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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 4, 2010 12:46:03 GMT -5
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Post by plantsnobin on Feb 4, 2010 22:04:44 GMT -5
Absolutely fabulous.
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Post by hiven on Feb 5, 2010 8:02:31 GMT -5
I would love to visit Stephen's garden too, it is an amazing work he put together !
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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 5, 2010 9:03:56 GMT -5
I say we put together a tour to Europe. Why let Michel and Tom have all the fun! What do you say Stephen I can think of quite a few other growers we could drop by on too.
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Post by stevil on Feb 7, 2010 7:55:46 GMT -5
Don't all come at once - only have floor space for aout 50 Otherwise, that would be wonderful! We have a word here in Norway - dugnad -meaning people getting together to do communal work. Here the most common dugnad is cleaning up the neighbourhood after the winter for the National day 17th May, but we could also have an international Dugnad where a group of Homegrown Gardeners get together and tidy up an extreme salad man's garden - need a bit of help, but don't let me catch you weeding!
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Post by plantsnobin on Feb 7, 2010 9:15:09 GMT -5
Stephen, I really do think writing a book should be in your future. I'll preorder now. I would love to see more of your garden and learn more about all things edible. I know that probably 90% of what I weed out is edible, but I just really never think about trying them. I bet Timber Press would be interested in publishing your work.
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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 7, 2010 10:17:57 GMT -5
I'll sign up for that too. And as for cleaning out your garden. Truth be told is that I am a passenger side gardener. If I'm at a friend's house, I can't help but 'garden' whether that's edging beds, thinning or even ... weeding...
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Post by ceara on Feb 7, 2010 10:22:17 GMT -5
What an inspiration! Loved seeing the photos. That's what I call a dream garden, and wish mine would look as good one day. I am a big fan of wild edibles too, and a lot grows where I live. Never imagined transplanting any of it closer to the house though. May think consider that this year. I think my fave wild edible, other than berries, is the Fireweed.
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Post by bunkie on Feb 7, 2010 12:54:59 GMT -5
(ceara, i have been looking for some fireweed seed. is it possible to get the seed or does it have to be propogated only? the fireweed i'm thinking of was in Alaska when i was a kid. it grew everywhere a fire had been. is this the plant you're speaking of?)
what a marvelous interview telsing and stephen! gorgeous pics of your gardens stephen!
i love your thoughts about permivegetables and vegmentals. i would purchase the book you write also!
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Post by canadamike on Feb 7, 2010 13:22:08 GMT -5
Great job Telsing... Speaking of delicious wilds, why is it we never here about Erythronium americanum?? It is all over the place and really great tasting, a fantastic spring salad plant. »You don't even need to mix it up with something else... and when you see one, you see millions
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Post by stevil on Feb 7, 2010 14:14:11 GMT -5
(ceara, i have been looking for some fireweed seed. is it possible to get the seed or does it have to be propogated only? the fireweed i'm thinking of was in Alaska when i was a kid. it grew everywhere a fire had been. is this the plant you're speaking of?) I actually sowed seed of Fireweed, Chamerion angustifolium album (white flowered variant) yesterday and I'd send you some if I had any left after those kind words
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Post by stevil on Feb 7, 2010 14:16:48 GMT -5
I am a big fan of wild edibles too, and a lot grows where I live. Never imagined transplanting any of it closer to the house though. May think consider that this year. I think my fave wild edible, other than berries, is the Fireweed. Careful with introducing Fireweed in your garden - once made the mistake of putting it in a garden bed and it spread amazingly quickly (like fire... .
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Post by plantsnobin on Feb 7, 2010 14:36:35 GMT -5
Stephen, I would love to have seed this fall of the white fireweed. I remember it from a picture you posted some time ago. Though I am behind the times and know it as Epilobium. Funny thing, it doesn't spread very well in my climate. I have to worry more about losing it than it taking over. I really would love to have the white. CanadaMike, I didn't realize Erythronium was edible. Another one I will have to try to remember to taste this spring.
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Post by stevil on Feb 7, 2010 15:54:37 GMT -5
Great job Telsing... Speaking of delicious wilds, why is it we never here about Erythronium americanum?? It is all over the place and really great tasting, a fantastic spring salad plant. »You don't even need to mix it up with something else... and when you see one, you see millions This gives me the opportunity to recommend a great new book by, in my opinion, North America's best wild edible author - Samuel Thayer. It's called Nature's Garden and as far as I can see this, together with his last book "Foragers Harvest", are now the standard for North American foraging books! He seems to self-publish as well in excellent quality - www.foragersharvest.com And, Michel, yes there's 8 pages on Erythroniums!! If anyone has too many Erythroniums and would like to send a few bulbs this way, I will pay them well. I have various other Erythroniums in my garden but they don't spread that quickly so I've only nibbled on them so far. I've started E. americanum from seed a few times but they haven't made it so far...
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Post by canadamike on Feb 7, 2010 17:57:02 GMT -5
Let's talk about it in a few months Stevil, I have gazillions around here. I'll let them go through their cycle and then send you bulbs...seeds are very slow...
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