I was very saddened to hear yesterday evening that Stephen Facciola, author of Cornucopia II: A Sourcebook of Edible Plants, the most useful reference work in my journey […]
Climbers / Perennial vegetables
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Mother and daughter habby
The daughter Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde) was self-sown in the middle of what was where we parked the car and now where I store plants until […]
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Hablitzia: from seed to flowering in 4 months
I’ve often noted that Hablitzia plants grow slowly the first year or so, but under ideal conditions (more warmth than we get outdoors here) they can grow fast…I […]
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Hablitzia as a weed!
Hablitzia as a weed!While researching Hablitzia tamnoides for my book Around the World in 80 plants (2014) I found the following simple entry in a 19th century encyclopedia […]
Food / Onions / Perennial vegetables
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Garden wild green soup
Last night we made a green pea soup and apart from the Hablitzia (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde), I used perennial vegetables growing in a wild part of the […]
Climbers / Perennial vegetables / Snow
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Floppy Habby
It’s that time of year that Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde) goes all floppy and needs help to go upwards rather than sideways! The floppiness you see […]
Ferns / Food / Perennial vegetables
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Green Ostrich Pasta
I noticed yesterday that the ostrich ferns (strutseving) in the forest garden had put on a spurt despite the cold weather and were almost past the harvesting stage. […]
Food / Perennial vegetables / Root crops
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JA Quiche
Jerusalem artichokes (JAs / jordskokk) in quiche? Why not?Yesterday’s quiche included JAs, Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde), Aegopodium podograria (ground elder / skvallerkål), dandelion (løvetann), rehydrated dried […]
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Hablitzia picture gallery
As I’ve mentioned elsewhere I eat more Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde) than any other spring vegetable and have eaten it every day now since the beginning of […]
Food / Foraging / Perennial vegetables
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Wild domesticated edibles and 65 habby days
Tonight’s omelette had more or less only wild edible perennial plants from my area in it, although all grow in my garden, managed in some way…with one exception […]
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Pizza greens 1st May 2020
Presenting yesterdays greens used on a veggie 100% whole grain barley/spelt/rye sourdough pizza were:Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach /stjernemelde) (eaten now every day since the beginning of March and […]
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Habby-Dandy MacCheese
A wonderful birthday dinner yesterday!As is the tradition since I left home, my birthday dinner has been Macaroni Cheese with rhubarb crumble for dessert. Mac Cheese was the […]
Food
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Quinoa greens
Tonight’s 22 greens from the garden with yacon used in a quinoa stir-fry (with garlic and chili in addition):Brassica oleracea (perennial kale / flerårig kål)Hydrophyllum virginianum (waterleaf, indian […]
Food
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More perennial vegetables for dinner!
A new collection of perennial vegetables from the garden on 25th April 2020, now back to cool, overcast weather. All are managed in some way. Carum carvi (caraway […]
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Today’s perennial catch
23rd April 2020 perennial greens used in a delicious quiche (eggepai):Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde)Myrrhis odorata (sweet cicely / spansk kjørvel)Rumex acetosa (sorrel / engsyre) Campanula latifolia (giant […]
Perennial vegetables
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Forest garden companions
Here’s two favourite companions of the edible woodland garden: Virginia waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) and the climber Caucasian spinach (Hablitzia tamnoides). The plant is for the waterleaf to gradually […]
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The paradoxical habby pesto
Last night’s Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach / stjernemelde) and Allium paradoxum pesto was of course delicious with golpar (Heracleum spice), garlic, chili, sunflower seeds, parmesan, salt and pepper. […]
Food / Perennial vegetable shoots
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Garden produce 6th April 2020
Continuing my series of photographing my veggies, all from the garden this time. Just three this time, added to a pea soup.Allium nutans (or hybrid) (Siberian nodding onion)Hablitzia […]
Food / Perennial vegetable shoots
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An alternative spring harvest
Somebody asked me the other day if I use floating mulch (fiberduk / agryl) to be able to harvest all these greens so early. No, no and again […]
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Habby in the snow
I think that we ate Hablitzia (fondly known as habby) shoots every day this March as the mild winter and largely unfrozen soil brought them on about a […]
Food / Tree leaves / Trees
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Easter decorations
Easter is a big holiday here and it’s a tradition to decorate your home with various decorations (påskepynt) and the cheapest decoration is just to bring in some […]
Food / Perennial vegetables
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27th March Veggies from the garden
Tonight we made a quiche (eggepai) with these vegetables:Allium nutans (Siberian nodding onion)Allium cernuum (nodding onion / prærieløk)Dystaenia takesimana (Giant Ulleung Celery)Brassica oleracea (Perennial kale / flerårige kål)Allium […]
Food / Perennial vegetable shoots
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19th March Veggies
Continuing my series of veggies harvested from the garden. this time used in a baccalao with parsnip (pastinakk), potato (potet), bulb onions .(kepaløk), Jerusalem artichokes (jordskokk), (bought) organic […]
Food / Perennial vegetable shoots
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Self-produce from the garden
Here’s yesterday’s fresh produce* from the garden….the joy of perennial vegetables! However, snow overnight will make harvest more difficult the next few days! Here’s today’s list:Aegopodium podograria (ground […]
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More from the garden
We seem to be at least a month ahead of normal this year. I don’t normally see new shoots of ground elder (Aegopodium) until the middle of April […]