{"id":1399,"date":"2015-05-30T12:22:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T10:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=1399"},"modified":"2015-05-30T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T10:22:55","slug":"1399","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=1399","title":{"rendered":"Perennials thrive in a cold spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With plenty of rain and a maximum temperature of only 16C so far in May with no frost, it&#8217;s been perfect growing conditions for my perennial vegetables. My Udo (Aralia cordata) is nearly as tall as me already!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1400\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1400 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410557-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1410557\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410557-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410557-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410557-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410557.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ostrich fern and Udo (Aralia cordata)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1401\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1401\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410559.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1401 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410559-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1410559\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410559-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410559-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410559-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410559.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Udo (Aralia cordata) is up to my shoulders!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1402\" style=\"width: 287px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1402 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410561-287x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1410561\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410561-287x300.jpg 287w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410561-300x314.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410561.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aralia californica&#8230; Blanching: when the bucket is lifted off the ground by the plant it is ready to harvest!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1403\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1403\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410579.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1403 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410579-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1410579\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410579-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410579-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410579-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410579.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1403\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rheum palmatum is already blooming!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1404\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410581.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1404 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410581-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1410581\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410581-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/P1410581.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Forest garden view&#8230;.apples, Aralia elata, Aralia cordata, redcurrant, blackcurrant and ostrich fern (the lowest level is a carpet of lesser celandine, over a month ago!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With plenty of rain and a maximum temperature of only 16C so far in May with no frost, it&#8217;s been perfect growing conditions for my perennial vegetables. 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