As some of you will know, chicories (sikkori) are just about my favourite veggies, in part due to their flexibility providing edible cooked greens, salad greens in an […]
garlic bulbils
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Garlic topset shoots
Every winter for the last 10 years I’ve been sprouting the bulbils of the Scandinavian heirloom garlic Aleksandra. I sow them in soil and cut down about 3 […]
Climbers / Edimentals
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Bay Hablitzia
I have two large pot grown bay trees (Laurus nobilis) which are moved into my porch for the winter. In the summer, they are outside quite near to […]
Birds
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House heron
Grey Heron (gråhegre) resting on the house in the bay, below my house! Post Views: 163
Dandelions / Edible flowers / Edimentals
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Pink dandelion: a new edimentaraxacum!
Looking forward to growing this dandelion….seed arrived today from China! http://www.plantarium.ru/d…/plants/3/376/207376_1271364a.jpg Post Views: 311
Birds
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Woodpigeons
Not that common a sight to see woodpigeons in the garden, here at the top of a cone-laden Norwegian spruce. Post Views: 145
Winter shoots
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Indoor edible shoots: my living room is alive!!
A collection of pictures of greens now available in my house (15th February 2016), mainly shoots of perennial vegetables! Post Views: 195
Sun
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Sunrise on 14th February 2016
Sunrise now in the south east…it’s changing fast…. Post Views: 183
Tubers
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Wild Ulluco
Ulluco is a colourful root vegetable from the Andes. The tubers are quite small….wild Ulluco tubers (Ullucus tuberosus) which I received today (just for fun!) are even smaller […]
cross-country skiing / Snow
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Ski trip at Hønstad 14th February 2016
Just a few pictures from the Hønstad area during today’s little trip out into our local nature… Post Views: 141
Book reviews
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Review of ATW in Economic Botany
Very pleased to get a review of my book in the latest issue of the journal Economic Botany (4/2015) :) The first time that Hablitzia tamnoides gets a […]
Seed
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Stratifying seed
Seed stratifying in the garden are visible again as the snow melts. They are covered with a double window frame which I lift off when it rains or […]
Onions / Perennials
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Extending the perennial veggie season with nodding onion
Allium cernuum (Nodding onion / Prærieløk) is one of the few plants that can be harvested in winter if one can find then under the snow! An important […]
Sprouts
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Chicoriche
Chicories continue to grow in the cellar which is totally dark and about +4C… made into a chicory quiche, also known as chicoriche ;) Next year I plan […]
Perennials
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The Wild Greens of Korea
There are still many undiscovered (in the west) perennial edibles in the Far East. I’m therefore now concentrating mainly on that area in this quest. This spring I […]
Talks
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Appearance at Hellens Garden Festival in Much Marcle
Announcement of my appearance at the Hellens Garden Festival in a place with the unlikely name of Much Marcle on 12th June :) Really looking forward to it!! […]
Onions / Snow
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More after dark snow scenes
There was quite a heavy fall of snow again last night, so here’s a few more shots while it’s looking at its best (I’m at work when it’s […]