This is what ALL window sills in the home of a seed saver look like in October :)
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Saving seed from edible plants
An album for a “few” pictures from the wild and wonderful world of seed collecting…..
Masterwort / Mesterrot
Masterwort / Mesterrot
Chervil
Heracleum maximum , one of the most important North American wild edibles, also adored by bears…
Heracleum maximum , one of the most important North American wild edibles, also adored by bears…
Heracleum maximum , one of the most important North American wild edibles, also adored by bears…
Cirsium oleraceum
Vossakvann / Voss Angelica
Parsnip / Pastinakk
Laser trilobum
Laser trilobum
Paeonia officinalis
Taraxacum variegatum
Allium victorialis
Osmorhiza spp (American sweet cicely)
Lomatium nudicaule / Pestle Root
Phyteuma nigra – where did all the seed go?
Rumex nepalense
Quinoa and Good King Henry/Stolt Henrik
Good King Henry/Stolt Henrik
Taraxacum rubifolium
Allium hymenorrhizum
Allium altaicum
Allium senescens
Today’s packed seed – recycled packets!
Thermopsis
Senecio cannabifolius (wild collected edible in Japan)
Senecio cannabifolius ssp integrifolius (wild collected edible in Japan)
Milk Thistle / Mariatistel / Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle / Mariatistel / Silybum marianum – masses of seed. According to Cornuopcia II, the seeds are roasted and used as a coffee substitute
Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia officinalis
Onopordum algeriense
Onopordum algeriense
Crambe abyssinica has become an important oil seed in Europe
Malva moschata (Musk Mallow/ Moskuskattost)
Barbarea vulgaris variegata
Tromsøpalme or Giant Hogweed at Leangenbukta
About half of my Quinoa plants were harvested today
Allium wallichii seed collected at the weekend!
Aralia cordata, Udo
Aralia cordata, Udo
Patrinia
Chenopodium foliosum
Allium beesianum
Oenothera biennis / Nattlys / Evening Primrose
Barbarea vulgaris variegata
Hablitzia tamnoides (wild accession from Caucasus)
Quinoa “Dave”
Quinoa “Dave”
Cress /Karse
Cress /Karse
Tromsopalme / Heracleum persicum (Golpar spice)
Mibuna (Japanese brassica)
Hablitzia tamnoides, many unripe seed this year
Radish/Reddik “Zlata”
Malva moschata
Radish/Reddik “Zlata”
Rumex nepalensis
Rumex nepalensis
Allium fistulosum “Gribovskiy 21”
Allium fistulosum “Gribovskiy 21”
Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum
Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, seed pods attacked by great and blue tits…
Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum
Gourmet Löwenzahn Lyonell – Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
Rheum spiciforme
UK Thick Leaved – Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale “Pissenlit Coeur Plein Ameliore”
Taraxacum sublaciniosum – the legendary Moss-leaved Dandelion (I’m not convinced it’s the same as in Vilmorin’s book)
Myrrhis odorata “Smooth” (from Søren Holt )
Taraxacum officinale “Vert de Montmagny Ameliore”
Allium victorialis from Lofoten
Allium ramosum
Silybum marianum
Peucedanum ostruthium “Daphnis” (variegated)
Taraxacum officinale “Improved”
Broad Beans for seed and eating
Aralia elata, Japanese Angelica / Fandens spaserstokk
Aralia californica
Aralia californica
Rumex nepalensis
Rumex nepalensis, husks removed
Reichardia picroides, French Scorzonera
Allium cernuum
Campanula trachelium Alba
Borago officinalis alba
Taraxacum rubifolium
Meum athamanticum
Allium obliquum
Allium insubricum
Allium insubricum
Allium lusitanicum
Pea “Sugar Snap”
Pea “Epicure”
Himalayan Balsam/ Prydspringfrø
Pea “Magnum Bonum”
Pea “Sumo Snow”
Staphylea pinnata / Bladdernut: Not something to rely on if you’re likely to be hungry
Staphylea pinnata / Bladdernut: Not something to rely on if you’re likely to be hungry
Staphylea pinnata / Bladdernut: Not something to rely on if you’re likely to be hungry….this was the total yield from the young tree in the other picture and a tiny nut morcel in each one… :(
Pea “Parsley Leaf”
Allium beesianum – the real thing!
