Long-tongued Bombus consobrinus (lushatthumle) which almost exclusively feeds on Aconitum has turned up in the garden over the last few days on Himalayan balsam / kjempespringfrø (Impatiens glandulifera).
Thanks to Tor Bollingmo for the ID (he tells me, he’s not seen this species on Impatiens before).
I’m still alive and well after last night’s noxious pizza. I’ll explain. I used pea shoots from the living room, onion, Allium cernuum shoots harvested from the garden (I forgot to include Hablitzia shoots), garlic and chili…on top of the pizza, I added seed of Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), one of the “worst” noxious (invasive) species…
Pea shoots grown in soil on the window sill in the living room
Allium cernuum leaves can be harvested year round even when it’s -10C in the middle of the day as it was yesterday!
Allium cernuum, Chicago onion, Nodding onion (Prærieløk)
I used a whole grain emmer, spelt, rye sourdough base to the pizza (much more tasty and nutritious than standard pizza dough)
A bit overdone…the oil rich brown noxious himalayan balsam (kjempespringfrø) can be seen on top.
..I forgot the Hablitzia shoots (also fun to harvest fro the garden when it’s very cold!)
Himalayan balsam (kjempespringfrø) was the noxious element of the pizza….the seeds were used. Here from July along the Monk’s Brook in my home town Eastleigh, Hampshire!
As I suggested earlier today, veggie quiche would be tonight’s dinner (as two years ago on this day) now that I’m back here in Malvik :)
With cold weather getting colder and the forecast insulating snow not happening, I spent the day harvesting before it’s impossible to dig the soil!
The quiche turned into an invasive (svartelistet) quiche as it contains giant hogweed (Tromsøpalme) seed spice (golpar) and this year it is topped with dried Himalayan Balsam (kjempespringfrø) seed, two of the “worst” invasive species here in Norway and other parts of Europe :) Other veg includes leek, parsley, garlic and chili.
The pie crust was made of whole grain fine naked barley flour (Hordeum vulgare var. nudum).
The tomato is a variety called “Moonglow”!
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
