I remember years ago ordering seed of a special heirloom heritage radish “rat’s tail” (Raphanus sativus var caudatus) through the Heritage Seed Library in the UK. I remember […]
Breeding
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Local runner bean landrace
I’ve started work on a local landrace of runner beans / blomsterbønner (Phaseolus coccineus). I sowed yesterday 15 varieties that are the earliest varieties I could find from […]
Beans
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Selecting for a local early broad bean
I sowed broad (fava) bean / bondebønner (Vicia faba) seed indoors yesterday as there’s still snow where I’d planned to put them outside. In addition to my late […]
Dandelions
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Moss-leaved dandelion = Taraxacum tortilobum
I’ve been trying to find out what species the legendary moss-leaved dandelion (as featured in my book) and some other cultivated varieties actually are. I took the series […]
Biannuals / Perennial vegetables
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Unusual October veg
A few unusual vegetables this October from the Edible Garden and House:1. I’ve been trialling around 20 different chicories this year from seed from the German seed bank […]
Seed / Sowing / stratifying seed
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Winter seed sowing and recording
Here’s how I sow and record perennials sowed mid-winter for stratifying. They will be left outside until they germinate in April-June, some not until 2020! Post Views: 86