The best of spring in one sitting. In celebration of the country Norway, we yesterday (17th May) harvested a small selection of the best blanched perennial vegetables (apart from the ostrich fern which had to be harvested or it would have been too late). This included three udo species (Aralia cordata, Aralia californica and Aralia … Continue reading Wietse’s Onion Soup with Udos, Hosta, Ostrich Ferns, Sea Kale and Ramsons→
This year’s udo (Aralia cordata) selfie pictures, probably the highest ever with a flowering spike way above my head. I harvested about 1/3 of the shoots in the spring. This is my largest herbaceous perennial vegetable that was planted here 20 years old ago! It has never had any fertiliser and is growing on the … Continue reading The 2021 Selfies with a 20-year old Udo→
A little over a year ago we made pakora (Indian fried vegetables) with 65 perennial vegetables to celebrate my 65th birthday (see https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=25405)I made the following comment: “Just wish I’d had broad / fava bean (bondebønne) flour available for the pakoras rather than gram flour (chick peas)…next time I hope :)”Well, my wish came true … Continue reading Broad bean (fava) pakora→
Not something I can make very often as I don’t find fasciated dandelions very often! A simple salad was put together, made fascinating with a fasciated dandelion.The blanched udo (Aralia cordata) was ready:I harvested some blanched sea kale (Crambe maritima) too and I found a fasciated dandelion to decorate the salad The udo was peeled … Continue reading Fasciated dandelion- udo- sea kale salad→
During a webinar recently somebody asked me recently whether udo (Aralia cordata) resprouts in the same season if one cuts it. I said I would give photographic evidence that it does. The first picture is the blanched udo ready to eat. It was cut right down on 1st April. It reacted quickly by sending up … Continue reading Does udo resprout→
Almost exactly 5 years ago this week I was on a study tour to Japan to look at Sansai production. I’m doing a webinar talk about the trip for Norwegian Seed Savers (KVANN) on 18th April. Although it’s open for all it will be in Norwegian. If there is interest for it I could repeat … Continue reading Japanese Sansai in March→
WELCOME TO MY NEW SEED TRADE LIST FOR WINTER 2020-21, THIS YEAR WITH 334 VARIETIES18, 19, 20 indicate 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 … Continue reading THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2020-2021→
I’ve been self-sufficient in fresh vegetables year round and have blogged and lectured about how I can do this even in winter without a greenhouse, without a freezer and without using additional energy apart from my own manual labour :) The most important factor allowing me to do this is the cold cellar under the … Continue reading Harvesting winter vegetables before the freeze→
My 18 year old udo (Aralia cordata) is probably the tallest ever this year (I’m 6 ft or 1.8m). After the coldest May for many years with plenty of rain, June is likely to be the warmest ever in this area with several days over 30C and a probable (to be confirmed) highest temperature for … Continue reading Udo record→
AROUND THE WORLD IN THE EDIBLE GARDEN; Part 2 – KoreaInviting you to the second in a series of dinners from Malvik’s Edible Garden where we “forage” from different parts of the world!We don’t often eat oily food, but now and again its great and this meal was exceptional!From top left and clockwise:Ligularia fischeriDystaenia takesimana … Continue reading Korean tempura and dipping sauce for perennial vegetables→
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
