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Meditations of a Wild Woods & Allotment Gardener in London
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Crops – Annual
Brassicas
Brassica – Oriental vegetables
Mizuna
Pak Choi
Brassica – Sprouting Broccoli
Brassicas – Kale & Calvero Nero
Legumes: Peas & Beans
Beans – Broad Beans (aka Fava Beans)
Beans – Runner Beans
Peas
Onions Etc
Garlic
Onion
Shallots
Peppers
Chilli Peppers (Capiscum anuum)
Sweet Peppers (Capsicum annuum)
Root crops
Beetroot – beta vulgaris
Potatoes
Turnip
Salad, Leaf & Herbs Crops – Annuals
Chard
Chicory
Coriander
Radish
Rocket (Eruca sativa)
Spinach
Spinach Beet (perpetual spinach)
Swiss Chard
Squashes of all kinds
Winter Squashes
Zucchino Custard White
Sweet Corn
Tomatoes
Crops – Perennial
Globe Artichoke
Horseradish
Rhubarb
Strawberries
Flowers – Annuals
Cosmos
Lobelia
Nigella (Nigella damascena)
Flowers – Edible
Calendula
Polianthes tuberosa ‘The Pearl’
Sunflowers
Wild Violet
Flowers – Perennials
Arum Italicum
Bluebell
Campanula (Bellflower)
Clematis (Doctor Ruppel)
Cyclamen
Dianthus (aka Wild Carnation)
Iris foetidissima (stinking iris)
Sea Holly – Eryngiums
veronicastrum virginicum roseum – ‘pink glow’
Fruit Trees
Fruiting Shrubs & Canes
Blackberries
Blueberry – Jersey Blue
Currants – red & black
Blackcurrant cutting – hardwood (Autumn)
Golden Raspberries
Gooseberry
Kiwi fruit
Loganberries
Raspberries – rubus idaeus
Herbs – Perennial
Borage
Catmint – Nepeta
Chives
Hyssop
Lemon Verbena
Lovage
Marjoram & Oregano
Saffron (Autumn crocus)
Sage
Thyme
Winter Savory
New Patch
Roses
Short History of Roses in England
Back Patch & Woods
Plants
Aquilegia Vulgaris (aka Granny’s Bonnets)
Artemisia (aka Wormwood)
Bamboo – Fargesia scabrida Asian Wonder
Clematis
Crocosmia
Dahlias
Echium
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)
Fuschia
Grasses
Heuchera (Saxifragacaea)
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Honesty
Hydrangea
Iris
Japanese anemone
Lavender
Liatris
Lilac (syringa vulgaris)
Lily – Asiatic
Lily – Calla Lily
Mallow – malva
Mourning Widow (Geranium phaeum)
Peonies
Poppies
Californian poppy
Pulmonaria (aka Lungwort)
Roses
Russian Sage
Salvia – ‘Amistad’
Sweet Woodruff
Tree mallow (Lavatera maritima)
Verbena bonariensis
Winter Flowering Honeysuckle – Lonicera
Winter Flowering Jasmine
Yarrow (achillea millefolium)
Spring bulbs
Crocus
Daffodil
Hyacinth
Tulips
Wish List
Bookshelf
Biophilic Novels
Reflections on Hope Jahren’s Lab Girl
Pests & Problems
Blight
Cabbage White Butterfly
Parakeets
Powdery Mildew
Red Lily Beetle
Southern Green Shield Bug
Wood Pigeons (aka Fruit Raiders)
Things to do in…
1. .. January
January Journal
10. .. October
11. ..November
12. .. December
2. ..February
February Journal
3. .. March
March Journal
4. .. April
April Journal
5. ..May
May Journal
6. .. June
June Journal
7. .. July
July Journal
8. .. August
9. ..September
Tips & Tricks
Bulbs, Corms & Tubers
Cold Frames
Coppicing
Crop Rotation
Cut Flowers (Annuals)
Cuttings
Greenwood cuttings – late spring / mid-summer
Hardwood cuttings – mid-autumn to late winter
Root Cuttings – from late autumn (in cold frame)
Semi-ripe cuttings – late summer to mid-autumn
Soft-wood cuttings – spring & early summer
Softwood Cuttings – Early Spring / Summer
Softwood cuttings: Propagating Tender Perennials in late summer/early autumn
Dividing Perennials
Fertilisers..
Gardening by Moon Phase
Green manures
Nicking & Notching: Notes on Apical Dominance
Pruning
Seeds
Hardening Off
Seed Collection
Seeds – Starting Seeds
Seeds – Stratifying
Shady conditions
Succession planting (aka catch-cropping)
Cut & Come-Again Leaf Salad Crops
Herbs in Succession
Wormwood Pesticide Spray
Wild Things
Bats
Bees
Super G’s B-Gallery
Birds
Blackbirds
Blue Tit (aka Tom-Tit)
Coal Tit
House Sparrow
Jays
Magpies (pica pica)
Reed Bunting (?)
Ring-necked Parakeets
Robin
Butterflies
AA_Butterfly host plants
Brimstone Butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album)
Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus)
Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Gatekeeper Butterfly (Pyronia tithonus)
Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines)
Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io)
Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)
Small Heath Butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus)
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae)
Small White Butterfly (Pieris rapae)
Cricket or Grasshopper?
Earwigs
Foxes
Lacewings
Ladybirds
Moths – Lepidoptera
Jersey Tiger Moth
Pondlife
Dragonflies &c
Frog or Toad?
Palmate Newt (Lissotriton helveticus)
Wild Words
Witch’s Kitchen
Waldorf Salad
Baked Blackberry Cheesecake
Blackberry Coulis
Blackcurrant Vodka
Blossom Syrop (think roses.. lilacs.. violets..)
Compote – cousin to jam and just as good!
Currant Jelly
Dill Rice (Sheveed Polo)
Gooseberry Crumble Cake- Summer delights
Gooseberry Gin!
Kale-slaw
Lemon Roasted Artichoke & Asparagus
Lemon Verbena Gin Cordial
Mint & Lavender Tea
Plum Jam
Red Wine Vinegar Pickles
Roasted Figs with Goats Cheese and Honey
SPRING
Creamy Chive Pasta
Creamy Wild Garlic pasta with Mint (SPRING)
Lovage Syrup for Cocktails!
Stewed Gooseberry – Summer delights
Tzatziki
Zucchini Bread
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