WELCOME TO MY NEW SEED TRADE LIST FOR WINTER 2020-21, THIS YEAR WITH 334 VARIETIES 18, 19, 20 indicate the harvesting year for the seed. Concerning seed quantity: as I don’t have many plants of each species, seed quantity is limited in most cases. Therefore, for some species you may only get a few seeds. Many species are harvested in my garden. Others are surplus from trade and purchase. OUT: Means out of stock. NB! Cultivars do not always come true. I offer them anyway, but no guarantees to what you will get! NOTE: I don’t sell seed and I won’t be doing many trades this winter due to a busy schedule. However, I offer all plus many more to members of Norwegian Seed Savers (KVANN) through our spring (February) “yearbook” and autumn catalogue. To become a member go to https://kvann.no/bli-med. It costs only kr. 250 / year plus postage and packing. For trades, I am mainly interested in uncommon hardy perennials, but I may also be interested in annuals. NB! Not all plants in this list are edible, although almost all are! Botanical name / Cultivar / Year of Harvest / Info Allium hookeri var muliense 20 Abelmoschus esculentus Silver Queen 19 Adenophora bulleyana 18 Adenophora pereskiifolia alba 18 Adenophora tashiroi 18 Adenophora triphylla var japonica Alba 20 Adenophora triphylla var japonica 19 Adenostyles alpina 19 Alcea rosea 18 Allium acuminatum 18 Allium aflatunense 18 From Kyrgyzstan Allium albidum 18 From Kaukasus Allium altaicum 20 Allium amethystinum Ex-Forelock 18 Allium amphibolum 20 Allium anisotepalum 18 From Kyrgyzstan Allium atroviolaceum 20 Allium barsczewskii 18 Allium bekeczalicum 19 From Kyrgyzstan Allium bekeczalicum x alaicum 19 From Kyrgyzstan Allium brevicaule 19 From Tyrkia Allium brevistylum 20 Allium caeruleum Leucanthum 20 Allium caesium 19 From Kyrgyzstan Allium canadense 20 Bulbils Allium carolinianum 20 Allium cepa Newburg onion 19 From Experimental Farm Network i USA; se https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/product/vegetables/onions/onion-newburg-organic Allium cernuum Høg Miks 19 Allium cernuum mix 19 Allium cretaceum 19 From Kazakhstan Allium cyathophorum 20 Allium darwasicum 19 From Tajikistan Allium decipiens 18 Allium douglasii 19 Allium erubescens 19 From Kaukasus Allium fedtschenkoanum 20 Wild collecred Tajikstan Allium fetisowii 19 Allium fistulosum Auen 4 19 Direkte From Nordgen, NGB20168 Allium fistulosum Bygland 19 Direkte From Nordgen, NGB20167 Allium fistulosum Neset 19 Nordgen, NGB14622 Allium fistulosum Leppasyrja 19 Nordgen, NGB24270 Allium fistulosum “Mix” 20 Mix of 20 accessions; can be delivered individually, men likely to have crossed Allium flavescens 18 Open pollinated Allium flavum Miks 19 Mix or individually; likely to have crossed Allium fuscoviolaceum 18 From Armenia Allium globosum 19 From Kaukasus Allium gultschense 19 From Kyrgyzstan Allium gunibicum 19 From Kaukasus Allium hymenorrhizum 20 Allium insubricum 19 Allium jesdianum “Akbulak” 19 Can have crossed Allium karataviense 19 Allium karataviense 19 From Caucasus Allium karelinii 19 From IPK Gatersleben Allium ledebourianum 20 Likely to have crossed with Allium schoenoprasum Allium lenkoranicum 19 Allium lipskyanum 19 Allium lusitanicum 18 From Alpengarten im Belvedere Allium lusitanicum from Moravia 20 Allium macranthum 19 Allium mairei 19 Allium maximowiczii 18 Allium moly Eks “Jeannine” 20 Allium nigrum 19 Allium nutans Ex-“Lena” 19 Allium nutans 18 Ex-Berkutenko Allium nutans x flavescens 19 Uncertain parents; white flowers ( From Kazakhstan) Open pollinated Allium obliquum 19 Allium oschaninii 20 From Kyrgyzstan Allium ovalifolium var. leuconervum 