Friday, August 1, 2025

Perennial Vegetables

🥬 Perennial Vegetables You’ll Only Plant Once (But Harvest for Years)
Want a garden that feeds you season after season? These veggies are tough, delicious, and built to last 🌱👇

• Asparagus – Zones 3–8
Full sun | Harvest from year 2 | Lasts 15–20 years
Spring favorite with tender spears and rich flavor.

• Rhubarb – Zones 3–7
Full sun | Harvest from year 2 | Lasts up to 15 years
Tart, bold stalks perfect for pies and preserves.

• Chives – Zones 3–10
Full/Part sun | Harvest year 1 | Self-renewing
Easy herb with mild onion flavor—cut and come again.

• Garlic Chives – Zones 4–8
Full sun | Starts year 1 | Low maintenance
Flat-leafed version with garlicky kick—also edible flowers!

• Walking Onion – Zones 3–9
Full sun | Harvest year 1 | Spreads naturally
These “walking” onions replant themselves—no fuss!

• Sea Kale – Zones 5–8
Full/Part sun | Harvest year 2 | Lasts 10+ years
Nutritious shoots + ornamental blue-green foliage.

• Good King Henry – Zones 4–9
Full/Part sun | Harvest from year 2 | Long-lasting
Spinach alternative for cool climates—rare & resilient.

• Sunchoke (Jerusalem Artichoke) – Zones 3–9
Full/Part sun | Harvest year 1 | Up to 20 years
Crispy, nutty tubers from a sunflower cousin!

• Purple Tree Collards – Zones 7–10
Full/Part sun | Harvest year 1 | Up to 20 years
Perennial leafy greens that keep giving all winter!

💡Tips:
• Plant once, mulch well, and harvest for years
• Many improve flavor after frost
• Space out harvests to let roots or crowns recover

🌿 Low effort. Big flavor.
Build a garden that grows with you.

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