Hablitzia tamnoides/stjernemelde/Caucasian Spinach in the botanical gardens in Oslo 3rd July 2015! Post Views: 131
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Tonight’s veggies; 24th June 2015
Allium nutans xsenescens, Stellaria media, Oregano (yellow leaved), Bay leaf, Campanula latifolia, Red streaked mustard greens, Asparagus, Malva moschata, Day lily buds, Crambe maritima, Rumex patientia, Rumex acetosa […]
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Wine sorrel about to flower
At last, 6 years after planting my wine sorrel (see the book) is about to flower… seeds may soon be available for this beauty! Post Views: 111
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Tall onions
My Persian shallots are in flower. Here they are: More in these links: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=357 http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=893 http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=1407 Also in flower and even taller is Allium rosenbachianum Album (unknown edibility): […]
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Persian shallot seedlings!
So far so good, excellent germination outside of Persian shallot (Alium altissimum) – they had germinated some time ago and the young bulbs are already clearly visible. Planted […]
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Perennials thrive in a cold spring!
With plenty of rain and a maximum temperature of only 16C so far in May with no frost, it’s been perfect growing conditions for my perennial vegetables. My […]
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Taraxacum haemanthum
I just fell in love with a picture of a dandelion from the Caucasus, Taraxacum haemanthum, in this picture from page 76 of the Scottish Rock Garden Club […]
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Join me on the island of the Angels in Northern Norway in June!
Bli med meg til Engeløya! Jeg skal holde helgekurs der fra 19. – 21. juni! Påmeldinger til Eva Bakkeslett! Join me on a weekend to beautiful Engeløya / […]
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Taraxacum leucanthum flowering for the first time
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The Perennial Bed
I have always called this bed in my garden the Perennial Bed (for probably 20 years or more) as this was the first bed I made for perennials, […]
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First Ostrich Ferns up…
I was surprised to find these Ostrich Ferns / Strutseving almost over this morning in Leangenbukta (Trondheim)! I had checked the ones in my garden last night and […]
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Incredible Edible Todmorden meets the Extreme Salad Man 25th May 2015
Incredible Edible Todmorden meets the Extreme Salad Man 25th May 2015 I’m really happy to have been asked to give a talk at Todmorden, a place and people who […]
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Diversity of Nordic horseradish
A Swedish PhD thesis concludes that there is large variation in the properties of horseradish found in plant collections in the Nordic countries (old naturalised and garden accessions). […]
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Article in Permakultur magazine
The latest Nordic Permaculture Magazine, out on Friday includes an article about: “Permakulturhave (Permaculture Garden) Høj diversitet (High diversity) Højt mod nord (Far to the North)” I wonder […]
Brassica / Edimentals / Fertiliser / Perennials
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Visit from Kneiken Felleshage
I still can’t get used to the amazing upsurge in interest in grow your own, particular amongst youngsters! This afternoon, members of the newly […]
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Hablitzia moving indoors
Hablitzia is spreading in my garden and sometimes appears in plant pots, here in a large pot grown bay tree that I move inside for the winter in a […]
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Record Hablitzia harvest
So far this year the temperature has been over 5 deg C above average, the highest start to the year since records began! Yesterday, 14th March I harvested […]
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Svartelistet søtsak (“blacklisted goodies”) article
Norwegian article on sweet cicely published on the following sites / Norsk artikkel om spansk kjørvel er publisert på følgende steder: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=737 (all my articles from the magazine Sopp og […]
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Permaculture Magazine excerpt from the book!
And now adding a pdf of the article: [gview file=”http://www.edimentals.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Many-Uses-of-Udo-PM83.pdf”] To buy the current issue in print or as a PDF see: http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/magazines/current-issue.html To buy a print or digital […]
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Onion in escape attempt drama
Sometimes a letter addressed to me at 418 Malvikveien, gets delivered to my closest gardening neighbour Line Cathrin Ekseth at no. 481 ;-) This happened last week and I […]
Birds / Bushes / Climbers / Edimentals / Forest Gardening / Perennials / Permaculture / Shrub / Trees
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Announcing the First Annual Hardanger Perennialen!
Link added to my list of talks, courses and forages (at http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=262) to a FB event for the Hardanger Perennialen at the beginning of May, what promises to be […]
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Fourteen new potential Edimentalliums!!
It’s XMAS!! In the post box today, a nice selection of Allium selections from the Onion Man….very kind of him trusting me with some of his best ornamental […]
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The author of Around the World in 80 plants is guesting on permies.com this week!
My book Around the World in 80 plants is book of the week on permies.com this week 2nd – 6th February and I’ll be answering questions and taking part in […]
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Holma Forest Garden video!
Really nice video showing off the Holma Forest Garden in southern Sweden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLEC-dtRdk Link to my post about Holma here: http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=138 In a special part of the garden, many […]
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Stratifying seed record frost heave
Exactly 3 years ago, we were having the coldest winter ever. I stratify (cold treatment) a lot of seed of perennials under a cold frame in the garden. I’d never […]