It was a busy weekend picking our winter supplies of winter chantarelles (traktkantarell) in the forest. This abundant species is mycorrhizal, associated in Norway with spruce, usually in mossy woods.
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/
Left to right in rows (from top left): Peik, Sarpo Mira, Raudar Islandkar, Sverre, Abundance, Blå Kongo, Buddhisten fra Snåsa, Eggeplomme, Rød Gulløye, Troll (see http://www.norwegianseedsavers.no/potet-bestilling for more information (in Norwegian) on the different varieties
Rød gulløye is a variant of Gulløye (Golden eye), a popular variety in the far north of Norway
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
