Yesterday was St. John’s Day and many Norwegians (and other Scandinavians) celebrated the evening before what is known here as Sankthans or Jonsok with communal bonfires, the big […]
Annuals / Food / weeds
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Garlic Barley Weedotto!
The last two nights, Barley Garlic Weedotto (or Garlic Weed Barlotto) was on the meny at the Edible Garden! I have a relaxed approach to weeds and weeding […]
Plant sale / Stand
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KVANN at the Ringve Botanical Garden Open Day
On Sunday 16th June 2019, KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) had a stand at the open day at the Ringve Botanical Garden in Trondheim! There were record crowds and […]
Fjord views
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Contrail shadow
This morning’s view at 7:30! Notice the aircraft contrail shadow. Post Views: 115
Perennials
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This year’s midsummer Udo picture!
Unlike me, my oldest Udo (Aralia cordata) is showing no signs of ageing….well, it’s only 18 years old! My tallest vegetable is a herbaceous perennial! Thanks to Maria […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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Perennial pizza
Last night’s pizza, perennials apart from Atriplex hortensis “Rubra”; including sea kale broccolis, perennial kales, Allium nutans, sorrel, Malva moschata, Anise hyssop, nettles etc. Pizza med strandkål […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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Lily White in flower
My youngest seakale Crambe maritima “Lily White” which isn’t that young longer (17 years old), is in full flower a couple of weeks earlier than my other plants […]
Fruit
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Mulberry flowering
I had almost given up that my mulberries would ever flower and then I noticed a plant the other day, that I planted in 2008 (11 years ago), […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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Perennial pizza
Last night’s pizza, perennials apart from Atriplex hortensis “Rubra”; including sea kale broccolis, perennial kales, Allium nutans, sorrel, Malva moschata, Anise hyssop, nettles etc. Pizza med strandkål […]
Birds
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Woodpigeon at dawn
Late May: Early morning cooing from the resident woodpigeons (ringdue)… I don’t hear this call very often (is it associated with courtship?) Post Views: 98
Birds
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Treecreeper at Tøyen
On my visit to the botanical gardens in Oslo (at Tøyen) last week, a treecreeper (trekryper) landed right next to me on a tree trunk and I made […]
Onions
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Oslo Allium Raid
My new life is as a “visiting onion researcher” at the Ringve Botanical Gardens in Trondheim where I’m developing an Allium garden to be officially opened later in […]
Climbers / Edimentals / Perennial vegetables / Variegation
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Variegated Habby on Nesodden
A year ago, I reported on variegation on a Hablitzia in my son’s garden on Nesodden near Oslo (see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=18162). I gave him this plant a few years […]
Talks
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Edimentals in Lom
Edimentals is back on tour and today will be introducing the good citizens of Lom in the Norwegian mountains to perennial vegetables and edimentals around the world at […]
Conifers / Trees
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Pine flowering
The only pine tree in the garden, Scots or Norwegian Pine (Pinus sylvestris) is in full flower at the moment! I posted a couple of films of siskins […]
Dandelions / Natural Rubber
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The Dandelion Cycle Tyre: Cycling on Dandelions!
At last, it’s a reality!! Since I heard that Continental were testing the world’s first car tyre with Taraxagum two years ago, I’ve included a picture of the […]
Perennial vegetables / water plants
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Swamp saxifrage salad
The swamp saxifrage (Micranthes pensylvanica, earlier Saxifraga pensylvanica) is a very interesting perennial edible for a damp place in the garden. I grow it in damp soil next […]
Community Garden
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KVANN på Væres Venner 28. mai 2019
Jeg har nå utvidet KVANNs hage på Væres Venner Felleshagen (Trondheim) og igår plantet opp følgende: 1) Årets virusrensete miniknoller av norske potet: Tysk Blå, Hroar’s Dege, Shetland […]
Ferns / Perennial vegetables
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Dried ostrich ferns
Dried ostrich ferns (strutseving), Matteuccia struthiopteris Post Views: 145
Food / Perennial vegetables
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Perennial pakoras
This week, we made pakoras from a selection of perennial veggies from the garden (which ones can you spot?) Pakoras are made with chick pea (besan) flour! Looking […]
Fungi
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St. George’s Mushroom: a new edible for The Edible Garden!
I’ve been hoping this species would one day arrive in the garden and a week ago I noticed a small group of St George’s Mushroom (Vårfagerhatt) or Calocybe […]
Seed
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Coltsfoot migration
The air was full of coltsfoot / hestehov (Tussilago) seed on 24th May! Post Views: 148
Interview
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Interview on the Solecast
Interview on the Solecast earlier this spring (2019): http://www.soleone.org/solecast/2019/5/23/food-autonomy-around-the-world-in-80-plants-w-stephen-barstow Post Views: 124