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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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....