Enjoyable visit this weekend from Andrew McMillion from Nes, MdG politician, seed saver and soon to be a pioneering farmer! Great to have you here, Andrew!
McMillion in Malvik
Category Archives: Brassica
Alliaria capers
I have two helpers in the garden this week and one of the jobs was to pull up all the garlic mustard / løkurt which was in danger of spreading big time! When I returned home, Tone was sitting outside patiently pulling off the young seed pods. They were cooked up in a failed attempt to make them less fibrous. She then separated the young green seeds for a tasty exclusive relish which we ate with dinner!
Incredible Vegetables Blog!
Visit Mandy Barber’s great Incredible Vegetables blog, you won’t regret it!! The last two items have been on perennial brassica, including this one:
http://www.incrediblevegetables.co.uk/daubentons-kale-giving-everlasting-greens/#more-777
Thanks for the Taunton Deane cuttings Mandy!!
My hardiest perennial kale
I don’t know what this perennial kale is, but it’s the only one that has survived the last 3 winters outside here, so worth keeping. It is coming into flower….
Edit: It seems that this is a Helgoland Wild Kale. I received seed from a German seed catalogue a few years ago!
Visit from Kneiken Felleshage
I still can’t get used to the amazing upsurge in interest in grow your own, particular amongst youngsters! This afternoon, members of the newly formed Kneiken Felleshage (Kneiken Communal Garden in Trondheim) visited my garden and we discussed everything from seaweed as fertiliser to Tromso Palm! You guys are so inspiring and I’m honoured to be part of it….look forward to collaborating more in the future!
Unknown to them, they automatically joined Norwegian Seed Savers (Planteklubben for Grønnsaker) as I gave them a special Jerusalem Artichoke / Jordskokk – North American Stampede, which visually is identical to our earliest variety Dagnøytral (Dayneutral).
Perennial kale cuttings!
I take cuttings of my perennial kales each autumn both to share with others and in case the mother plants die outside (they are marginally hardy here). They are in the loft bedroom where there’s no heat and it can freeze, but this winter it hasn’t. They are all looking good, only a couple haven’t rooted! I keep them isolated up there with the door closed to keep aphids off the plants.
