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....

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Makrut (aka kaffir lime leaf)

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

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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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A tea garden

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

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Cumquat

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...

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Ceylon Spinach

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...

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What to do with citrus skins

Making up a fresh glass of orange juice or after a recipe that calls for lemon, lime or any other citrus fruit you may be left with a...

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No waste citrus cake

This is the easiest cake in the world to make and tastes great! It be be made with any citrus fruit available at the time and it uses the...

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Garden fresh salsa

Salsa literally means "sauce" in Spanish and is an opportunity to creatively blend the many flavours of seasonal herbs to create a sauce...

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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...