Unexpected but great visit today from Nat Mead and Audhild Bjune. Many working with organic farming and horticulture in Norway were taught by Nat. He teaches horticulture, plant cultivation, composting and soil fertility at the Sogn Jord- og Hagebruksskule, a national school for organic agriculture. Nat is from New Hampshire, from where I returned on … Continue reading Visit from SJH
What an amazing place, at Joe Hollis’ Mountain Gardens in North Carolina yesterday! My favourite forest garden anywhere!! At 77, Joe is still expanding having purchased more land and with several new projects! Thanks to all who came including the three who drove down from Ohio for the event (9+ hours!) The picture shows me … Continue reading With Joe Hollis in Paradise!
This year’s udo (Aralia cordata) is bigger than ever following the cool damp early summer here! More about my largest vegetable udo here and in my book: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?s=aralia+cordata Thanks to Karin Saler for the photo! She visited with her lovely family from Stockholm this week!
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 Hammarsten from Jönköping University who visited today for the pictures!
The udo (Aralia cordata) shoots had begun to lift the forcing bucket, so time for the annual udo salad, a variant this year, East meets West salad…the udo paired with garden grown ramsons (ramsløk)! Delicious!
Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2018-19. 16, 17 and 18 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: as I don’t have many plants of each species, seed quantity is limited in most cases. Therefore, for some species you may only get a few seeds. Many species are … Continue reading THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2018-2019
Updated complete list of links to my Edimental of the Day tweets on Twitter! 010818 Allium caeruleum (Blue-of-the-Heavens) pic.twitter.com/VhjAxsp9pC 020818 Monarda “Adam” pic.twitter.com/sbsygqHh7m 030818 Korean mint, Agastache rugosa “Blue Fortune” pic.twitter.com/mcjLczm9Gx 040818 Dwarf Jerusalem Artichoke pic.twitter.com/8m484da2fX 050818 Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) pic.twitter.com/m17cRB01aQ 060818 Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas) pic.twitter.com/jdElTlLXrb 070818 Saskatoon, Amelanchier alnifolia “Thiessen” pic.twitter.com/bWBZ0iNXQL 080818 Korean … Continue reading Edimental of the day
The Edible Garden cookbook: surprising recipes with Hosta, Magnolia and others: Thanks to Matthias Brück for drawing my attention to this interesting German cookbook with recipes for several of the perennial vegetables in my book as well as a number of less known and up and coming fruits. The index gives a taste of what … Continue reading Das Essgarten-Kochbuch: Überraschende Rezepte mit Funkie, Magnolie und Co.
Here are the first of my edimental of the day plants, both annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and climbers! Enjoy! 0 010818 Allium caeruleum (Blue-of-the-Heavens) pic.twitter.com/VhjAxsp9pC 1 020818 Monarda “Adam” pic.twitter.com/sbsygqHh7m 2 030818 Korean mint, Agastache rugosa “Blue Fortune” pic.twitter.com/mcjLczm9Gx 3 040818 Dwarf Jerusalem Artichoke pic.twitter.com/8m484da2fX 4 050818 Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) pic.twitter.com/m17cRB01aQ 5 060818 Korean Angelica … Continue reading Edimental of the Day on twitter
Crazy about Udo (Aralia cordata)….also these hoverflies and wasps…