the citrus family and very commonly used in Indian and Sri...

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....

This curry contains the flavours of a South East Asian curry and is very versatile as any vegetables or meats can be used depending what...

The root of the cassava (manihot esculenta), also known as manioc, mandioca or yuca, can be used as a year round potato substitute for...