At this time of year, the mornings are now light on the way to work… I’m not quite ready to start cycling to work (maybe next week), so […]
Seed
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In the postbox…..14th February 2015
Always a nice surprise to get a packet from James Cheshire :) Thanks :) Post Views: 99
Seed
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In the post box….12th February 2015
Thanks to my friend Telsing in Canada for this nice mix of oriental greens, the first time I’ve seen seed of Houttuynia cordata and some other interesting perennials […]
Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Perennials / Permaculture
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Permaculture Magazine excerpt from the book!
And now adding a pdf of the article: [gview file=”http://www.edimentals.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Many-Uses-of-Udo-PM83.pdf”] To buy the current issue in print or as a PDF see: http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/magazines/current-issue.html To buy a print or digital […]
Fertiliser / Seaweed
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Fertility piling up on the beach today!
Fertility piling up on the beach today :-D Post Views: 172
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Major storm Ole
A major storm which has been given the name Ole is hitting our coasts today….violent storm (sterk storm) on the outer coast…and people are being advised to stay […]
Perennials / Salad
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Blanched perennial cellar kale
Most of my perennial and biannual kales spend the winter planted in earth in wooden boxes in my cool cellar. They put on new growth at this time […]
Edimentals / Onions / Perennials
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Onion in escape attempt drama
Sometimes a letter addressed to me at 418 Malvikveien, gets delivered to my closest gardening neighbour Line Cathrin Ekseth at no. 481 ;-) This happened last week and I […]
Birds / Bushes / Climbers / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Perennials / Permaculture / Shrub / Trees
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Announcing the First Annual Hardanger Perennialen!
Link added to my list of talks, courses and forages (at http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=262) to a FB event for the Hardanger Perennialen at the beginning of May, what promises to be […]
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Fourteen new potential Edimentalliums!!
It’s XMAS!! In the post box today, a nice selection of Allium selections from the Onion Man….very kind of him trusting me with some of his best ornamental […]
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The author of Around the World in 80 plants is guesting on permies.com this week!
My book Around the World in 80 plants is book of the week on permies.com this week 2nd – 6th February and I’ll be answering questions and taking part in […]
Berries / Bushes / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Perennials / Permaculture / Shrub / Trees
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Holma Forest Garden video!
Really nice video showing off the Holma Forest Garden in southern Sweden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLEC-dtRdk Link to my post about Holma here: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=138 In a special part of the garden, many […]
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70 Waxwings in the garden
70 Waxwings / Sidensvans in the garden!!! I’ve never seen that many this late in the winter here…normally they arrive in autumn and stay around a month or […]
Edimentals / Perennials / Permaculture
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Stratifying seed record frost heave
Exactly 3 years ago, we were having the coldest winter ever. I stratify (cold treatment) a lot of seed of perennials under a cold frame in the garden. I’d never […]
Book reviews / Bushes / Climbers / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Malvik / Perennials / Permaculture / Shrub / Trees
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Alys Fowler on ATW in the Guardian
Thank you so much Alys Fowler!!! She has apparently been “trailing round the house with my copy (of ATW), unable to put it down.” :-D http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/24/alys-fowler-norwegian-edible-garden Here’s a […]
Bushes / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Invasive plants / Perennials / Permaculture / Seed / Shrub
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SRGC seed has arrived
For the unusual vegetable enthusiast, the place to find seed are the alpine garden clubs’ seed exchanges: Scottish Rock Garden Club (SRGC), Alpine Garden Society (AGS) and the […]
Climbers / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Invasive plants / Perennials / Permaculture / Seed
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The Live in London tapes
While I was in London in December I met London Permaculture’s Stefan Geyer at St. Athan’s Hotel in London for a chat and it’s now available for all […]
Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Perennials / Permaculture / Root crops
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The many uses of Udo
An excerpt from the book is on page 55 of the latest Permaculture Magazine :) Post Views: 137
Climbers / Edimentals / Food / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Invasive plants / Perennials / Permaculture / Trees
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Electronic release of Around the World in 80 plants
The PDF version is now available through Green Shopping and you can download a free sample!! ATW from Green Shopping The Kindle and iTunes versions are also on the […]
Book reviews / Climbers / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Invasive plants / Perennials / Permaculture
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My way of sharing FUN – write about it!!!
Thanks very much to Joan Lambert Bailey for the nice remarks and great review! Yes, you’re absolutely right when you say “I am convinced this book is his […]
Annuals / Bushes / Climbers / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Invasive plants / Perennials / Permaculture / Root crops / Seed / Shrub / Trees
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The new Edimentals seed trade list for 2014-2015
SEE THE NEW SEED LIST Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2014-15. 12, 13 and 14 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning […]
Edimentals / Perennials / Seed
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Garlic bulbil sprouts on the way up
My garlic bulbils are on the way up in my living room, sown densely a week ago….soon time to harvest the winter’s first garlic sprouts :) Variety: Estonian […]
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IT’S BACK
Sitting at my desk and there was suddenly this blinding light…took me a few seconds to realise I had just emerged from the tunnel….WOWWWWWWWWWWWW!! Post Views: 178
Annuals / Bushes / Climbers / Edimentals / Food / Forest Gardening / Herbs / Invasive plants / Perennials / Permaculture / Root crops / Seed / Shrub / Trees
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Shoreditch Radio Interview on Around the World!
An Interview with the Extreme Salad Man Stephen Barstow at www.Shoreditchradio.co.uk on Sunday 18 January at 20:00 UTC This is an interview I did in London with London Permaculture’s Stefan […]