At Earthed Up! garden we will be running a workshop from 10am until 11.30am having a detailed look at the perennial edible plants available in spring, how to grow them, harvest them and how to cook them. There will be an opportunity to enjoy a harvest from what's available, please bring your own container. The … Continue reading Discover Perennial Edibles Workshop 15th March – fully booked
Bareroot Sale 9th Feb
We are having a bareroot sale! Time to get those bareroot berries in the ground near you. Special offers on the day! Come to Earthed Up! plant nursery on Belper Lane End on Sunday 9th Feb 10am-2pm to browse the bareroots which are locally grown, using minimal inputs, grown in nutrient rich soil. Collecting direct … Continue reading Bareroot Sale 9th Feb
Tubers – buried treasure
The harvest celebrations in the wheel of the year may have come and gone but we still have plenty to harvest! Here we introduce you to the root and tuber crops we are harvesting now. Scroll to the bottom of this post for links to buy them, including a discount code. Yields aplenty In permaculture, … Continue reading Tubers – buried treasure
Forest garden guild creation
Putting it all together. Healthy soil growing an array of beautiful edible & useful plants growing harmoniously. Who wouldn't want that? Pippa Chapman, garden designer and author of The Plant Lover’s Backyard Forest Garden will be at the Midlands Permaculture Festival with us on 21 September. Joining Pippa on the programme are 12 other people … Continue reading Forest garden guild creation
Babington’s leek
Native to the UK, Babington's Leek is one of the tastiest, low maintenance and easy to grow perennial vegetables. It is thought that Babington’s Leek may originate from cultivation of vegetables by monks. It is named after Charles Cardale Babington, a botanist and contemporary of Charles Darwin. All parts of this plant are edible. It … Continue reading Babington’s leek
