Tag Archives: jerusalem artichoke

Biomass

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

I wanted a lot of growth this year, mostly for biomass to eventually decompose into humus to enrich the very stony and clay soil in my long bed. On 6th June the cardoon which is at the centre of the … Continue reading →

Posted in biomass, Borderland Garden, Edible Perennial Gardening, forest garden development, Perennial Vegetables | Tagged cardoon, chokeberry, fennel, humus, jerusalem artichoke | 2 Comments

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

the garden going it alone …..

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Anni Kelsey

It has been a while since I posted regular updates on this blog – I have been poorly for some months, but am on the mend now. It has also meant that I have not been able to spend much … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures | Tagged chard, Daubentons Kale, jerusalem artichoke, land cress, mashua, Oca, root chicory, root parsley, skirret, wild rocket | 10 Comments

Summer in the garden

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

After my post a few weeks ago about a lack of bees, there are more about in both gardens than there were. The Borderland garden is now absolutely buzzing with both bees and other insects. The Telford garden has less, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Edible Perennial Gardening, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures | Tagged biodiversity, jerusalem artichoke, mashua, Oca, scorzonera, skirret, Welsh onion, wild rocket | 1 Comment

Seen on holiday …..

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

Just a mention of a few things I noticed whilst having a short camping break this weekend. Firstly, I know it must take a lot of effort to keep camping grounds in order and many sites work hard to landscape with trees, … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Edible Perennial Gardening, Forest Gardening, Fruit, Hedgerow, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, Relationship with nature | Tagged blackberry, blackcurrant, bunching onion, chokeberry, elder, fennel, garlic, honeyberry, jerusalem artichoke, jostaberry, land cress, loganberry, raspberry, red currant, scorzonera, tayberry, Welsh onion, wild rocket, Yacon | Leave a comment

Evaluating 2013 in the Telford garden

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

Our house in Telford went up for sale in the late spring of 2013. As yet it has not sold but the year began with the clear possibility in mind that we may not see the growing season out in … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, Fruit, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged jerusalem artichoke, mashua, Oca, yield | Leave a comment

Delights in the Mid Winter Garden

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

I would contend that a garden of edible perennials must be one of the few to yield delights in the cold and often bleak mid winter months. I have left a number of root vegetables in the ground over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, Hedgerow, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged jerusalem artichoke, lamb's lettuce, mashua, Oca, skirret, snowdrops, Yacon | Leave a comment

Evaluating 2013 and Looking Forward to 2014 in the Borderland Garden

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

2013 gave me an wonderful opportunity to start a new garden in the Welsh / English borders. There are already a series of posts about this venture, and there are links below to some of these. At the start of … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Forest Gardening, Hedgerow, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers | Tagged burdock, dahlia tubers, jerusalem artichoke, Oca, perennial kale, wild rocket, Yacon | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Forest Gardening, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers | Tagged jerusalem artichoke, mashua, Oca, Yacon | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Forest Gardening, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, Relationship with nature, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged jerusalem artichoke, mashua, Oca, quinoa | 7 Comments