20 Allium paczoskianum 19 Allium paniculatum 19 Allium platyspathum 19 Allium porrum Monstruoso de Carentan 18 For milde strøk Allium praescissum 19 Allium przewalskianum 20 Allium regelii 19 Allium rosenbachianum 19 From Tajikstan Allium rotundum 19 From Kazakhstan Allium rotundum subsp jajlae 19 Allium sarawschanicum 19 From Tajikstan Allium saxatile 19 From Kaukasus Allium schoenoprasoides 20 Allium schoenoprasum Dolores Chives 19 From Experimental Farm Network Allium schoenoprasum Ex-Black Pedicels 18 Allium schoenoprasum Praga 18 Russisk frø Allium schoenoprasum Erecta 18 Russisk frø Allium schoenoprasum subsp sibiricum 20 Could have crossed with other Allium schoenoprasum; From Hokkaido, Japan Allium schoenoprasum var orientale 20 Allium severtzovioides 19 From Kyrgyzstan Allium sewerzowii 19 From Kazakhstan Allium spirale 19 From Russian Far East Allium splendens 20 Allium stenodon 18 Allium stipitatum 20 Could have crossed with other Allium stipitatum Allium stipitatum Mount Everest 20 Allium stipitatum Ex-“Goliath” 20 Could have crossed with Goliath Allium strictum 18 From Kazakhstan Allium suaveolens 19 Allium suworowii 18 From Kyrgyzstan Allium thunbergii “Ozawa” 19 Allium tianschanicum 19 From Kazakhstan Allium trachyscordum 18 From Kyrgyzstan Allium triquetrum 18 Allium unifolium 19 Allium ursinum 18 Allium victorialis 20 Mix of 8 accessions; Mix or individually; likely to have crossed Allium wallichii 20 Mix of 3 accessions; Mix or individually; likely to have crossed Allium winklerianum 19 Allium zebdanense 20 Althaea officinalis 18 Amaranthus “Mix” 18 Amaranthus chlorostachys 18 Amphicarpaea bracteata 20 Anemone rivularis 18 Anredera cordifolia 20 Tuber Aquilegia chrysantha 19 Arabis alpina 19 Aralia californica 20 Aralia cordata “Malvik” 20, 19 Arctium lappa 19 Uknown Japanese cultivar Asphodelus albus 18 Atriplex hortensis BRITAS TRÄDGÅRDSMÅLLA 19 Nordgen, NGB11726 Barbarea verna American Land Cress 18 Barbarea vulgaris Variegata 19 Begonia heracleifolia var nigricans 20 Boehmeria gigantea 18 Boehmeria sieboldiana 18 Brassica juncea Leaf Heading Mustard 19 Gift from Seed Savers Exchange Brassica juncea Giant Red 18 Brassica oleracea Ex-Tree collards Flerårige Kål 19 Likely to have crossed with other perennial kales Brassica oleracea Broccolini 17 Brassica oleracea Branchu de L’Embarras 17 Brassica oleracea Ex-Asturian Trekål 20 Likely to have crossed with other perennial kales Brassica oleracea Myrrhis Flerårige Kål 20 Brassica oleracea Ex -Pentland Brig 19 Likely to have crossed with other perennial kales Brassica oleracea Ex- Heligoland Flerårige Kål 19 Likely to have crossed with other perennial kales Brassica oleracea Ex- Cottager’s Flerårige Kål 19 Likely to have crossed with other perennial kales Brassica oleracea Ex-Daubenton Flerårige Kål x Late Purple Sprouting Brokkoli 19 Likely to have crossed with other perennial kales Brassica oleracea Asturian Trekål 18 Brassica oleracea Couve Galega 18 From Portugal Brassica oleracea Couve Galega 18 #2 From Portugal Brassica oleracea Daubenton Grex 17 Brassica oleracea Homesteaders Perennial Kale 17 From Chris Homanics in Oregon Brassica rapa Cima di Rapa Sessantina 16 Broussonettia kazinoki 18 Bryonia alba 18 Buddleja davidii 18 Calamintha grandiflora Variegata 19 Calochortus macrocarpus macrocarpus 19 Calochortus palmeri palmeri 19 Caltha palustris himalensis 18 Campanula “Pink Octopus” 19 Campanula latifolia Miks 19 Campanula punctata Ex-“Rubrifolia” 19 Campanula trachelium “Bernice” 19 Capsicum annuum Ausilio Thin Skin Italian Pepper 20 Gift from Seed Savers Exchange Capsicum annuum Midnight Sun 17 Capsicum