There were unusually many plants still flowering in the garden in October this year as we experienced a bit of an Indian summer. We’ve now had our first […]
Edible flowers / Perennials
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Early May Edible Flower Bouquet
A posey of edible flowers:Primula denticulata Primula elatior (oxlip / hagenøkleblom)Primula vulgaris hybrid (primrose / kusymre)Claytonia virginica (spring beauty)Arabis alpina (Alpine Rock Cress / Fjellskrinneblom)Arabis caucasica (Wall Rock Cress […]
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 […]
Interview / Perennial vegetables / Perennials
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Perennials resistence in Portugal
Thanks to my friends in Mértola, and the Life in Syntropy folk for this post about my visit to Mértola: CLICK HERE: https://lifeinsyntropy.org/en/perennial-resistance-with-stephen-barstow Post Views: 261
Edible flowers / Perennials
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Mid-October flowers in the Edible Garden
No frost thus far in October and it looks like it could be a frost free month! That and record high temperatures and there are a lot of […]
Biannuals / Edimentals / Food / Perennials
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Cicoria Fantastica!
I love chicories, a huge diversity of vegetable and wild forms, some perennial, hearting types, dandelion like types, various colour forms often like this one splashed with colour, […]
Beans / Perennials
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Perennial thicket bean update
A hardy perennial bean has been a wish amongst permaculturists for some years, and one of the most interesting species is Phaseolus polystachios. Jonathan Bates of Paradise Lot […]
Perennials
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66 today!!
Congratulations to my dear Mum and Dad on their 66th wedding anniversary today!! And 66 has a special significance in my family, as heard at 0:58 in this […]
Food / Perennials / Root crops / Tubers
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Soba stir-fried cellar vegetables
Last night’s chinese stir-fried vegetables, from cellar and store, served with soba! Now using more tubers than greens… Achira carrot chicory Chili GarlicOca onionperennial kale turnip Ulluco Jerusalem artichoke and winter chantarelle Post Views: 107
Biannuals / Perennials / Root crops
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Jack-go-to-bed-by-noon/Chorogi/Madeira vine tuber harvest
Harvested roots of Jack-go-to-bed-by-noon (Tragopogon pratensis), an introduced weed in my garden. It is related to salsify and scorzonera – I eat the roots and force a few for […]
Annuals / Edimentals / Perennials
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Garden pictures 24th-25th September 2016
A collection of pictures from last weekend in the garden! Post Views: 170
alpine plants / Perennials
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The Youngs of Aberdeen
On my way up north from Edinburgh by train I stopped off to visit Scottish Rockers ( Scottish Rock Garden Forum luminaries) Ian and Maggi Young’s wonderfully diverse […]
Garden tour / Insects / Perennials
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Weekend garden pictures 3rd – 4th September 2016
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Annuals / Biannuals / Edimentals / Perennials
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Weekend garden pictures
A diverse selection of pictures from last weekend in the Edible Garden :) Post Views: 121
Beans / Perennials
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Germinating Phaseolus polystachios
Two of the perennial beans, Phaseolus polystachios, have germinated :) See my earlier blog about this exciting plant here: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=3600 Post Views: 126
Book / Perennials
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Most northerly overwintered edible Gunnera?
I was surprised to see two Gunneras (both tinctoria/chilensis and manicata) outside at the Ringve Botanical Gardens in Trondheim at the weekend. Reidun Mork told me that they […]
Perennials
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Vollinger in Malvik raid
These 4 fun-loving specimens of Homo sapiens from Germany, the US, Denmark and Norway, on a secret mission, raided my garden of some giant vegetables this evening and […]
Perennials
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Solstice sweet and sour soup greens
Somebody once said that solstice greens are the best…I’d add that solstice perennial greens are even better :) Here’s what I used in tonight’s soup: Sea kale(strandkål), Scorzonera (scorsonnerot), […]
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 […]
Breeding / Forest Gardening / Nursery / Perennials / Root crops / Salad / topset onion / Tubers / walkabout onion
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Mandy Barber’s Incredible Vegetables and The Field
Well, not only Mandy’s plot, a group of local people in Ashburton, Devon got together to buy The Field a few years ago to grow vegetables communally! It is […]
Perennials / Salad
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A few weekend plants and salads!
Just a few weekend shots from the garden and kitchen during a hard working gardening weekend with my helper, Kia from Fosen Folkehøgskole Post Views: 120
Ferns / Perennials
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16 days later
The rate of growth of Udo (Aralia cordata) from Japan is phenomenal in cool spring weather, even outgrowing Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach)! The first picture was taken by […]
Climbers / Forest Gardening / Perennials
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Hablitzia racing anyone?
Can you see your Hablitzia grow?? I must measure mine next year! http://backyardlarder.blogspot.hu/2016/05/how-fast-can-climbing-spinach-climb.html… Thanks, Alison Tindale! Post Views: 188
Insects / Perennials / pests
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Diamond back moth invasion
One of the worst invasions of diamond back moth / kålmøll happened a couple of days ago….here is a video showing hundredds swarming over one of my Lily […]
Edible flowers / Edimentals / Perennials
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Fast Slow Edimental Lunch!!
15 minutes from garden to table must qualify as fast food, but unlike its namesake this is highly nutritious and with a few flowers becomes gourmet edimental food… […]