Annet's Journal

These haven’t done much. They did really well in early spring, but my autumn sowing hardly germinated. The spring sowing was early in the year (relatively cold weather) in a shady spot, the autumn sowing was in late August, in a sunnier spot. Too warm maybe?

This container didn’t have any drainage holes, oops. The lettuce was swimming around and wasn’t growing all that much either – I might have sowed them too close together. So, I emptied the pot and planted out the bigger ones in the veggie bed. They’ve got more space now, but with snow on the way I’m not sure whether they’ll survive..

Small carrots. I don’t think the flavor was all that pronounced, by I didn’t try them raw, I put them in a (pretty spicy) soup. I left a few in the ground, to see what they taste like raw. Hopefully they’ll grow a little bit more, now that they’ve got some space.

I sowed three garlic cloves, together with three spring onion roots in a small container on the kitchen window sill. The garlic cloves came up very quickly. The spring onions might have been too old, we’ll wait and see.

I sowed three garlic cloves, together with three spring onion roots in a small container on the kitchen window sill. The garlic cloves came up very quickly. The spring onions might have been too old, we’ll wait and see.

These little citrus seedlings haven’t grown much. I planted a lemon and a tangerine seed last year, and they both sprouted. They both were about 3 inches tall – I say ‘were’ because I tossed one of them out, since it wasn’t looking too healthy. Except, I can’t remember which one, so I’m keeping both entries…

I don’t really expect it – the remaining seedling – to fruit or grow into a tall citrus tree, but I am hanging on to it because of the smell. Whenever I rub the leaves, especially new growth, I get this amazing citrus blossom smell, which immediately transports me back to vacations in Portugal and Spain. It works like a treat :)

Somehow I’ve become obsessed with alliums, particulary the rare and unusual kinds. We all know regular old allium cepa (onion), allium porrum (leek) or allium sativum (garlic), but tell me which supermarket carries ‘nodding onion’ or ’lady’s leek’ (allium cernuum) or ‘crow garlic’ (allium vineale). Well, I’ve ordered a number (seeds and bulbs) and have already planted out a few and can’t wait to find out what they look and taste like.

http://myfolia.com/plantings/35791
http://myfolia.com/plantings/35793
http://myfolia.com/plantings/35797
http://myfolia.com/plantings/35055
http://myfolia.com/stash/34043
http://myfolia.com/stash/34816

Oh, and I just found a more or less complete list of alliums, so I’ve got my work cut out for me:

