Fungi at Gevingåsen

After finding large quantities of winter chantarelles (traktkantarell) the day before within a few hundred metres of our start point, it was very surprising to find only a handful during a 3 hour walk in the Gevingåsen area….the mysteries of the forest! I shouln’t have mentioned yesterday that it was almost guaranteed to find this fungi in suitable habitat in October :(
Nevertheless, there was also an unseasonally large diversity of fungi to be found and here is a selection. Please feel free to add names if you recognise any!

Potato harvest at Væres Venner

The first small potato harvest in KVANN’s (Norwegian Seed Savers) vegetable sanctuary at Væres Venner Community garden.
I planted 10 varieties of potatoes in the spring…these were virus-free mini-seed potatoes offered to members. They were planted close at about 15 cm apart to produce full size seed potatoes for the 2019 season!
The varieties were a mixture of old Norwegian heirlooms and modern day varieties. The following Norwegian page gives the background for all the varieties seen here: http://www.norwegianseedsavers.no/potet-bestilling/

Winter chantarelle picking

The most reliable edible fungi here is winter chantarelle (traktkantarell). Only once in my over 30 years of picking this has it failed. The second part of October is the best time and I can always find large quantities in short time in damp mossy spruce woodlands which there is much of near me. Fortunate then that it’s one of the tastiest and it dries quickly for long term storage.This year is no exception and an oven load is now drying (too warm to have the wood burning stove on for drying).

Edimental of the day

Updated complete list of links to my Edimental of the Day tweets on Twitter!

010818 Allium caeruleum (Blue-of-the-Heavens) pic.twitter.com/VhjAxsp9pC
020818 Monarda “Adam” pic.twitter.com/sbsygqHh7m
030818 Korean mint, Agastache rugosa “Blue Fortune” pic.twitter.com/mcjLczm9Gx
040818 Dwarf Jerusalem Artichoke pic.twitter.com/8m484da2fX
050818 Liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) pic.twitter.com/m17cRB01aQ
060818 Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas) pic.twitter.com/jdElTlLXrb
070818 Saskatoon, Amelanchier alnifolia “Thiessen” pic.twitter.com/bWBZ0iNXQL
080818 Korean Aster (Aster scaber) pic.twitter.com/MftOTCuJew
100818 Sherpa or Nepal onion (Allium wallichii) pic.twitter.com/oYSY4HKYiG
110818 Houttuynia cordata (“Flore Pleno”). pic.twitter.com/tVLRy99GTI
120818 Hosta sieboldiana pic.twitter.com/98NA1rJeDR
130818 Udo or Japanese Asparagus, Aralia cordata pic.twitter.com/hD8CjAsnMm
140818 Hemerocallis altissima (literally Tallest Daylily) pic.twitter.com/JQSaUOteBL
150818 Oerprei, a form of Allium ampeloprasum pic.twitter.com/AykXXKAEV9
160818 Tigridia pavonia (Cacomitl or tiger flower) pic.twitter.com/NXtWuTgayo
170818 Phaseolus coccineus (runner bean) bicoloured cultivar “Painted Lady”, pic.twitter.com/EGtFQxeT6i
180818 Allium sativum (garlic) variety Aleksandra pic.twitter.com/922GZJcyQ7
190818 Variegated ground elder (Aegopodium podograria variegata) pic.twitter.com/KpyGKTgfEz
