The year’s first taste of Hosta and Udo shoots (dug in the autumn, stored in the cellar and forced in the living room in the dark), used in […]
Dandelions / Seed
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Encouraging dandelions
I’ve changed full circle from the days when I fought against the dandelions to nowadays actively encouraging them in my perennial beds as they will be my most […]
Cellar vegetables
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A tour of the Edible House cellar!
I probably wasn’t aware, when we bought the house 40 years ago next year, how important the cold cellar under the house would be. It is largely unimproved […]
Art Exhibition / Salad / Winter vegetables
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Unpacking the Edimentals Herbarium
Being the focus of an art installation wasn’t something I ever imagined, but since February an installation has been exhibited at the Trondheim Art Museum Gråmølna based on […]
Dandelions
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Dandelion shoots in the living room
This bucket was planted in the autumn and stored until now in the cellar. Within a few days of bringing it up into my living room there are […]
Edientomental / Edimentals / Onions / Pollinators
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Keeled garlic, a useful winter Allium and edimental in summer
There are Allium species that can be harvested year round in the garden, notably nodding onion / Norw:prærieløk (Allium cernuum) which I’ve blogged about before. In autumn, new […]
Seed sprouts
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Cut and come again peas
Save your own pea seed and sprout your own in winter indoors, some of these used for a stir-fry dish last night! If sown in soil, they can […]
Onions / Perennials
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Extending the perennial veggie season with nodding onion
Allium cernuum (Nodding onion / Prærieløk) is one of the few plants that can be harvested in winter if one can find then under the snow! An important […]