A few pictures of seed I cleaned and packed for trading, offering to Norwegian Seed Savers and using in the kitchen today!
131116: Added a few more that I was sorting today!
151116:…and a few more today
161216:…and a few more today
Udo, Aralia cordata
Iranian golpar (Heracleum) to be used as a spice in the kitchen
Iranian golpar (Heracleum)
Iranian golpar (Heracleum)
Iranian golpar (Heracleum)
This is a vigorous Angelica that I received as Angelica atropurpurea, but I’m not sure that is the right ID. Whatever, I sometimes use it ground as a spice in cooking!
Angelica atropurpurea
Angelica atropurpurea
The seed pods of some forms of Allium wallichii (Sherpa onion) are inky, like this one, from Nepal, harvested today
I pulled these clusters of Aralia elata seeds down from my oldest tree today! (Devil’s Walking Stick, Norw: Fandens spaserst\okk; Jap: tara-no-ki; Kor: dureup namu
Rumex acetosa “Russian Giant” (sorrel / engsyre)
Rumex acetosa “Russian Giant” (sorrel / engsyre)
Coriander “Confetti” / koriander
Tradescantia ohiensis
Caucalis (small bur parsley / klengekjeks)
Sonchus oleraceus “Giant from Oregon” (thanks, Pamela Melcher :)
Buckwheat / bokhvete
Ligularia fischeri – I have PLENTY of seed of this one!!
Aralia elata
Elsholtzia ciliata, Vietnamese Balm…love the smell of these!
Elsholtzia ciliata, Vietnamese Balm…love the smell of these!
Rubus occidentalis “Black Hawk”, Black raspberry…plenty of seed this year…will clean better if anyone is interested in them..
Tigridia pavoniana….could have the tastiest bulbs in the world!
Tigridia pavoniana…..for more, see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=5470
Seed from an accession of Hablitzia tamnoides from Tampere in Finland!
The first time I’ve managed to grow Perilla to seed (pot grown and brought inside to mature). I hadn’t noticed before but they have a fine netting around them..
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