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Category: Plant profiles

Discover more about the plants we grow and sell.

Apr 18, 2023May 9, 2023 earthedup Herbs and Vegetables, Plant profiles

Red Ruffled Kale

A vigorous green kale with red veins and wonderfully ruffled leaves. Grown long enough it will yield a delicious kale raab, somewhat like the popular broccoli. For leaf harvests, this kale is very hardy, surviving hard freezes. It was bred specifically for home gardeners in mind. Pick the leaves in winter as a normal kale, … Continue reading Red Ruffled Kale

Apr 15, 2023Apr 17, 2023 earthedup Fruit and Nut, Plant profiles

Black Lace Elder

Another plant which we are selling Black Lace Elder left me slightly flummoxed. Black Lace Elder, edible? We are all familiar with it for its dramatic black foliage and beautiful pink flowers but as an edible plant? But of course, elderberries! Black Lace Elder is not only visually stunning, it also has small red berries … Continue reading Black Lace Elder

Purple Kale Tree Perennial Edible Vegetable
Apr 6, 2023Apr 8, 2023 earthedup Herbs and Vegetables, Plant profiles

Purple Kale Tree

The Purple Kale Tree is a unique perennial vegetable with a nice mild flavour. These plants can provide you with a year-round abundance of greens, they are related to other brassicas like broccoli and cabbage. The variety we are growing is PKT x Nero di Toscana. With thanks to Alan Carter of A Scottish Forest … Continue reading Purple Kale Tree

Apr 6, 2022Apr 15, 2023 earthedup Herbs and Vegetables, Plant profiles

Hyssop – An Easter Tale

Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus’ lips. When he had received the drink, Jesus … Continue reading Hyssop – An Easter Tale

Jan 23, 2022Apr 17, 2023 earthedup Herbs and Vegetables, Plant profiles

Skirret

Sium sisarum. A perennial parsnip. Well, sort of. Skirret was a vegetable that the Romans introduced to the British isles. Probably from China before the Romans cultivated this forgotten root veg. It was a favourite of Emperor Tiberius - if that doesn't sway you to include it in your garden, well... Skirret will reward you … Continue reading Skirret

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