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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Big dreams – big tunnel
We are going under cover! We have just had our busiest year at Incredible vegetables, the demand for our plants and seeds over the last 12 months has sky rocketed as many people have been learning...
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The big tunnel 6 months on
We have had the busiest year of all time as the passion for perennial vegetables has grown. We expanded into our huge new polytunnel back in May and have been propagating and diversifying what we do,...
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Pigeon pea trials
Pigeon pea – Cajanus cajun is a drought tolerant nitrogen fixing shrubby perennial legume that can live for about 5 years. It is widely grown in India, Africa and central america where it is a staple...
View ArticleHorticultural frontiers: Realising the climate resilient potential of...
How do we grow crops resilient enough to adapt to climate change? In this workshop organised by the Soil Association at the Organic Growers Alliance’s Organic Matters 2022 conference, we explore...
View ArticleUsing perennials in CSA’s and market gardens
Using perennials in CSA’s and market gardens was held online in the depths of winter when we were dreaming of the growing year ahead. Mandy Barber of Incredible Vegetables and Ryan Sandford-Blackburn...
View ArticlePerennial Vegetables take centre stage @ORFC 24
Perennial Veg: promise and propagation, kicked off the 2024 Oxford Real Farming conference with a packed out room of eager delegates. Mandy Barber from Incredible Vegetables, Guy Singh-Watson...
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