Just before the start of my first course for MAJOBO on Tuesday, I decided to change my first picture to something of local […]
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Hablitzia tamnoides in Oslo
Hablitzia tamnoides/stjernemelde/Caucasian Spinach in the botanical gardens in Oslo 3rd July 2015! Post Views: 118
Perennials
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Hablitzia running rampant
Having breakfast this morning, I noticed this Hablitzia (Caucasian Spinach) flowering shoot peeping in the window at me, as if to say “Look what I’m doing”… This plant […]
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Midnight in Malvik
Red sky in the morning or night, shepherd’s confused! Post Views: 121
Ornamentals / Perennials
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Meconopsis punicea
The most striking plant in the Tromsø Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden on Monday was undoubtedly Meconopsis punicea, a plant that doesn’t like temperatures over 20C and a very minor […]
Onions / Ornamentals / Perennials / Wild Edibles
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Allium victorialis diversity
Brynhild Mørkved has over the years collected forms of Allium victorialis from over it’s range – the Alps, Caucasus, Japan and the Kola peninsula in North West Russia. […]
Annuals / Edimentals / Onions / Perennials
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Tonight’s veggies; 24th June 2015
Allium nutans xsenescens, Stellaria media, Oregano (yellow leaved), Bay leaf, Campanula latifolia, Red streaked mustard greens, Asparagus, Malva moschata, Day lily buds, Crambe maritima, Rumex patientia, Rumex acetosa […]
Edimentals / Perennials / Salad
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Wine sorrel about to flower
At last, 6 years after planting my wine sorrel (see the book) is about to flower… seeds may soon be available for this beauty! Post Views: 103
Dandelions / Perennials
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The Horned Dandelion
North America’s most widespread Taraxacum is the horned dandelion or pissenlit tuberculébracts (Taraxacum ceratophorum). Here are its horns: Post Views: 122
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Tall onions
My Persian shallots are in flower. Here they are: More in these links: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=357 http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=893 http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=1407 Also in flower and even taller is Allium rosenbachianum Album (unknown edibility): […]
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More books…
400 copies of my book Around the World in 80 plants have arrived in Trondheim! This means I’ll have very heavy suitcases for some time yet, the negative […]
Wild Edibles
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Wild365
VILL365 (Wild365) – Wild Food each day for 1 year and so beautiful too! Rita Amundsen: WOWWWW!!! http://www.solskinnet.no/nytt/sesongens-godt-vilt-og-vakker Post Views: 241
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A 230 onion pesto :)
A pesto with 230 different onions, served at lunch on Saturday (Allium) (grown and collected by me and prepared by Veronica and Rita) ;) Why? Because we could…. […]
Fermentation / Perennials / Salad
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World record ferment in Malvik
This morning it’s raining (again) and cold, not a very pleasant day. Whilst conventional gardeners are complaining that it’s too cold to plant out less tender summer veggies […]
Birds
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The last of the migrants is here
Despite the continued very cold “summer” (still not over 16C), this morning I heard the last of the common migrant birds on my bike ride, an Icterine Warbler […]
Garden tour / Talks
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Edible garden tour at the Tromsø arctic-alpine botanic garden
I’ll be in Tromsø on 22nd and 23rd June. On the 22nd at 1800… I’ll lead a tour around the botanical garden :) The focus will of course […]
Perennials / Propagation
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Grand potting on of perennials seedlings
I germinate seed of perennials naturally in a cold frame in the garden. They then germinate when they are ready. Due to much travelling in May, I hadn’t […]
Edimentals / Onions / Perennials / Propagation
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Persian shallot seedlings!
So far so good, excellent germination outside of Persian shallot (Alium altissimum) – they had germinated some time ago and the young bulbs are already clearly visible. Planted […]
Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Perennials
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Perennials thrive in a cold spring!
With plenty of rain and a maximum temperature of only 16C so far in May with no frost, it’s been perfect growing conditions for my perennial vegetables. My […]
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Taraxacum haemanthum
I just fell in love with a picture of a dandelion from the Caucasus, Taraxacum haemanthum, in this picture from page 76 of the Scottish Rock Garden Club […]
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Join me on the island of the Angels in Northern Norway in June!
Bli med meg til Engeløya! Jeg skal holde helgekurs der fra 19. – 21. juni! Påmeldinger til Eva Bakkeslett! Join me on a weekend to beautiful Engeløya / […]
Fruit / Perennials
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Akebia / Chocolate Vine
Akebia quinata is now flowering out of my roof about 8-10m up (a shoot climbed all the way up under the house’s weatherboards!) It’s been in flower now […]
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Taraxacum leucanthum flowering for the first time
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Perennials / Talks
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Walled Kitchen Gardens Network talk in October
I hadn’t planned any more talks this year, but I was tempted and have accepted to give a talk at the Walled Kitchen Gardens Network 2015 Forum at […]