A reflective, experience-led guide to growing onions, shallots and spring onions successfully in a UK garden, from soil preparation to harvest and storage.
Author Archives: Earthly Comforts
A Break at Last
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.
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.
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