One of my favourite perennial onions are persian shallots, Allium stipitatum and I’ve blogged about them several times in the past: https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?s=persian+shallotThis is one of the earliest onions to appear in the spring and they flower and die down in the course of June. July is the best time to harvest the bulbs (I’ve often harvested … Continue reading Persian Shallot harvest
I’ve also harvested onions of Allium stipitatum “Album”, one of the so-called Ornamental onions…but for those in the know also a fantastic Edimental onion. I bought this one as Allium rosenbachianum “Album” from Taylor’s bulbs in 2009. My friend, THE onion man,Mark McDonough tentatively ID’d it rather as Allium stipitatum “Album” – a bit disappointed … Continue reading Persian shallot confusion!
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 out yesterday at different spacings to see how quickly they grow! See also http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?page_id=893 http://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=357
I bought my original plant as Allium hirtifolium, a perennial ornamental onion, only later having it identified by my onion friend Wietse Mellema as Allium altissimum, one of at least three botanical species mostly wild collected in West Asia as Persian Shallot (mooseer). Wikipedia: “Most of those eaten are harvested from the wild, sliced, dried, and … Continue reading A year in the life of the Persian Shallot
Drying Persian shallot bulbs over my wood stove with the first batch of apples! Perennial Allium altissimum..
Welcome to my new seed trade list for 2023-2421, 22, 23 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. … Continue reading THE NEW EDIMENTALS SEED TRADE LIST FOR 2023-2024
I 2021 publiserte Norsk Hagetidend en serie artikler jeg hadde skrevet om 10 av mine favoritt flerårige grønnsaker til Norsk Hagetidend. Alle artiklene kan nå bli lastet ned ved å klikke på lenkene nedenfor! English: In 2021, I wrote a series of two page articles about my favourite perennial vegetables for Norsk Hagetidend (the magazine … Continue reading ARTIKLER OM FLERÅRIGE GRØNNSAKER FRA HAGETIDEND 2021
Tonight’s dinner was slow (kortreist) barlotto (byggotto) with whole grain Norwegian organic barley with:Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum) “Ken Aslet” and “White”Persian shallots (Allium stipitatum)Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia)Carrot / gulrotChicory / raddichio (2 varieties) (Cichorium intybus)Swiss chard / mangoldLeek / purreBulb onion / kepaløk (2 varieties)Tomatoes / tomat (a mix of the last of this year’s crop)Madeira vine … Continue reading Slow barlotto
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 Sunday 19th November 2023 (see more at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/hiltingburycommunityassociation/1043494). Income will go to Wild Hive who are organising the event!Angelica archangelica ssp archangelica v. Majorum “Vossakvann Markusteigen”; garden … Continue reading Rare perennial veg seed on offer in Chandlers Ford
Being the focus of an art installation wasn’t something I ever imagined, but since February an installation has been exhibited at the Trondheim Art Museum Gråmølna based on my January winter vegetables and very nicely put together it was too, by a group of international artists working on the Meatigation (get it?) project through the … Continue reading Unpacking the Edimentals Herbarium