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Making light work of it!
Around this time of year everything in the garden starts to grow so fast you can nearly watch it moving upwards. Everything green is surging towards the light and much of what grows fastest are things that gardeners traditionally do … Continue reading
Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers
Tagged asparagus, Babington leek, biodiversity, Chinese artichoke, field beans, jerusalem artichoke, leeks, making the most of the garden, nettle, nine star perennial broccoli, skirret, sweet cicely, three cornered leek, wild garlic, yam
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True spring onions
We all know what spring onions are – right? These days they come year round in the shops and if you grow them in the garden they are probably ready to eat in the summer rather than spring. For me … Continue reading
Not working hard in the garden
This morning with the bright sun up early and the birds singing the garden was shouting at me to come outside. However gardening by permaculture principles means I don’t have much work to actually do – no weeding, no digging, very … Continue reading
Posted in perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture
Tagged no dig, Permaculture, polyculture, wild garlic
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Early Bounty
Wild garlic is now growing in profusion in the garden. I have been harvesting small leaves for a couple of weeks but it seems that recent rain has brought on a growth spurt and large leaves abound. I use it … Continue reading
Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables
Tagged forest garden, three cornered leek, wild garlic
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