Black Peppermint is a vigorous grower that will grow happily in a container. You can pick the leaves when needed and freeze or dry the leaves for winter use. It flowers pale purple flowers which are great for pollinators. The leaves are dark green/ bronze. It is a hardy perennial which dies back in the … Continue reading Black Peppermint
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Taunton Deane Kale
Now heralded as a healthy 'superfood', Taunton Deane is also known as 'cottager's kale', which hints at its history: it used to be commonly grown in British vegetable gardens up until Victorian times. This perennial kale shines with its blue-green appearance, which is characteristic of many cabbage plants, and the leaf veins of 'Taunton Deane' … Continue reading Taunton Deane Kale
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
Our community of gardeners
We're a community of citizen gardeners, not a community garden. Everyone that visited our Spring plant sale today left with something new: in their brains, for their gardens, and some of them for their mouths. Plants, compost, food. My favourite was our youngest visitor munching on Taunton Deane kale leaves. I'm excited for many more … Continue reading Our community of gardeners
I’m going to grow more
We are through round one and two of seed sowing for 2023. That's over 800 plants started so far and we've not got to the big sowing list yet. And you know what? I'm thinking to grow even more than first planned! Is less more? The spreadsheets suggest we will grow less plants this year. … Continue reading I’m going to grow more
Earthed Up! 