Tag Archives: Sorrel

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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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 →

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Where are the frosts?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

We are having spectacular sunny autumn weather.  When I drive home from work the surrounding Shropshire countryside is outstandingly beautiful with silhouettes of trees outlined against the pale golden glow of the late afternoon sun.  This time last year the roads … Continue reading →

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I’m wondering about the chicory

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

I am wondering if the chicory I am growing as a mineral accumulator (dynamic accumulator in some books) is really suitable for my perennial veggie polyculture.  The plants around it are not growing as vigorously as some others in the … Continue reading →

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Things are going well ….

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

There’s nothing like the feeling of holding fresh picked garden produce and looking forward to not too far off moment when you can taste it.  The other day I gathered a bunch of mixed greens comprising wild rocket, chives, Welsh onions, land … Continue reading →

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Flouting the “rules” 2

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

What happened to the seeds I sowed on 21st February rather earlier than the packets indicated? Walking stick kale germinated on 22nd March Wild beet germinated on 21st March Chinese kale on 21st March Perpetual spinach on 22nd March Sorrel … Continue reading →

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Buying Perennial Vegetables from France

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

I’m rather like a child at Christmas when I see the postman coming with a parcel for me.  Today there were two!  I have ordered Daubenton’s kale and some other perennial veggies – oca, yacon, perpetual leeks and sorrel from two … Continue reading →

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Flouting the “rules” to see what will happen

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Anni Kelsey

In previous years I have studiously followed the instructions on seed packets regarding the correct time to sow seeds.  This year I seem to be throwing caution and last year’s seed packets to the wind and starting things off really … Continue reading →

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