Added a few on 8th February 2024 (search for NEW)Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2024-2522, 23, 24 indicate the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning […]
Dandelions / Seed
Posted on:
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 […]
Dandelions / Seed
Posted on:
Freedom for Palestine
The year’s first seed is as usual dandelion (løvetann), but this one is extra early as it was one of those forced indoors for the leaves.The dandelion symbolises […]
Seed / Talks
Posted on:
Rare perennial veg seed on offer in Chandlers Ford
Below is a list of seeds of (mostly) perennial vegetables that will be offered at my talk at the Hilt in my home town of Chandlers Ford on […]
Seed
Posted on:
THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2022-2023
WELCOME TO MY NEW SEED TRADE LIST FOR WINTER 2022-23, THIS YEAR WITH 338 CHOICES20, 21, 22 indicate the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: as […]
Seed / Seed sAVING
Posted on:
THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2021-2022
WELCOME TO MY NEW SEED TRADE LIST FOR WINTER 2021-22, THIS YEAR WITH 323 VARIETIES19, 20, 21 indicate the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: as […]
Cleaning seed / Seed
Posted on:
Seed Saving
This is what ALL window sills in the home of a seed saver look like in October :)Join KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) if you’d like to share this […]
Medicinal plants / Seed
Posted on:
Joe Hollis’ pharmacy and library
It’s a year since I arrived at Joe Hollis’ Mountain Gardens in North Carolina. I wrote about it here https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=24110 and just added a few additional pictures. Here are […]
Seed
Posted on:
Nice hairdo!
Somebody commented that this Jack-go-to-bed-by-noon (Tragopogon pratensis) has a hairdo like mine ;) I think it’s rather smart! Post Views: 131
Seed / Seed sowing
Posted on:
THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2019-2020
Updated 24th Feruary 2020 WELCOME TO MY NEW SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2019-20, THIS YEAR WITH 390 VARIETIES17, 18, 19 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the […]
Seed / Seed sowing / Snow
Posted on:
The last seed?
A delayed Xmas this year, celebrating at the weekend when my daughter is here….spent the wait sowing seed and the 54th milk carton seed tray for 2019, perennials […]
Seed / Trees / weather
Posted on:
Snow covered with storm blown debris and seed
After the storm some days ago now, it was interesting to see how evenly the seed from Norway maple / sycamore and birch (spiss- og platanlønn og bjørk) […]
Seed
Posted on:
Wild buckwheat sprouts
Winter sprouts on the window sill, this time shoots of homegrown wild buckwheat seeds (Fagopyrum tataricum) ready to eat (both raw and stir-fried)! Post Views: 202
Birds / Seed
Posted on:
Siskins dining on the roof
It was fun this morning watching a flock of up to 80 siskins (grønnsisik) with a few house sparrows (gråspurv) feeding on birch seed that had fallen on […]
Seed
Posted on:
Curious double New Zealand Spinach seeds
Harvesting my New Zealand spinach seed this afternoon I noticed that several of them had secondary satellite seeds attached…a second seed seems to have grown out of the […]
Seed
Posted on:
Coltsfoot migration
The air was full of coltsfoot / hestehov (Tussilago) seed on 24th May! Post Views: 116
Seed
Posted on:
THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2018-2019
Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2018-19. 16, 17 and 18 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: as I don’t […]
Seed / Sowing / stratifying seed
Posted on:
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: 88
Seed
Posted on:
Perennial vegetable seed sowing season
More seed arrived this week and, a bit late this year due to my 1st February project deadline I’ve started sowing seed, now stratifying under the snow outside! […]
Seed / stratifying seed
Posted on:
Stratifying cold frame
I was asked how I stratify so many different varieties of seed every year, still around 200-300, although until recently it was over 400. I then had two […]
Seed
Posted on:
Seed from Korea
Many thanks to my friend Misoni Sandvik for sending me some more seed on her recent visit to Korea…. Misoni figures in both Aster scaber and Bunias orientalis […]
Seed / Sowing
Posted on:
Earth hour
Hands in earth for Earth Hour….sowed 8 varieties of tomato in candlelight! Post Views: 75
Perennial vegetables / Seed
Posted on:
Inundated with perennial seed!
Yesterday, I sowed some 110 varieties of perennial edibles….and I had about 20 left to sow….I thought I was finished for now! Guess what was in the post […]
Seed
Posted on:
THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2017-2018
7th January 2018 Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2017-18. 15, 16 and 17 in brackets indicates the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: […]