Minutina in foreground photographed 25.03.21. To the right is Feverfew. This minutina survived prolonged temperatures of -6 degrees C. Minutina is one of my new favourite edible perennials! It is apparently more popular and more widely known in Italy. Its latin name is Plantago coronopus. It is also known as Erba Stella and Bucks Horn … Continue reading Minutina aka Erba Stella
Journal
Compossibilities
With plentiful biological life in our soils, there are endless possibilities. In our gardens, with endless compost come endless possibilities! Many of an organic gardener's problems can be solved with more compost. Too many weeds competing with crops? Mulch with compost. Too dry? Add more compost. Not enough fertility? More compost. I could go on. … Continue reading Compossibilities
Abundant thinking
We've been doing an abundance of thinking. Now, there is plenty of doing. Since September, we've been working together planning how to set up Earthed Up! What plants will we grow, where? How do plant health regulations apply? Where will we sell? We've launched a market research survey this past week to help. Thanks to … Continue reading Abundant thinking
polyculture eyes
Above all else a forest gardener needs to be in touch with their garden. My book ‘the garden of equal delights’ is my attempt to discover the essence of the relationship between a forest gardener and their forest garden, and thereby to tease out some fundamental principles to guide that relationship. The key to unlocking … Continue reading polyculture eyes
Assembling
For months now, we've been getting everything together. We still are. There's no end to preparing and making new plans. We're proud to be starting out in business. Excited to be making yet more garden spaces. Can there ever be enough gardens in our lives? An assembly of plants co-existing happily together can be called … Continue reading Assembling
Earthed Up! 