annuum Sibirsche Hauspaprika 17 Carum carvi Rosa blomstret 20 My breeding line Carum carvi Rotkarve 20 My breeding line Cedronella canariensis 18 Centaurea solstitialis 18 Chelidonium majus 20 Chenopodium bonus-henricus 19 Chenopodium bonus-henricus 19 From IPK Gatersleben: CHEN75 Chenopodium quinoa Stephe 19 Selected by Stephen Barstow in Malvik over 30 years. From a variety Dave Chrysanthemum coronarium 20 Mix of varieties Cicerbita plumieri 19 Cichorium endivia Cornet de Bordeaux 17 Cichorium intybus Catalogna Gigante di Chioggia 19 Cichorium intybus Bianca 17 Cichorium intybus Rossa di Verona Sel. Arca 17 Cichorium intybus Da Taglio Bionda a Foglie Larghe 16 Cirsium eriophorum 19 Cirsium oleraceum 20 Cladrastis kentuckea 19 Claytonia virginiana 18 Clematis alpina 18 Not edible Clinipodium vulgare 18 Commelina coelestis Alba 20 Conopodium majus 20 Cornus mas Elegant 20 Early variety Cornus mas From Ringve 19 Crambe maritima 20 Mix of varieties Cucurbita maxima Hokkaido 19 Cucurbita maxima Sweet Fall 19 Gift from Seed Savers Exchange Cucurbita pepo Paydon Heirloom Acorn 19 Gift from Seed Savers Exchange Diplotaxis tenuifolia 20 Diplotaxis tenuifolia Wasabi Arugula 18 Diplotaxis tenuifolia Wildfire 18 Diplotaxis tenuifolia Dragon’s Fire 18 Diplotaxis tenuifolia Heirloom Rustic Style 18 Dystaenia takesimina 20 Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus 19 Elsholtzia ciliata 20 Erythronium oregonum subsp leucandrum 19 Eschscholzia californica 18 Fagopyrum tataricum 20 Filipendula ulmaria Variegata 20 Foeniculum vulgare 20 Fuertesimalva limensis 18 Gentiana lutea 18 Girardinia septentrionalis 18 Gladiolus caucasicus 20 Not edible Hablitzia tamnoides Miks 20 Mix of 10 accessions; Mix or individually; likely to have crossed Heracleum sphondylium x sibiricum 20 Hosta gracilima 18 Hosta sieboldiana 20 Hypericum perforatum 20 Inula helenium 20 Lactuca sativa Jebousek 19 Gift from Seed Savers Exchange Lactuca sativa Veneziana 19 Lactuca sativa Freckles 18 Lactuca sativa Rossa Ricciolina da Taglio 18 Lactuca sativa Navarra 16 Lepidium latifolium 18 Lepidium sativum 20 Leucanthemum maximum Alaska 18 Libertia grandiflora 19 Not edible Ligularia dentata 18 Ligularia dentata “Desdemona” 18 Ligularia fischeri 20 Ligularia sachalinensis 18 Lilium Ex-Black Dragon 18 Uncertain edibility Lilium martagon Tsingense 19 Lonicera iliense 20 Uncertain edibility Lycopersicon esculentum Imur Prior Beta 18 Gift to KVANN From Heritage Seed Library in the UK (claimed to be a Norwegian variety but this is uncertain) Lycopus asper 18 Malva mohileviensis 18 Malva moschata 20 Malva verticillata 18 Medicago sativa Cache Valley Alfalfa 19 From Experimental Farm Network i USA Mertensia ciliata 19 Mertensia paniculata 18 Nicandra physalodes 19 Nicotiana rustica 18 Not edible Nicotiana africana 18 Not edible Nicotiana kawakamii 18 Not edible Nicotiana repanda 18 Not edible Nicotiana velutina 18 Not edible Oplopanax horridus 20 Ornithogalum pyrenaicum Fra Metz, Frankrike 19 Osmorhiza longistylis 20 Uncertain species Oxalis tuberosa Rød 20 1 knoll hver; Rotgrønnsak From Andesfjellene; trenger lang frostfri høst. Jeg dyrker i store bøtter som flyttes inn i huset i oktober og høstes i juletida Oxalis tuberosa Gul 20 1 knoll hver; Rotgrønnsak From Andesfjellene; trenger lang frostfri høst. Jeg dyrker i store bøtter som flyttes inn i huset i oktober og høstes i juletida Parasenecio hastatus 19 For the woodland garden Parasenecio hastatus subsp orientalis Ex-“Shiro Sankou Hakikomi Fu” 19 For the woodland garden Parietaria judaica 18 Pastanica sativa 20 Unknown variety Phaseolus vulgaris Anasazi Bean 19 Wikipedia: Anasazi beans are a dappled red and white bean first cultivated by Ancestral Puebloan people around 130 CE in what is now the Four Corners region of the United States. They were adopted by commercial growers beginning in the 1980s and marketed under the name “Anasazi”; traditionally they were known by the Spanish names frijol conejo (rabbit bean), vaquita (little cow), or pajaro carpintero (woodpecker) Physalis Indian Strain 20 Grown indoors in Malvik; seed from 10 year old, 2m high plants Physalis spp. 19 From Eric Toensmeier, Holyoke, USA Phyteuma globariifolium 20 Wild collected in Austria Phyteuma nigra 20 Phyteuma orbiculare 20 Phyteuma persicifolium 18 Phyteuma scheuchzeri 19 From IPK Gatersleben PH1 Phyteuma sieberi 20 Wild collected in Dolomites Italy Phyteuma spicatum 20 Phytolacca americana 18 Pisum sativum Carouby de Maussane 20 Pisum sativum Askerert (=Ringeriksert?) 20 Pisum sativum Chinese Snow Pea 20 Pisum sativum Jærert 20 From Torfinn Leikvoll 2011 Pisum sativum Marie’s Høye 20 NGB20121; Read about this one here: https://tinyurl.com/y4q3uzns Pisum sativum Purple Podded 20 Pisum sativum Ringeriksert 20 NGB17881 Pisum sativum Robinson 20 Pisum sativum Rättviksärt 20 NGB17879 Pisum sativum Salmon Flowered 20 Pisum sativum Slikkerten fra Våler 20 NGB20044 Pisum sativum SVARTBJÖRSBYN 20 Sugar Pea; NGB17837 From Agneta Magnusson in Sesam 2020 Pisum sativum Winterkefen 20 Pisum sativum Dwarf Grey 19 Pisum sativum Green Beauty Snow 19 Pisum sativum Hurst Green Shaft 19 Pisum sativum Sugar Magnolia 19 From Alan Kapuler Pisum sativum Sugar Snap Cascadia 19 Prenanthes spp. 19 Primula japonica “Mix” 18 Primula veris 18 Proboscidea louisianica ssp fragrans 20 Prunus tomentosa 18 Raphanus sativus Runder Schwarzer Vinter 19 Raphanus sativus Purple Plum 18 Raphanus sativus China Rose 16 Raphanus sativus Minowase 16 Rheum ribes 19 Rhus glabra 19 Ribes heterotrichum 20 Rorippa amphibia 18 Rorippa palustris 18 Rosa canina 19 Rosa ecae 19 Rosa platyacantha 19 Rumex acetosa Russisk miks 20 Mix of 6 Russian varieties Rumex acetosa Belleville 19 Rumex acetosa Champion 19 Rumex acetosa Shirokolistny 18 Rumex crispa 20 Rumex patientia 20 Rumex scutatus 18 Ruta graveolens 19 Salvia sclarea 18 Sanguisorba canadensis 19 Sanguisorba menziesii 18 Saxifraga pensylvanica 19 Scandix pecten-veneris 20 Scorzonera hispanica Miks 20 Mix of 6 varieties grown in Væres Community Garden Silene uniflora 18 Silybum marianum 20 Smilax rotundifolia 18 Solanum spp. Gbognome Greens 19 From Experimental Farm Network i USA Sonchus oleraceus Alba 20 Streptopus amplexifolius 20 Taraxacum albidum 19 Taraxacum californonicum 20 Taraxacum officinale Vert de Montmagny 16 Taraxacum rubifolium 19 Taraxacum sublaciniosum Delikatess (Moss-leaved) 20 Tellima grandiflora 18 Thalictrum aquilegifolium 18 Tigridia pavoniana 19, 20 Tragopogon samaritanii 20 Urtica circularis 18 Urtica galeopsifolia 18 Almost stingless Urtica kioviensis 18 Viburnum cassinioides 19 Vicia faba 20 Tilby en miks av former From KVANNs demonstrasjonshagen hos Væres Venner i Trondheim. Et bilde av mangfoldet av former vises her: https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=27037 Viola kamtschadalorum 19 Viola pumila 19 From Kyrgyzstan Youngia japonica 18 Zea mays Pink and Purple Popcorn 19 Gave From Seed Savers Exchange
Some beautiful views the last couple of days between snow showers:
Incredible variations in fjord colour. Here there was a really strong contrast between almost white in the distance and deep blue green. Forbordsfjellet in the background. This is almost like the contrast below between the fjord and snow-covered fields.
