After years of planning, Earthly Comforts may have found a home for the Soil Hub—a step towards turning green waste into a valuable local resource and rethinking how we build soil.
Author Archives: The Curious Gardener
Things I Didn’t Notice at First
An observational essay on the difference between care and control — exploring attention, restraint, and why excessive intervention often weakens the systems we mean to protect.
Growing Carrots
A reflective UK guide to growing carrots and preventing forked or wonky roots—focused on soil structure, watering and preparation.
The Long Way Into the Dark
A reflective essay on writing to horror authors in the late 1970s and early 1980s, exploring correspondence, accessibility, and the human scale of creative work.
Growing Tomatoes
A reflective UK guide to growing tomatoes, exploring soil, feeding, pruning and the wide range of varieties from cherry to heritage types.
The Gardener's Curious Journal 