Tag Archives: Yacon

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

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

Plans and Priorities for 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Anni Kelsey

My general aims for both gardens this year are: To increase the amount of produce from the perennial vegetables already under cultivation – essentially by having more plants. To extend the area under cultivation – in the Borderland garden. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Borderland Garden, Edible Perennial Gardening, Forest Gardening, Hedgerow, Perennial Vegetables, Polycultures, Telford Garden | Tagged flax, grains, Oca, sunflowers, Yacon | 14 Comments

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

The garden recovering from a setback

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Anni Kelsey

As time passes I am becoming more convinced that the (Telford) garden is becoming increasingly fertile and also more resilient and able to recover from setbacks. Recently we had to have the fence renewed down one side of the garden … Continue reading →

Posted in Permaculture, Polycultures, Telford Garden | Tagged jerusalem artichok, leaf beet, nettle, Oca, tree onion, Welsh onion, Yacon | 3 Comments

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

Making more room to grow……..

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

I have long hankered after more growing space and was really pleased when in early spring my partner suggested that we move the decking and take up the remaining back lawn in order to create more veggie growing space. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, Telford Garden | Tagged beans, bees, bitter cress, claytonia, green manure, jerusalem artichoke, lamb's lettuce, mashua, Oca, perennial kale, phacelia, Yacon | Leave a comment

Forming a relationship with the garden

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Anni Kelsey

As time goes on my relationship with the small area comprising my polyculture patches changes and deepens in previously unanticipated and unexpected ways. Having spent some time considering why, I think that there are two main reasons. The first is … Continue reading →

Posted in Forest Gardening, Perennial Vegetables, Permaculture, Polycultures, Relationship with nature, Telford Garden | Tagged Daubentons Kale, forest garden, jerusalem artichoke, mashua, Oca, wild rocket, Yacon, yield | 5 Comments