Trillium erectum
Allium sikkimense
Allium cyaneum
Osmorhiza claytonii
Allium stenodon
Allium victorialis
Cryptotaenia canadensis / Honewort
Sideritis hyssopifolia
Allium wallichii – accession originally from Drake’s alpines in Scotland
Received as Allium cernuum from Oregon, but seems to be a cross with Allium stellatum
Patrinia gibbosa
Pastinaca sativa / Parsnip / Pastinakk
Pastinaca sativa / Parsnip / Pastinakk
Aster scaber harvested for seed today
Asparagus with fruit
Ribes petraeum biebersteinii/ Black Redcurrant / Svartrips
Chinese Walnut / Juglans cathayensis – there were several on the tree but I only found one on the ground
Phyteuma orbiculare (but I thought the seed heads should be spherical)
Caragana arborescens / Siberian Pea Tree / Sibirertebusk
Caragana arborescens / Siberian Pea Tree / Sibirertebusk
Caragana arborescens / Siberian Pea Tree / Sibirertebusk
Cress / Karse
Cress / Karse
Allium wallichii
Fagopyrum tataricum / Wild Buckwheat for winter sprouting
Carum carvi “Flåslien” / Caraway / Karve
Carum carvi “Flåslien” / Caraway / Karve
Sonchus palustris
Atriplex hortensis rubra
Astragalus glycyphyllus
Astragalus glycyphyllus
Silaum silaus
Aralia cordata
Aralia cordata
Cress / Karse
Cress / Karse
Allium macranthum
Cryptotaenia japonica atropurpurea
Paeonia officinalis
Paeonia officinalis
Hordeum jubatum / Foxtail Barley / Silkebygg
Hordeum jubatum / Foxtail Barley / Silkebygg
Calamintha adscendens
Stachys officinalis
Rumex scutatus (wild accession)
Hosta sieboldiana “Elegans”
Hosta sieboldiana “Elegans”
Hosta sieboldiana “Elegans”
Lilium martagon – mix of 4 varieties
Feverfew / Matrem “Aurea”
Elsholtzia ciliata
Chili “Jalapeno”
Arctium lappa “Ho Gobo” (leaf variety)
Arctium lappa “Ho Gobo” (leaf variety)
Hosta sieboldiana “Frances Williams”
Sanguisorba officinalis “Tanna”
Asparagus officinalis
Agastache foeniculum
Coriander / Koriander
Lilium davidii
Lilium davidii
Cleaning Allium wallichii seed pods is a bit like picking bilberries – stained hands
Aralia californica
Aralia californica
Allium tuberosum
Allium wallichii
One pod on normally sterile Norrlandsløk /Norrlands Onion
Allium carolinianum (from the Himalayas)
Agastache anisata
Hypericum perforatum
Malva moschata
Malva moschata
Cichorium intybus (perennial wild)
Cichorium intybus (perennial wild)
Fagopyrum tataricum /Wild Buckwheat
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Elsholtzia ciliata – Vietnamese Balm (any recipes anyone?)
Diplotaxis
Fenugreek / Bukkehornskløver
Allium albidum
Allium flavum
Aster scaber
Staphylea pinnata
Amphicarpaea bracteata (above ground seed)
Amphicarpaea bracteata (below ground seed)
Brassica juncea “Green Wave” (Mustard Greens)
Plantago coronopus “Minutina”
Plantago coronopus “Minutina”
Chrysanthemum coronarium / Chopsuey Greens / Shingiku /Kronkrage
Swiss Chard / Mangold
Swiss Chard / Mangold
Swiss Chard / Mangold
Brassica juncea “Giant Red” / Mustard Greens / Sennepsalat
Brassica juncea “Frilly” (Mustard Greens / Sennepsalat)
Cleaning radish seed
Radish / Reddik “French Breakfast”
Radish / Reddik “French Breakfast”
Hablitzia – I harvested a few thousand seed from 7 different acquisitions today, here are 5 of them…
Hablitzia tamnoides
Runner Beans / Phaseolus coccineus – not easy to collect seed as they mature a bit too late – this is my complete harvest of seed
Allium wallichii
Broad Bean / Bondebønne “Karmazyn”
Broad Bean / Bondebønne “Crimson Flowered”
Broad Bean / Bondebønne – these dark seeds came from my Crimson Flowered seed – will grow this one out again next year
Broad Bean / Bondebønne
Plantago major “Engan Giant”
Allium wallichii “berries”
Oplopanax horridus
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Paracress / Toothache Plant
Phytolacca americana
Brassica rapa “Rapa Senza Tempa” (Turnip Greens)
Cirsium oleraceum
Allium atroviolaceum
Monarda “Elsie Lavender”
Cacalia delphinifolia
Fenugreek / Bukkehornkløver – as usual not really mature…
Plantago major “Frills”
Aralia elata
Plantago major “Rosularis”
Tigridia pavonia
Nicandra physalodes (used as an edible in China)
Time to sort all the home saved seed packets alphabetically….most packets are recycled….. :)
Cleaning Quinoa seed from the chaff in water…
Cleaning Quinoa seed from the chaff in water…
Lathyrus tuberosus
Lathyrus tuberosus
Basella alba, the last seed of the 2013 season…