There were unusually many plants still flowering in the garden in October this year as we experienced a bit of an Indian summer. We’ve now had our first frost, so time to publish this album of 116 pictures of over 100 species. Most but not all are edible / edimentals and, yes, I should have made a salad.
Tradescantia ohiensis
Monarda didyma “Pink Lace” flowering through Aralia cordata “Sun King”
Ligularia fischeri “Cheju Charmer” – I’m not sure if this really is a late flowerer (my other fischeris are in seed) or just an aberration
Alcea rosea #1
Alcea rosea #2
Aquilegia chrysantha
Origanum spp.
Tradescantia
Allium tuberosum
A pretty Heracleum sphondylium or hybrid
Oxalis tuberosa (Oca)
Borago officinalis “Alba”
Leek (Allium porrum)…no chance for seed here!
Campanula lactiflora “Loddon Anna” has been in flower most of the summer and is popular with pollinators
Sedum “Carl””
Cirsium japonicum
Campanula persicifolia
Fuchsia magellanica “Alba”
The last Tigridia pavonia
Scabiosa japonica alpina
Papaver somniferum
Dystaenia takesimana (see https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=24998) has produced seed and is still flowering
Leonurus cardiaca (motherwort)
Tanacetum parthenium (feverfew) (medicinal)
Lactuca sativa (lettuce)
A pink flowered perennial chicory (Cichorium intybus)
Korean clematis (Clematis serratifolia): the youg shoots have been reported eaten in Korea (not edible flowers)
Clematis vitalba (Old man’s beard) has been flowering like made for a couple of months and is very popular with pollinators (edible young shoots cooked, not edible flowers)
Prunella vulgaris
Parasenecio farfarifolius var bulbifera flowering very late
The bulbils of Parasenecio farfarifolius var bulbifera
Brassica nigra (black mustard)
Saponaria officinalis (soapwort; not edible)
Campanula trachelium “Alba”
Campanula rapunculoides
Meconopsis cambrica (not edible)
Micromeria dalmatica
Hosta “Red October”
Hylotelephium spectabile
Tulbaghia violacea (society garlic)
Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) trying to flower again
Gentiana sino-ornata, a survivor from the time I also grew pure ornamentals
Dianthus knappii
Second flowering (perennialisation) on honesty (Lunaria annua)
Another nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Another nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
Salvia officinalis
Hyssopus officinalis
Cryptotaenia japonica “Atropurpurea”
Allium hookeri “Zorami”
Lycopus asper
Madeira Vine (Anredera cordifolia) flowering for the first time outside in the garden…the tubers are overwintered indoors
Yacon (Polymnia sonchifolia) flowering for the first time outside in the garden…the tubers are overwintered indoors
A double form of Silphium integrifolium (wholeleaf rosinweed) from seed
My house was given the name Bergstua by the previous owners, literally meaning house on the rock, a rocky hillside overlooking the fjord. Not a natural place for a pond. I wanted to have a pond somewhere, initially mainly for wildlife, habitat for frogs, drinking water for birds etc. I eventually chose a small depression in the rock where the previous owners had presumably blasted a hole in order to erect a flagpole. Not being one for flags, I decided to convert this area into a pond and this involved removing both the metal support and concrete base and this took a couple of years of hard work as I also wanted to avoid machines. If it was feasible by hand I would do it by hand, even resisting an electric drill for many years. I used to come home from work and spent half an hour every day hacking at the concrete with a metal digging bar and when that was eventually removed deepening the depression in the shale-like rock (phyllite).
