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About the Garden: Most of the seed offered in my seed list is collected in my own garden here on the edge of the Trondheimsfjord at close to 64 deg. N. It is surprisingly mild for the latitude thanks to the prevailing winds and ocean currents with a minimum temperature of around -23C, although it has only rarely fallen below -15C in recent years. I started gardening here in 1983. I use no input apart from compost, an important ingredient of which is seaweed which I collect locally every spring. We grow a wide range of vegetables many of which are not commonly grown here (e.g., Runner Beans, Broad Beans, Parsnip etc.) in addition to a selection of fruit (plums, apples, red and blackcurrants, raspberries and gooseberries all grow well; blackberries and pears are more marginal but always produce something). We also have a large collection of less common edible perennials (I call them Permanent Vegetables or Permaveggies) from around the world as well asherbs and other useful plants plus spring bulbs and a small alpine bed (>2,000 varieties). See also the following Web pages: http://www.the-world-of-seeds-trade.netfirms.com/salad.htm (probably the worlds most diverse salad when it was put together in 2001 - however, this was well and truly beaten in 2003 when a salad with 537 varieties, the vast majority organically produced in the garden was put together!

I live in: Norway

My zone is: 6A/Norway

My favorite forum 1 is Edible Landscape.

First registered on August 21,2001.