Love of Dirt - Growing Food in the Subtropics

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I am Nicki, I help people learn how to grow their own healthy organic food. Join me on a quest to grow all things edible.

Interview – Heidi Merika, Boosting your immunity with Plants

March in our Subtropical Patch

Quick things to grow in a crisis

Grow food, fast

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Growing food is fast becoming a lost art.

It's feared, it's unknown, it's challenging, it's rebellious.

But it doesn't have to be hard.

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What to plant this month?

Grab my free printable seed sowing guide with a list of fruits and veggies to plant this month plus you'll get weekly reminders & loads of tips and tricks for the subtropical veggie patch.

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The sweet potatoes were looking yellow so we decid

And the podcast is *finally* back for 2020 🙌 T

Mini blue popping corn 🙌 it is small but it’s

The Yakumo Giants have outgrown their trellis and

Collecting blue butterfly pea flowers for drying a

I think it’s a fine art knowing when an eggplant

Hooray for new garden beds 🙌 now we’re broken

Front lawn is still sweet potatoes. Rosella produc

5 days later and we’re seeing the garlic appear

Still my favourite flower 🥰

Welcome!

Interview – Heidi Merika, Boosting your immunity with Plants

March in our Subtropical Patch

Quick things to grow in a crisis

Grow food, fast

Growing food is fast becoming a lost art.

It's feared, it's unknown, it's challenging, it's rebellious.

But it doesn't have to be hard.

Online Seed Shop

Snake Bean Climbing ‘Black Seeded’

Pak Choi ‘Chokito’

Kale ‘Dwarf Siberian’

Rocket

What to plant this month?

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