Alliums:
Abrams’ Allium (Abramsii)
Allium Aflatunense
Allegheny Onion (Allegheniense)
Autumn Onion (Stellatum)
Bear Garlic (Ursinum)
Beegum Onion (Hoffmanii)
Bigelow’s Onion (Bigelovii)
Black Garlic (Nigrum)
Blue Mountain Onion (Dictuon)
Bolander’s Onion (Bolanderi)
Bolander’s Onion (Bolanderi)
Bolander’s Onion (Mirabile)
Bolander’s Onion (Stenanthum)
Brandegee’s Onion (Brandegeei)
Broadleaf Wild Leek (Atroviolaceum)
Broadleaf Wild Leek (Ampeloprasum)
Broadstemmed Onion (Platycaule)
Burlew’s Onion (Burlewii)
Allium Carinatum
Cascade Onion (Cratericola)
Chinese Chives (Odorum)
Chinese Chives (Tuberosum)
Coastal Onion (Dichlamydeum)
Columbian Onion (Columbianum)
Crinkled Onion (Crispum)
Cuddy Mountain Onion (Fibrillum)
Cultivated Garlic (Sativum)
Daffodil Garlic (Neopolitanum)
Darkred Onion (Atrorubens)
Darkred Onion (Atrorubens)
Darkred Onion (Cristatum)
Dotted Onion (Punctum)
Douglas’ Onion (Douglasii)
Drummond’s Onion (Drummondii)
Dusky Onion (Campanulatum)
Early Onion (Praecox)
Elmendorf’s Onion (Elmendorfii)
Field Garlic (Oleraceum)
Fragile Onion (Scilloides)
Fringed Onion (Fimbriatum)
Fringed Onion (Fimbriatum)
Mojave Fringed Onion (Mohavense)
Purdy’s Fringed Onion (Purdyi)
Garden Leek (Porrum)
Garden Onion (Proliferum)
Garden Onion (Cepa)
Geyer’s Onion (Geyeri)
Bulbil Onion (Tenerum)
Geyer’s Onion (Chatterleyi)
Geyer’s Onion (Geyeri)
Gland Onion (Glandulosum)
Glassy Onion (Hyalinum)
Goodding’s Onion (Gooddingii)
Grand Coulee Onion (Constrictum)
Hickman’s Onion (Hickmanii)
Howell’s Onion (Howellii)
Clokey’s Onion (Clokeyi)
Howell’s Onion (Howellii)
San Benito Onion (Sanbenitense)
Jepson’s Onion (Jepsonii)
Jeweled Onion (Serra)
Kunth’s Onion (Kunthii)
Largeflower Onion (Macropetalum)
Lemmon’s Onion (Lemmonii)
Lillydale Onion (Oxyphilum)
Little River Canyon Onion (Speculae)
Manyflower Onion (Pleianthum)
Meadow Garlic (Canadense)
Fraser Meadow Garlic (Fraseri)
Hyacinth Meadow Garlic (Hyacinthoides)
Meadow Garlic (Lavandulare)
Meadow Garlic (Mobilense)
Meadow Garlic (Canadense)
Mediterranean Onion (Paniculatum)
Mexicali Onion (Peninsulare)
Penisula Onion (Peninsulare)
San Francisco Onion (Franciscanum)
Allium Moly
Munz’s Onion (Munzii)
Narrowleaf Onion (Amplectens)
Narrowleaf Wild Leek (Burdickii)
Nevada Onion (Nevadense)
Nevius’ Garlic (Nevii)
Nodding Onion (Cernuum)
New Mexican Nodding Onion (Neomexicanum)
Nodding Onion (Cernuum)
Nodding Onion (Obtusum)
Olympic Onion (Crenulatum)
Oneleaf Onion (Unifolium)
Pacific Onion (Validum)
Papery Onion (Membranaceum)
Parish’s Onion (Parishii)
Parry’s Fringed Onion (Parryi)
Passey’s Onion (Passeyi)
Pitted Onion (Lacunosum)
Kern’s Pitted Onion (Kernense)
Pitted Onion (Davisiae)
Pitted Onion (Lacunosum)
Pitted Onion (Micranthum)
Plains Onion (Perdulce)
Plains Onion (Perdulce)
Sperry’s Onion (Sperryi)
Rakkyo (Chinense)
Rawhide Hill Onion (Tuolumnense)
Red Sierra Onion (Obtusum)
Red Sierra Onion (Conspicuum)
Red Sierra Onion (Obtusum)
Redskin Onion (Haematochiton)
Robinson’s Onion (Robinsonii)
Rock Onion (Macrum)
Runyon’s Onion (Runyonii)
San Bernardino Mountain Onion (Monticola)
Sanborn’s Onion (Sanbornii)
Congdon’s Onion (Congdonii)
Sanborn’s Onion (Sanbornii)
Sand Leek (Scorodoprasum)
Sand Leek (Rotundum)
Scytheleaf Onion (Falcifolium)
Serpentine Onion (Diabolense)
Allium Serratum
Sharsmith’s Onion (Sharsmithiae)
Shortstyle Onion (Brevistylum)
Simil Onion (Simillimum)
Siskiyou Onion (Siskiyouense)
Small Onion (Parvum)
South Idaho Onion (Aaseae)
Spanish Needle Onion (Shevockii)
Striped Garlic (Cuthbertii)
Swamp Onion (Madidum)
Tanners Canyon Onion (Plummerae)
Tapertip Onion (Acuminatum)
Textile Onion (Textile)
Threebract Onion (Tribracteatum)
Threecorner Leek (Triquetrum)
Tolmie’s Onion (Tolmiei)
Sevendevils Onion (Persimile)
Tolm’s Onion (Tolmiei)
Wallowa Onion (Platyphyllum)
Toothed Onion (Denticulatum)
Twincrest Onion (Bisceptrum)
Aspen Onion (Palmeri)
Twincrest Onion (Bisceptrum)
Twinleaf Onion (Anceps)
Victory Onion (Victorialis)
Welsh Onion (Fistulosum)
White Garlic (Neapolitanum)
Wild Chives (Schoenoprasum)
Wild Chives (Schoenoprasum)
Wild Chives (Sibiricum)
Wild Garlic (Vineale)
Compact Onion (Compactum)
Allium Kochii
Wild Garlic (Vineale)
Wild Leek (Tricoccum)
Wild Onion (Ascalonicum)
Yellowflower Onion (Coryi)
Yosemite Onion (Yosemitense)