Early last week I made this little video after the annual collapse of my largest vegetable, Aralia cordata (Udo) …. the berries/ seeds were collected for sharing in Norwegian Seed Savers (KVANN) by the participants of the Malvik Permaculture Design Course :)
Eirik Lillebøe Wiken and Hege Iren Aasdal Wiken‘s Udo (Aralia cordata) has grown a lot since last year and has one of the best views over Fyksefjorden in the Forest Garden! :) 1. Eirik and his Udo now towers over his head.. 2. Decaisnea (Dead man’s … Continue reading Eirik’s Udo
Inspired by my visit in the spring to Tokyo’s underground blanching of Udo (Aralia cordata), see http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=8299, I dug up a couple of roots in the autumn for indoors forcing. I kept them cold in the cellar until about a month ago and then progressively moving them first to a cool room at about 10C and then … Continue reading Forced blanched Udo Baccalao
I had already agreed in the autumn to take part in the culinary program of this year’s Kosmorama Film Festival in Trondheim in collaboration with the leading restaurant Credo. I therefore made my plans to make a diversity salad back then by moving roots and plants of perennials, that I could force early to be … Continue reading The March 2017 Extreme Salads: Ingredients and preparation!
21st January 2017 Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2016-17. 14, 15 and 16 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. … Continue reading THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2016-2017
The first time my garden was featured in a book was in former Norwegian TV gardener and gardener for the King, Tor Smaaland’s 2004 book “Din drømmehage”. The book was based on Tor’s travels around Norway visiting gardens and their owners. I remember his visit well as he was like a whirlwind almost running around … Continue reading Tor Smaaland’s “Your Dream Garden” from 2004
Inspired by my visit in the spring to Tokyo’s underground blanching of Udo (Aralia cordata), see link below, I dug up a couple of roots that I will force inside the house in late winter :) I will keep them cold in the cellar and then move them into probably my living room to force … Continue reading Udo roots for forcing
My Udo (Aralia cordata) has crushed two blackcurrant bushes….
When I visited Japan in early spring 2016, I noticed a violet/purple flower growing as an ornamental in some gardens and also escaped as a weed. I finally realized that it was a plant I had grown for a couple of years (2011-2012) as an unusual annual vegetable, Orychophragmus violaceus, known as ‘Chinese Violet Cress’ … Continue reading The Edible Japanese Bluebell!
Here’s an album of my own pictures from our visit to Tokyo’s underground Udo forcing holes… More about Udo (Aralia cordata) on my web site www.edimentals.com Thanks again to Ken Minatoya-Yasuda for liaising with the agriculture industry Tourism Division in Tachikawa city!! We were the first Europeans to ask for this particular tour!! Thanks also … Continue reading Udo farm visit in Tokyo