Category Archives: roots and tubers

Comparing microclimates

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

I have two gardens in very different locations and they are not behaving as I had expected in respect of responses to the oncoming winter.  The first is a suburban garden and is about 500 feet above sea level.  The second … Continue reading →

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Autumn Tidy Up

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

This weekend I have had an opportunity to get out into the Telford garden enjoying the golden autumn sunshine and doing some tidying up.  I have not had much time to spend in this garden over the summer and until … Continue reading →

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“Building” and planting the new garden

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

The new garden in the hills is coming along nicely.  As described on 14 April 2013 I used what was at hand initially to begin the new veggie patches and I have continued to do this to make fertilise and … Continue reading →

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The garden is bursting with life!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

Just a quick post to say that after the ravages of the bad winter, freezing spring and the garden being battered by the erection of new fencing – it now looks wonderful and absolutely bursting with growth. Hidden in the … Continue reading →

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Introducing the “Hedgetable Patch”

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

I am currently transferring veggies from the Telford garden to the new garden and trying to find new homes for them has meant pushing the boundaries – literally – as I am using the hedge bank that borders the garden to … Continue reading →

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My book – Edible Perennial Gardening!

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

I have been researching and growing perennial veggies since 2005 and blogging about how I do this for a couple of years.  My aim has always been to be able to find out as much as I could and then … Continue reading →

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Winter Harvest

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

It is 28 January (2013) and there are still a few small fingers of ice on the lawn, the remnants of the frozen carpet that had been in place for nine days.  The photo below was taken some time during … Continue reading →

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Warming soup on a cold day

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

We have had snow here since Thursday (four days!).  The photo below was taken yesterday morning and it has continued to snow today as well.   It’s probably only a very small amount for many people from outside the UK, … Continue reading →

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Reviewing 2012

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

Yet again the weather over the past twelve months has been really challenging.  2011 was uncharacteristically dry and 2012 was unbelievably wet.  It is therefore really gratifying that in the main my perennial veggies have grown well and yielded more … Continue reading →

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Getting out in the rain to harvest some root veggies

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

Oca plants need time after the autumn equinox to form tubers.  The top growth is felled by hard frosts and they continue to work below ground for some weeks afterwards.  I dug up a few plants in early December.  They … Continue reading →

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