200818 Yellow variegated devil’s walking stick (Aralia elata “Aureovariegata”) pic.twitter.com/F2KP2tTCwa
210818 Tomato Rose (Rosa rugosa) pic.twitter.com/DFqqmj89lu
220818 Mashua “Ken Aslet” (Tropaeolum tuberosum) pic.twitter.com/b4Mx3WwYTx
230818 Paracress, toothache plant and electric daisy (Spilanthes acmella) pic.twitter.com/vam8IfwN2a
240818 Adam’s needle or Eve’s thread (Yucca filamentosa) pic.twitter.com/U6lScdP6l0
250818 Snow white bee balm (Monarda “Schneewitchen” pic.twitter.com/y7vxjQuOT6
260818 Citron or long yellow daylily (Hemerocallis citrina), pic.twitter.com/mN28JcbbMr
270818 Vasconcellea goudotiana (papayuelo) pic.twitter.com/0qQPseypwU
280818 Dark form of Sherpa or Nepal onion (Allium wallichii) pic.twitter.com/TN0FM1vf7U
300818 Musk mallow (Malva moschata) pink and white pic.twitter.com/AJe0tTJlKQ
310818 Nigella sativa, black onion seed, black caraway, black cumin or kalonji. pic.twitter.com/4KeU43lalq
010918 Urtica laetevirens pic.twitter.com/MTVneuWE2S
020918 Tuberous begonias pic.twitter.com/ckRFTOHzL9
030918 Ansofs Gule (or Tante Cis) tomato pic.twitter.com/oEWCodDZck
040918 Kanokoyuri (Lilium speciosum pic.twitter.com/RfkFaG7QqW
060918 Udo (Aralia cordata) in Reykjavik pic.twitter.com/jSdLzSI6At 
070918 American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis “York”) pic.twitter.com/9BMbAdJZHw
080918 Pink flowered dandelion (Taraxacum pseudoroseum) pic.twitter.com/qMcdC3Dgp6
100918 Moonglow tomato pic.twitter.com/WjSJMtu2Lt
110918 Lilium auratum pic.twitter.com/syjEp4Q7UX
120918 Twistedleaf or lopsided onion (Allium obliquum) pic.twitter.com/QItOxWozm8
150918 Paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) pic.twitter.com/IqkwUyrfZG
160918 Japanese dogwood (Cornus kousa) pic.twitter.com/Ia7EAuiBmW
170918 Opopeo Love-lies-bleeding (Amarantus caudatus “Opopeo”) pic.twitter.com/NXEPEXs8g9
180918 Rubus illecebrosus (the Strawberry-Raspberry) pic.twitter.com/yA8rsBoczL
011018 Sweet chestnut rose (Rosa roxburghii) pic.twitter.com/2URC57Gpi0
021018 Blue passion flower (Passiflora caerulea) pic.twitter.com/Ll2uXtGBCt
031018 Castanea sativa “Albomarginata” pic.twitter.com/fFdTGpcVlw
101018 Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) pic.twitter.com/w41j4KgIX1
131018 Aster ovatus var yezoensis “Hakikomi Fu” pic.twitter.com/wdlVgsYxGf
161018 Pisum sativum “Salmon-flowered pea” pic.twitter.com/Hd4YlIzsdh
191018 Japanese Banana (Musa basjoo) pic.twitter.com/ycfQYmFSCc
231018 Djulis or Taiwanese Quinoa (Chenopodium formosanum) pic.twitter.com/3G8rsuh8Pw
041118 Brazilian mallow (Abutilon megapotamicum “Orange Hot Lava”) pic.twitter.com/KvPGKMqP5z
121118 Dwarf tomatillo (Solanum abutiloides) pic.twitter.com/YI3XwSnUuS
151118 Pot marigold (Calendula officinalis) pic.twitter.com/F5h06lPrvs
201118 Vietnamese balm /kinh giới (Elsholtzia ciliata) pic.twitter.com/Ogv1wCqqAq
231118 Chinese Hibiscus / shoeblack plant (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) pic.twitter.com/QAKhvbAkN5
261118 Daubenton variegated perennial kale pic.twitter.com/tWpZXeLXN8
180519 Primula veris (cowslip) mutants
200719 Anchusa azurea
290719 Greater musk mallow (Malva alcea)

