Follow the latest chapter in The Soil Hub journey as a major setback turns into an unexpected opportunity, securing affordable land and bringing the composting and worm farming project back to life.
Monthly Archives: Aug 2026
Bindweed
Most gardeners throw bindweed away without a second thought, but could this persistent weed become a valuable natural liquid fertiliser? Discover its surprising ecological benefits and learn how to safely turn bindweed into a nutrient-rich weed tea for your garden.
When a Blog Quietly Becomes a Journal
After four years, The Earthly Comforts Blog has evolved into The Earthly Comforts Journal—a gardener’s life journal exploring gardening, wildlife, observation, history and lifelong curiosity.
African Insects
Discover the extraordinary world of African insects in this five-part series, exploring how ants, butterflies, beetles, locusts and predators survive, adapt and shape some of Earth’s most demanding landscapes.
The Gardener's Curious Journal 