Tag Archives: skirret

Shrewsbury Flower Show – update

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Anni Kelsey

I had a great time at Shrewsbury Flower Show last weekend. I found that lots of people – noticeably more than in past years – were interested in the perennial vegetables on display. There were lots of questions and much discussion … Continue reading →

Posted in Edible Perennial Gardening, Events, Perennial Vegetables | Tagged skirret | 1 Comment

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

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

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 →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, Relationship with nature, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged jerusalem artichoke, mashua, skirret, wild kale | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, roots and tubers | Tagged allium paradoxum, Babington leek, burdock, skirret, spring onion, three cornered leek, wild garlic, wild strawberry | 2 Comments

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

Dreaming of perennial polycultures and forest gardens

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

I really enjoy reading other people’s blogs; in particular the regular posts on This Low Carbon Life (http://transitionnorwich.blogspot.com/) and the Social Reporter’s blog on the Transition network site (http://www.transitionnetwork.org/stories/charlotte-du-cann/2011-09/welcome-social-reporting-project). The varied posts are unfailingly inspirational, informative, moving and practical; and … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, perennial greens, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, roots and tubers, Telford Garden | Tagged apples, chicory, dream, gooseberry, jerusalem artichoke, kale, Oca, skirret | 2 Comments