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Tag Archives: Jerusalem artichokes
A different way to store ‘em!
At the weekend, I’d been wondering about this last year’s Jerusalem artichokes, which is when it had occurred to me that I could dry them in the dehydrator. It does actually say in the instructions that the dehydrator can be … Continue reading
No pear tree this year
My plans for a dwarf pear tree have floundered this year. What with the bumpy start to the year for myself as well as the weather, the pot I was going to use for the tree is still full of … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, perennials, soil management
Tagged compost, garden pots, Green Johanna, Jerusalem artichokes
7 Comments
Looking after my roots
A couple of years ago, I was hopeful that I would have a beautiful rosemary bush but when I saw one flowering at a nursery in Leicestershire at beginning of last month, I knew something was wrong with mine. Since … Continue reading
The last of the JA whoppers?
Since the yew and hazel trees I ordered from The Woodland Trust have now arrived at my parents’, it was time to get the Jerusalem artichokes out of the ground. The tree isn’t going in exactly this spot but I … Continue reading
Posted in forest garden, Gardening, Wildlife
Tagged bokashi, earthworms, Jerusalem artichokes
19 Comments
From radio interviews to ground elder
Yesterday afternoon, I got a call from a BBC radio producer asking if I would mind being interviewed for one of their programmes (it isn’t to do with gardening or use of buses etc). The upshot is that this lunchtime … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Permaculture, Wildlife
Tagged green manure, ground elder, Jerusalem artichokes, runner beans
13 Comments
Sweetcorn vs. Jerusalem artichokes
I’ve already decided the Jerusalem artichokes need to be moved to a pot after this growing season. This space is going to have a hazel tree in it. However, there is another very good reason for the move: not only … Continue reading
This year’s Jerusalem artichokes
It has been unbelievably springlike today and for the first time in an absolute age I enjoyed working in the garden. The plan was to dig up the Jerusalem artichokes, put the contents of the last bokashi bin in the … Continue reading
Chop and mop
Things have been a bit hectic over the last few days. Not only have I been at work after two weeks off but I managed to flood the downstairs of my house on Monday morning, whilst disconnecting the washing machine, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Permaculture
Tagged Jerusalem artichokes, nasturtiums, squash, tomatoes
14 Comments
Preparations for Monday
I’ve left the Jerusalem artichokes in the ground too long. They have started to sprout no less. However, there are quite a number of tubers, which I am going to freeze, now that I have the new and bigger freezer. … Continue reading
The bokashi’s second birthday
On the eighteenth of March 2015, two bokashi bins, bran and activator liquid arrived at a nearby newsagent’s and with great excitement I picked them up after work. The excitement dropped a bit when I realised that I didn’t have … Continue reading