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.

Positive actions for your Anger

What to do with excess cucumbers

Summer Garden – What can I grow when it’s too hot?

Surviving Summer in the Vegetable Garden

Growing Garlic in South East Queensland

My zucchinis aren’t growing and rotting at the ends

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.

What to plant this month?

Grab my free printable 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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Our first run of zucchini’s were dismal. Between

This may not look like much but I am so excited to

We’ve had 262mm of rain this month. 220mm of tha

Only 12 sunflower heads this year 🌻🌻🌻1/6t

Officially can’t walk through here now. I probab

Pineapple snapped off in the rain. Not quite as re

Putting the girls to work. I wanted to make a chic

How pretty are these stunners! Blue butterfly peas

Rain has magical powers. The passionfruit vine has

The rain came at the right time for this green man

Welcome!

Positive actions for your Anger

What to do with excess cucumbers

Summer Garden – What can I grow when it’s too hot?

Surviving Summer in the Vegetable Garden

Growing Garlic in South East Queensland

My zucchinis aren’t growing and rotting at the ends

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.

What to plant this month?

Want to know what you can plant now?