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We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b.
In this series of blogs we detail all the soft fruits, fruit & nut trees, herbs, edible flowers & veggies that we are growing in our Food Forest, Mini linear Food Forest, Raised Beds and Kitchen Courtyard Garden. Through this series, you’ll discover practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care for a variety of plants, while looking at sustainable and environmentally friendly gardening practices.
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All About Series: Chinese Artichoke
Read the FULL GUIDE All About Chinese Artichoke at Caledonian Horticulture covering practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care.
Have you ever grown Chinese artichokes? Because honestly, they might be one of the most underrated edible plants in the garden. They’re a bit unusual at first glance, with their small, knobbly white tubers looking more like something from a fantasy vegetable patch than the kitchen. But once you grow them, they quickly become fascinating little plants to have around.
We love them for how quietly they get on with things. Tucked into beds where they have room to spread, they produce these crisp, slightly nutty tubers that are brilliant roasted, stir-fried, or eaten fresh for a bit of crunch. They’re not something you’ll usually spot in supermarkets either, which somehow makes growing them feel even more rewarding.
Chinese artichokes also fit beautifully into a garden focused on diversity. They’re perennial in habit, easy to maintain, and return year after year once established. Like many root crops, they ask for a little patience, but there’s something really satisfying about digging beneath the soil and uncovering those unusual harvests at the end of the season.
They’re also surprisingly ornamental, producing tidy growth that blends nicely into mixed growing spaces without demanding constant attention.
Read the FULL GUIDE All About Chinese Artichoke at Caledonian Horticulture covering practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care.
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Katrina & Clayton and family live in East Ayrshire and share their daily life in the garden on instagram. They practice permaculture principles in the garden, reducing & repurposing waste whenever they can. Katrina shows how home educating in nature has helped Clayton thrive.
Clayton Completed The 2 Grow and Learn Courses with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. He is Autistic, Non Verbal & has been Home Educated since 2018. Katrina & Peter hold their PDC & PDC PRO Permaculture Design Course from Oregon State University.
They featured on BBC Beechgrove Gardens Ep23 2022 and returned in 2023 for an update, Katrina & Clayton are also columnists for ScotlandGrows Magazine, Guest Blog for Caledonian Horticulture as well as working with Gardeners’ World Magazine and many other brands.
They are also Author of the new Children’s Book Series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Topics on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing & Composting and 108 Page Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle.
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