The hedge you can see behind the pond was Cotoneaster lucidus which has non-edible berries that not even birds take until they are desperate. We bought a rubber liner for the pond in the UK on one of our trips to visit family. I initially filled the pond and the boggy marginal areas with wild plants and creatures like water boatmen and frog spawn from lakes in the area, but regretted a few of the introductions like Equisetum fluviatile (swamp horsetail). The frogs never really thrived but a few survived for a few years and one took up residence in our septic tank… I later gradually converted the pond to an edible pond and the hedge behind was dug out and replaced by a diverse edible/bird friendly hedge including Morus alba, Crataegus, Viburnum edule, Sambucus nigra “Variegata”, Viburnum opulus, Amelanchier “Thiessen”, Rosa spp., Staphylea (bladder nut) and a few others. About 10 years ago, I overhauled the pond, digging out all the soil and replanting from scratch in order to remove all the horsetail and other aggressive plants. Below is a video of my little collection of water and bog plants this week and below the video is list of plants we see:
Featuring the following plants: Gunnera tinctoria (G. chilensis) is one of the 80 in my book Around the World in 80 plants (ATW80) Althaea officinalis (Marsh mallow/ legestokkrose) Allium validum (Swamp onion, Pacific onion) which is also included in ATW80 Caltha leptosepala (Western marsh marigold, White marsh marigold / hvit soleihov) Darmera peltata (Umbrella plant, indian rhubarb / skjoldsildre) Lilium canadense ssp michiganense (Canada lily, Michigan lily / Canadalilje) Saxifraga pensylvanica (Swamp saxifrage) is also in ATW80 Typha angustifolia (Reedmace, bulrush, cattails / smal dunkjevle) Filipendula ulmaria “Variegata” (Meadowsweet / mjødurt) Polygonum hydropiper (Water pepper / vasspepper) Eupatorium cannabinum (Hemp agrimony / hjortetrøst) (for insects and butterflies) Zizania latifolia (Manchurian wild rice) – not very useful as it’s the swollen stems infected by a fungus which is used. Lycopus spp. Apium nodiflorum (Fool’s watercress, European marshwort) Oenanthe javanica (Water dropwort, seri)
I often shown pictures of moonglades from the house (the long beam-like reflection of the moon on the fjord), but I’d never noticed a venusglade before. Then three nights ago a long beam reflection of the fjord was clearly visible under venus (very bright at the moment) with the naked eye. I only had a hand-held camera and this was the best I could get, just weakly visible: Then, last night it was clear again and armed with tripod I made a one minute exposure of the scene. Of course, in the course of a minute we’ve moved some distance and venus is unclear…and the stars are stripes in the sky. The venusglade is wider also as it too moves, but it nevertheless makes for an interesting picture with the bonus of an auroral glare over Forbordfjellet. I must try over-exposing next time:
10 years ago today I had my first celebrity visit, from the UK! On 10th April 2010 I received the following email message entitled Permaveggies: “I am a garden writer based in Birmingham, England. I came across your work via an interview with you on a website and am very interested in learning more about your garden. I also share a love for unusual edibles that can be used in an ‘ornamental setting’. I suppose my garden has one foot in the forest garden camp and the other in a cottage garden. The greatest majority are edibles (everything from your typical vegetables to the more unusuals) with the rest being useful plants for medicine, feeding the garden or pollinators. I suppose the interesting part is that it’s a typical row terrace garden that’s about 60 ft long- cramped in is one way of looking at its design principles. I’ve written a book about it called the Edible Garden with it in conjunction with a programme on BBC2. Anyhow I would love to talk more about your work and what you’ve discovered. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Alys Fowler” The interview was the one published on my friend Telsing Andrews’ blog, The Veggie Patch Reimagined (see https://veggiepatchreimagined.blogspot.com/2010/02/stephens-edimental-oasis-interview.html). As part of this BBC series, permaculture had just been featured on 7th April 2010. The BBC crew visited Tim and Maddy Harland’s (my publishers) garden and were bowled over by their mature forest garden full of food and wildlife. In my reply I jokingly wrote “Stop by next time you’re in the area”! Little did I know that she would do just that a few months later! It turned out that she was researching her book “The Thrifty Forager” and was “looking for people to interview who boldly eat what others might not think to…”! Alys’ book The Thrifty Forager was published the year after but my book with Introduction by Alys took another 3 years! She devotes a whole section to my garden, its plants and The Modern Monk (guess who?) :) In the foreword to my book, there’s a picture of Alys reading my old coverless copy of Cornucopia II in the garden! Below are 4 albums of pictures taken by Alys’ cameraman Brian Wheeler! I have fond memories of this visit during a really hot period after the coldest June since the 1960s. The first album are pictures from the garden, the second from a forage and swim in the fjord, then a trip up to a local mountain Vennafjellet , via a second swimming spot, Nevrahølet (we were finished quite quickly with the pictures and interview in the garden due to the wonderful weather) and finally some pictures from Trondheim! Alys was also a presenter on BBC’s Gardener’s World and writes a gardening column for the Guardian! Other blog posts about Alys! Alys Fowler in the Edible Garden: https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=276 Alys’ Pool: https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=5572
1. Brian Wheeler’s photographs of The Edible Garden
2. Brian Wheeler’s photographs from a tour of the bay and beach below the house (after her swim, Alys said for the first time that I lived in paradise!)
