Perennial kale cuttings
Perennial kale cuttings – An update on how to order our perennial kale cuttings, waiting times and shipping information for new customers. Because we have received an unprecedented number of order...
View ArticleProduct Review First Tunnels mini tunnel
Product review mini tunnel from First Tunnels The lovely folks at First tunnels sent us one of their not so mini – mini tunnels to test out and review. The mini tunnels are 4ft (1.22m) wide and...
View ArticleHablitzia plants head skywards
Sown three years ago, our Hablitzia plants are really going for it this year. In their first year the plants were quite small, in their second they managed to grow a few feet and now in their third...
View ArticleUlluco growing – a year in pictures 2016
Ulluco growing and harvesting in pictures. In 2016 we grew ten varieties including Chugua Roja, Ravelo Lisa, Round Orange, Yellow Spotted, White Spotted, Colombian Long Red, Purple, Pica de Pulga,...
View ArticleGreens Gardens Blog interview
We did a great interview with the Green Gardens Blog in January 2016, ‘Becoming Expert Growers with Incredible Vegetables’ as part of their gardening guides series. It is all about how we developed...
View ArticleHablitzia sowings and seedlings
Hablitzia Tamnoides can be sown over the winter months and left outside in a cold frame to germinate, you will usually see the seedlings emerge within 3-4 weeks. It is good to get them going and sow...
View ArticleSkirret harvesting in the sun
Skirret harvesting…It’s early March and we have been busy lifting some of our mature skirret plants. We left these to grow for three years undisturbed as an experiment to see what size roots would...
View ArticleHablitzia T takes over
Hablitzia Tamnoides likes to take its time establishing but is well worth the wait. As each year goes by the plants become more vigorous, the leaves become larger and deeper green and I have seen the...
View ArticlePurple Tree Collards
Purple Tree Collards seem to be the most elusive of the perennial brassicas. After waiting patiently for many years, a tiny Purple Tree Collard cutting came our way. We nurtured that little plant and...
View ArticlePerennial kale and collards – quite a collection
Perennial kale is one of our greatest obsessions and after starting off with some Daubenton, variegated Daubenton ‘Panache’ and some Taunton Deane kales, we have been busy gathering other specimens for...
View ArticlePerennial kale cuttings – latest update
Perennial kale cuttings – latest news. Our waiting list is temporarily closed while we fulfil existing orders and replenish our stock plants Because we have received an unprecedented number of order...
View ArticleProduct Review First Tunnels mini tunnel
Product review mini tunnel from First Tunnels The lovely folks at First tunnels sent us one of their not so mini – mini tunnels to test out and review. The mini tunnels are 4ft (1.22m) wide and...
View ArticleUlluco growing – a year in pictures 2016
Ulluco growing and harvesting in pictures. In 2016 we grew ten varieties including Chugua Roja, Ravelo Lisa, Round Orange, Yellow Spotted, White Spotted, Colombian Long Red, Purple, Pica de Pulga,...
View ArticleGreens Gardens Blog interview
We did a great interview with the Green Gardens Blog in January 2016, ‘Becoming Expert Growers with Incredible Vegetables’ as part of their gardening guides series. It is all about how we developed...
View ArticleHablitzia sowings and seedlings
Hablitzia Tamnoides can be sown over the winter months and left outside in a cold frame to germinate, you will usually see the seedlings emerge within 3-4 weeks. It is good to get them going and sow...
View ArticleSkirret harvesting in the sun
Skirret harvesting…It’s early March and we have been busy lifting some of our mature skirret plants. We left these to grow for three years undisturbed as an experiment to see what size roots would...
View ArticleHablitzia T takes over
Hablitzia Tamnoides likes to take its time establishing but is well worth the wait. As each year goes by the plants become more vigorous, the leaves become larger and deeper green and I have seen the...
View ArticlePurple Tree Collards
Purple Tree Collards seem to be the most elusive of the perennial brassicas. After waiting patiently for many years, a tiny Purple Tree Collard cutting came our way. We nurtured that little plant and...
View ArticlePerennial kale and collards – quite a collection
Perennial kale is one of our greatest obsessions and after starting off with some Daubenton, variegated Daubenton ‘Panache’ and some Taunton Deane kales, we have been busy gathering other specimens for...
View ArticlePerennial kale cuttings – latest update
Perennial kale cuttings – latest news. Our waiting list is temporarily closed while we fulfil existing orders and replenish our stock plants Because we have received an unprecedented number of order...
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