Incredible Vegetables Blog
Seed saving and new perennial crops
It's been a busy year at Incredible Vegetables with lots of seed saving projects and new perennial and interesting food crops being tested. We have produced our first large batch of Skirret seed, have grown some very large anchote roots and fruits (Coccinia...
Perennial vegetables and future food crops
This article published in The Organic Grower is written by Mandy Barber, who describes herself as "a grower, researcher of perennial edible plants, budding plant breeder and seed saver. In this article, aimed at smaller scale farmers and market gardeners, she...
Apios americana or Hopniss heaven
I’ve been growing Apios Americana for a few years now. Native to North America, it’s a leguminous plant that has everything going for it – delicious tubers, beautiful ornamental vines with scented flowers and is nitrogen fixing too. Also known as Groundnut and Hopniss...
Warp Factor Nine ‘Star’ engage
Perennial Nine Star Broccoli Field Trial 'Project Nine Star' is underway. After raising hundreds of plants from 11 accessions of Nine Star seed including kind donations from Warwick University gene bank, Brown Envelope seeds and other generous individuals, the plants...
Product Review First Tunnels mini tunnel
Product review mini tunnel from First Tunnels The lovely folks at First tunnels sent us one of their not so mini - mini tunnels to test out and review. The mini tunnels are 4ft (1.22m) wide and available in three different lengths with the option of a polythene...
Perennial kale cuttings – latest update
Perennial kale cuttings - latest news. Our waiting list is temporarily closed while we fulfil existing orders and replenish our stock plants Because we have received an unprecedented number of order enquiries for perennial kale cuttings following mentions on Radio 4...
Perennial kale and collards – quite a collection
Perennial kale is one of our greatest obsessions and after starting off with some Daubenton, variegated Daubenton 'Panache' and some Taunton Deane kales, we have been busy gathering other specimens for our perennial brassica botanical garden. We have added five more...
Purple Tree Collards
Purple Tree Collards seem to be the most elusive of the perennial brassicas. After waiting patiently for many years, a tiny Purple Tree Collard cutting came our way. We nurtured that little plant and it is now a majestic specimen and we are carefully taking a few...
Hablitzia T takes over
Hablitzia Tamnoides likes to take its time establishing but is well worth the wait. As each year goes by the plants become more vigorous, the leaves become larger and deeper green and I have seen the most remarkable growth spurt as May approaches...something like 30cm...