3. Trip to Vennafjellet via Nevrahølet swimming hole in the eyes of Brian Wheeler
4. Alys Fowler in Trondheim (by Brian Wheeler)
Dinner at Skyssstasjon where my daughter Hazel worked
I’ve been busy planting up a bed that I’ve been renovating. It’s part of a bed I’ve called “Pond Bed North” since I constructed it in the late 80s after felling several birch trees (the previous owners liked even more shade than I do). However, it had become overgrown with unwanted inedibles… Here’s a video of the bed and the plants and below a picture and hand drawn map of the bed with details of everything I planted for those wanting more details. You’ll see various Japanese edibles, two new Zanthoxylums, Aster scaber (new accessions) and right at the end an exclusive edible, Taraxacum californicum (California dandelion). This information will be added to my master garden Excel sheet in the winter.
Yesterday, I registered red-tailed bee / steinhumle (Bombus lapidarius) for the first time at the community garden (Væres Venner), the first time in this part of Trondheim. This is a common species in the city and is probably the commonest bumblebee in the Allium garden at the botanical gardens. Today, I saw this species for the first time in my own garden, the first record in this area. It was on Allium pskemense, probably the most popular plant in my garden for bumblebees. In the second video you can see both the white-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum; lys jordhumle) and tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum; trehumle). Please correct me if I’m wrong!
English: This is the course for you who want to learn more about perennial vegetables and forest gardening in a course held in and around Norway’s world-renowned Edible Garden, now one (of 4) Permaculture Land Centres in Norway, led by author and head of KVANN / Norwegian Seed Savers, Stephen Barstow. There will be lectures on Allium, an extended garden walk, making lunch and dinner with spring harvested produce, foraging on the shoreline and the ostrich fern tour along the Homla river canyon. Full program, pictures and link to pictures in the pdf at the bottom
It is also possible to extend your stay to Monday when we will work together in KVANN’s gardens at Væres Venner in Ranheim on Monday 11th May.
Course fee and registration: You must either be a member of KVANN or the Norwegian Permaculture Association. NOK 1600 (for the whole weekend) for KVANN members (membership costs NOK 250), NOK 1800 for members of the Norwegian Permaculture Association. Kr. 900 for students and unemployed. There is a binding registration when paying the course fee. VIPPS to 91529516 (private). Bank account: 82306086762. This course has been fully subscribed all the times it has been arranged in the past with a waiting list. If you sign up but are later prevented attending, there are good chances of finding someone take over your place and we will help advertising that!
Sign up to sbarstow2@gmail.com with your name, address, email, phone and year of birth (we need this information because we are seeking support from Studieforbund Natur og Miljø)
Norsk: Dette er kurset for deg som vil lære mer om flerårige grønnsaker og skogshaging i og rundt Norges verdenskjent Spiselig Hage, nå et (av 4) Permakultur Land Sentre i Norge, ledet av forfatter og leder av KVANN, Stephen Barstow. Det blir foredrag om Allium, utvidet hagevandring og felles matlaging, sanketur i fjæra og strutsevingetur langs Homla. Fullt program, bilder og lenk til bilder fra de 3 tidligere kurs kan man laste ned nederst på denne siden.
Det er også mulighet å være med på dugnad i KVANNs hager hos Væres Venner mandag 11. mai. Kursavgift og påmelding: Man må enten være medlem av KVANN eller Norsk Permakultur Forening. Kr. 1600 (for hele helgen) for medlemmer av KVANN (medlemskap koster kr. 250), kr. 1800 for medlemmer av Norsk Permakultur Forening. Kr. 900 for studerende og arbeidsledige. Det er bindende påmelding ved betaling av kursavgifta. VIPPS til 91529516 (privat). Bankkonto: 82306086762. Dette kurset har blitt fulltegnet alle ganger tidligere med venteliste. Om man tegner seg på, men senere blir forhindret er det gode sjanser for å få noen til å ta over plassen din og det skal vi hjelpe til med!
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