Growing your own seed often has a positive impact on pollinating insects as here with a female orange tip butterfly (aurorasommerfugl) sitting on flowers of mustard greens / […]
Brassica
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Winter protecting my perennial kales
Kales (Brassica oleracea) have a reputation for being really hardy, but in reality there are many perennial vegetables that are far more hardy. I mean, kales don’t really […]
Biological control / Birds / Brassica
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Biological control
I registered 3 great tit (kjøttmeis) territories and 1 blue tit (blåmeis) pair in the garden this year and both have raised young. One of the young great […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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More perennial kales
The perennial kales overwintered well the last two winters and are looking good. I showed a video of one I got from Walsall Allotments in Birmingham, UK a […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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Sustainable kales
I’m more and more convinced that perennial kales are the way forward. After two mild winters I’ve had good overwintering of most varieties except Tree Collards from California. […]
Brassica / Dandelions / Edible flowers / Ferns / Food / Onions / Perennial vegetables
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A 65 Veggie Pakora at 65
To celebrate my 65th we made indian pakora with 65 (or so) different perennial vegetables. Going for a new title, this time EPM (Extreme Pakora Man)! Any better? […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetable shoots
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An Aristocratic Vegetable
Sea kale Crambe maritima is sometimes referred to as the King of the Vegetables (Queen is perhaps more fitting!) . This is partly due to the fact that […]
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 […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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Diamondbacks in their thousands
Since I first blogged about an invasion of diamondback moths (kålmøll) two days ago, reports have been coming in across Scandinavia of the enormity of this invasion, even […]
Brassica / Insects / Perennial vegetables / pests
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Diamondbacks are back :(
There’s been a major arrival of diamondback moths (kålmøll) here since yesterday and there are hundreds of this major Brassica pest in the garden today! I am thankfully […]
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The Holy Grail Kale and the Janas Ecovillage gardens!
I was blown away by the edible and medicinal gardens at the Janas Ecovillage (Ecoaldeia de Janas) during my stay there. Part of my course there was a […]
Birds / Brassica
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Bramblings on kale seed
A flock of 10 bramblings (bjørkefink) and 3 chaffinches in the garden this morning. They were also taking kale (Brassica oleracea) seed (second film). I hadn’t noticed this before! […]
Brassica
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Sea Kale Yard on the Solent
After my visit to Tim Phillips’ walled garden vineyard (see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=10678), I was very happy that Susan Campbell found time in a busy schedule to meet and she […]
Brassica / Leafy greens / Perennial vegetable shoots / Perennial vegetables
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Purple-veined variegated perennial Homanics kale!
I found this beauty in my cellar at the weekend…it wasn’t variegated during the summer, but in the cool low light conditions of my cellar this is the […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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Perennial kales in my loft room
Rooted cuttings of some 10 perennial kales overwintering in my unheated loft room (it can freeze up here, but not this year) Post Views: 73
Brassica
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Diversity of Brassicas in Munich
The best living displays of the diversity of Brassicas I’ve seen was in the Munich Botanical Garden in Germany in November 2015, including an apparently perennial kale I hadn’t […]
Biannuals / Brassica / Edimentals / oil seed / Seed
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The Edible Japanese Bluebell!
When I visited Japan in early spring 2016, I noticed a violet/purple flower growing as an ornamental in some gardens and also escaped as a weed. I finally […]
Brassica / Perennial vegetables
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Taunton Deane Perennial Kale video
A short video of the wonderful Taunton Deane perennial kale at Knighthayes Court in Devon, UK where I visited on May 13th 2016. See more pictures here: http://www.edimentals.com/pictures/index.php?/category/112 Other pages […]
Brassica
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Sparrows working hard removing diamond backs
Here’s more evidence for the importance of having sparrows in our gardens! In the video can be seen both house and tree sparrows (gråspurv og pilfink) feeding on […]
Brassica / Perennials
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Giant Taunton Deane Perennial Kale
On 13th June 2016, I visited National Trust garden Knightshayes Court near Tiverton in Devon, 5 years after I was there last: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=2505 Many thanks to Sam Brown […]
Brassica / Chili / Perennials
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McMillion in Malvik
Enjoyable visit this weekend from Andrew McMillion from Nes, MdG politician, seed saver and soon to be a pioneering farmer! Great to have you here, Andrew! Post Views: […]
Biannuals / Brassica / Forest Gardening / Seed
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Alliaria capers
I have two helpers in the garden this week and one of the jobs was to pull up all the garlic mustard / løkurt which was in danger […]
Brassica / Perennials
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Incredible Vegetables Blog!
Visit Mandy Barber’s great Incredible Vegetables blog, you won’t regret it!! The last two items have been on perennial brassica, including this one: http://www.incrediblevegetables.co.uk/daubentons-kale-giving-everlasting-greens/#more-777 Thanks for the Taunton […]
Brassica / Perennials
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My hardiest perennial kale
I don’t know what this perennial kale is, but it’s the only one that has survived the last 3 winters outside here, so worth keeping. It is coming into […]
Brassica / Edimentals / Fertiliser / Perennials
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Visit from Kneiken Felleshage
I still can’t get used to the amazing upsurge in interest in grow your own, particular amongst youngsters! This afternoon, members of the newly […]