Tag Archives: field beans

Plan B

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

As every gardener knows things don’t always work out as we plan. Among the things I planned for this summer were: a selection of root vegetables from saved seeds scattered in one patch a selection of grains (quinoa, amaranth and buckwheat) … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Perennial Vegetables | Tagged armaranth, buckwheat, field beans, grains, jerusalem artichoke, Oca, perennial vegetables, quinoa, salsify, sunflowers, wild rocket, Yacon | 6 Comments

Happy Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2015 by Anni Kelsey

Even though it has been unseasonably warm in the UK so far this winter, it is nevertheless a time of rest for the garden (and gardener), so it is lovely to look at pictures from earlier in the year and to … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Forest Gardening, Hedgerow, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures | Tagged buckwheat, dahlia tubers, fennel, field beans, land cress | Leave a comment

Progress towards new planting areas……..

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Anni Kelsey

Last weekend Pat and I were in the garden extending the growing area. She was removing lawn and I was using the removed turf, plus other organic materials to make new beds. It was absolutely fantastic being out in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, forest garden development, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures | Tagged buckwheat, field beans, flower moat | 1 Comment

With kindness and care

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

We are at the end of summer, heading in to autumn and it feels a bit in-between-ish in the garden today. Too early to harvest my perennial root vegetables, too soon to do much tidying up (not that I ever … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Polycultures | Tagged earth nut pea, fennel, field beans, forage peas, green manure, seed collecting | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden, Uncategorized | Tagged Babbington leek, dandelion heads, field beans, jerusalem artichoke, lamb's lettuce, mashua, nine star perennial broccoli, Oca, Perpetual Leek, perpetual spinach, purple sprouting broccoli, Sorrel, wild beet, Yacon | 10 Comments

Using diverse crops to ensure a yield (2)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

If my garden is not resilient it is nothing; and as the summer moves on this is becoming ever more apparent. The garden may be small, but for the area it occupies it is productive and I hope to improve … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Suppliers, Telford Garden | Tagged Chinese artichoke, compost, Daubentons Kale, field beans, forest gardening, Oca, resilience, Welsh onion, wild rocket, Yacon, yield | Leave a comment

Using diverse crops to ensure a yield

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

This is turning out to be a very wet summer so far. Of course this is not unusual for the UK, British weather is notoriously variable. It is therefore equally certain that the performance of different crops will vary from … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged field beans, jerusalem artichoke, kale, Oca, scorzonera, skirret, wild rocket, Yacon, yam | 3 Comments

Making light work of it!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

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, Telford Garden | 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 | 9 Comments

Collecting as much food as I can from the garden (3)

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

This is an update on how I am doing with my resolve to collect as much food from the garden as possible (see the previous two posts at https://annisveggies.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/collecting-as-much-food-as-i-can-from-the-garden/ and https://annisveggies.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/collecting-as-much-food-as-i-can-from-the-garden-2/). So far this year I have been able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged Babbington leek, Chinese artichoke, field beans, jerusalem artichoke, lamb's lettuce, nine star perennial broccoli, salad rocket, skirret, Sorrel, yam | 3 Comments

Birdsong, January sunshine and bright green leaves

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

Well the sunshine may have been short lived (now turned to drizzle) but the birds are still in good voice outside. I have just spent a very enjoyable hour in the garden planting out Jerusalem artichokes and Chinese artichokes (no … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged Chinese artichoke, field beans, jerusalem artichoke, lamb's lettuce, nine star perennial broccoli, shallots, three cornered leek | 6 Comments