Das Essgarten-Kochbuch: Überraschende Rezepte mit Funkie, Magnolie und Co.

The Edible Garden cookbook: surprising recipes with Hosta, Magnolia and others: Thanks to Matthias Brück for drawing my attention to this interesting German cookbook with recipes for several of the perennial vegetables in my book as well as a number of less known and up and coming fruits.

The index gives a taste of what you’ll find in the book (an English translation would be great), see below the picture!

A
Alcea rosea 46
Ampel-Crêpes nach Künstlerart 126
Apfelbeere
Schwarze 130
Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding 136
Aralia cordata 118
Aralia elata 116
Aralie
Japanische 116
Aralie mit Anis 118
Aroniacreme nach Essgarten-Art 132
Aroniasaft 130
Arten
geschützte 25
Aufstrichrezepte 130
B
Baharat 80
Bambus 84
Goldrohr- 84
Schwarzrohr- 84
Bambusarten
winterharte 84
Bambussprossen 84
Bambussprossen mit Ananas 86
Bambustriebe
essbar 84
Baumsaft 64
Beilage 18, 30, 44, 52, 102, 136
Beilage mit Japanischem Rhabarber
30
Belgische Hopfensprossen mit Champignons
72
Berberitze 8
Gewöhnliche 88
Berberitzenarten
essbare 88
Berberitzenreis 88
Berberitzenreis Sereschk Polo mit
Huhn 90
Berglitschi 108
Bitterstoffe 8
Blaublattfunkie 20
Blumenhartriegel
Japanischer 108
Blumenhartriegel mit Aprikose und
Crème brulée 110
Brennnesselspitzen 68
Bunter Couscous 80
C
Camellia sinensis 56
Chaenomeles 60
Chaenomeles cathayensis 60
Chutney 62
Cornus kousa 108
Cornus kousa ‘Big apple’ 109
Cornus kousa ‘Milky Way’ 109
Cornus mas ‘Jolico’ 50
Cornus mas ‘Kasanlaker’ 50
Cranberry 104
Crème brulée 110
D
Datenbank 8, 141
Dessert 42, 56, 70, 74
Deutsche Oliven 52
Dschondscholi 92
Duftstoffe 75
Durchgedrehte Fetthenne – Fingerfood-
Schiffchen 44
Dureup 116
E
Echter Hopfen 70
Eierspätzle mit Taglilien 14
Einfrieren 68, 84, 88, 97, 131, 132
Taglilienblüten 16
Taglilienknospen 16
Eingelegte Magnolienblüten 102
Einlegen 100, 136
Erdnussbutter 86
Ernten
Blüten 8
Knospen 8
Essgarten 6, 7
Essig 88, 90
Essigbaum 96
essbar 8
Essigbeere 88
Exoten
Essbare 7
F
Fallopia japonica 28
Festtagstorte mit Kamelien 58
Fetthenne 40
Fiddleheads 26
Fingerfood 34, 40
Flieder
Gemeiner 78
Fliederarten
essbar 78
Fliederblütengebäck 82
Food- oder Aromapairing 36
Fruchtlikör 108
G
Gartenpflanzen 7, 10
Gefüllte Funkienröllchen 22
Gefüllte Taglilienblüten 18
Gelee 60, 130, 134
Gemüsearten
neue 7
Gewürz
orientalisches 96
Gewürzsumachs 96
Giersch 68
Giftpflanzen 7
Granatapfelsaft 90
H
Harissa 80
Hirschkolbensumach 96
Hochblätter
farbige 108
Hopfensprossen 70
Hosta sieboldiana
’Big Daddy’ 21
Houttuynia cordata ‘Chamaeleon‘ 36
I
Indianerlimonade 98
Indian Lemonade spezial 98
J
Japanische
Rhabarber-Erdbeer-Torte 32
Japanisches Wildrhabarbercurry 34
Jeon 116
Joghurt 54
K
Kalina 104, 106
Kalina royal 106
Kamelie 56
Kapern 92
Karamell 112
Karamellbeere 112
E-Book mit Wasserzeichenschutz (5912972-1/5e55ae6422974d65b7b8cf41e90343e5, BIC media 10/2018)
R EG I ST E R | 143
Kimchi mit Garnelen 128
Kochkurse 7
Komogi 24
Kornelkirsche 50
Kornelkirschen-Sorbet 54
Kriek Lambic 72
Küche
japanische 20
L
Leycesteria formosa 112
Leycesteria formosa ‘Purple Rain’ 114
Likör 130
Limonade 96
Linde 64
Lindensirup 64
M
Magnolia kobus 100
Magnolie 100
Kobushi- 100
Magnoliensalz 103
Malus ‘Chestnut’ 135
Malus ‘Evereste’ 134
Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ 134
Malus ‘John Downie’ 134
Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ 134
Malus spec. 134
Marmelade 62, 130
Matteucia struthiopteris ‘Jumbo’ 24
Molchschwanz 36
Mugunghwa 124
N
Naturschutz 92
Neophyt
invasiver 28
Nutzgarten 4
O
Oliebollen nach Essgarten-Art 138
Oxalsäure 29
P
Passionsblume
Blaue 120
Passiflora caerulea 120
Passiflora caerulea
‘Constance Eliott’ 121
Passiflora incarnata ‘Maypop’ 122
Petersilie
saure 88
Pflanzendatenbank 8, 141
Pflanzenteile
essbare 8
Phyllostachys nigra 84
Pimpernuss
Amerikanische 92
Gemeine 92
Kolchische 92
Pimpernusskaviar 94
Pimpernusslikör 92
Q
Quiche Tilia mit Zwiebeln und
Schinken 68
R
Ras el-Hanout 80, 132
Regenbogen-Mango 38
Reiskuchen
Mochi 56
Rhabarberrezepte 28
Rhizomsperre 71, 96
Rhus coriaria 96
Rosenblüten 75
Rosenblütensirup 76, 80
Rosenlikör 76
Rosensirup 74
Roter Lindenknospensalat
mediterran 66
S
Sauerdorn 88
Sauerkirschbier 72
Schlehen
eingelegte 52
Schneeball
Gewöhnlicher 104
Pflaumenblättriger 104
Sedum spectabile 40
Sedum telephium 40
Sezchuan-Pfeffer 86
Silvestergebäck 138
Sirup 102, 130
Spargelrezepte 26
Staphylea pinnata 92
Staphylea trifoliata 92
Staudenknöterich
Japanischer 28
Stockrose 46
Stockrosen-Lasagne mit grünem
Pesto 48
Straucheibisch 124
Straußenfarn 24
Sumach 96
Süße frittierte Passionsspießchen
mit Feigen 122
Syringa vulgaris 78
T
Taglilie 12
Taranome 116
Tee 46, 56, 64
Teepflanze 56
Tempura 116
Teufelskrückstock 116
Tiramisu formosa 114
Tomatensahne mit
Taglilienknospen und Pistazien 16
Trichterfarn 24
Trocknen 101, 102, 131
Trocknung 97
U
Unverschämte Fetthenne –
Fingerfood-Schiffchen 42
V
Vap Ca 36
Viburnum opulus 104
Viburnum prunifolium 104
Vorspeise 12, 18, 22, 42, 122
W
Wildgehölz 92
Wildobst 50, 88
Wurzelausläufer 71, 96
www.pfaf.org 8, 141
Z
Zierapfel 134
Zierquittenchutney mit Rosinen 62
Ziergemüse 4, 6, 7, 10
Ernte 8
Zierquitte
chinesische 60
Zwischengang 42