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: 92
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: 106
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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): […]
Food / Onions / Ornamentals / Perennials / Pesto
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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 […]
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 […]
Edimentals / Perennials
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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 […]
Course / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Invasive plants / Perennials / Permaculture / Seaweed / Talks
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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 has is now flowering out of my roof about 8-10m up! It’s been in flower for a month, but won’t produce fruit (if it ever does) […]
Edimentals / Perennials
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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 […]
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 […]
Perennials / Seed
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Soup greens
Tonights perennial greens. I sometimes eat wild fish, so these greens were added to a fish soup, spiced with ground Hogweed seeds! From left to right: Scorzonera greens, […]
Perennials / Salad
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Sorrel “Schavel” * 7
Seven varieties of Schavel / щавель (Russian for sorrel / Rumex acetosa), just arrived from an Estonian vegetable catalogue! Post Views: 370
Perennials / Salad
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Rita Amundsen on the radio with dandinoodles/løvenudler!
Engelsk: Yesterday morning my good friend, fellow forager and Norway’s fermentation queen Rita Amundsen had an appearance on Norwegian radio. She cooks dandinoodles with blue cheese from Hitra […]
Edimentals / Perennials
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The Perennial Bed
I have always called this bed in my garden the Perennial Bed (for probably 20 years or more) as this was the first bed I made for perennials, […]
Edimentals / Ferns / Forest Gardening / Perennials
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First Ostrich Ferns up…
I was surprised to find these Ostrich Ferns / Strutseving almost over this morning in Leangenbukta (Trondheim)! I had checked the ones in my garden last night and […]
Edimentals / Perennials / Permaculture / Salad
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Incredible Edible Todmorden meets the Extreme Salad Man 25th May 2015
Incredible Edible Todmorden meets the Extreme Salad Man 25th May 2015 I’m really happy to have been asked to give a talk at Todmorden, a place and people who […]
Food / Perennials
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Garden forage 9th April 2015
After 3 weeks abstinence, it’s fantastic to be back foraging my garden :) Tonight’s greens… and browns…and reds: Heracleum sibiricum, Alliaria petiolata, Hablitzia, Allium nutans, Taraxacum officinale “Vert de […]