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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 12, 2009 8:44:22 GMT -5
Thought it might be fun to list our favourite perennial and self seeding vegetables and why we like them.
I quite like:
Kale - self seeding, cause it's so hardy
Orach - self seeding, pretty and I like it better than spinach
Lovage - perennial, fantastic plant for stock. Tasty, attractive, attracts beneficials
Salad Burnet - perennial, tasty when young, gets a bit fiborous later on
French big leafed Sorrel - perennial, my kids love this one too and because of the oxalic acid content, I have to restrain them from eating too much
Sweet Potato - perennial, I take cuttings indoors to grow as a house plant then plant them again the following year. Works well for me.
Corn salad - self seeding - cute hardy, mild tasting salad plant
Chicory - perennial - My favourite flower is the wild chicory so I find it attractive, hardy and a nice bitter addition to foods
Garlic Chives - perennial - they spread but if you like allium flavour then you can harvest to your heart's content
Parsley - self seeding biennial - I like to call Italian flat leafed parsley 'polar bear' because it is so hardy
Egyptian Onions - perennial and so cute
okay, so I really could go on and on and on and on
What about you?
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Post by bunkie on Feb 12, 2009 9:19:38 GMT -5
happy birthday telsing!!! ;D
what are the 'perennial sweet potatoes'?
here are a couple of nw and old favorites...
perennial wheat...second year growing, 1st was abundant for flour, sprouting, trading seed.
perennial rye...second year growing, 1st was 'un'abundant, plans for flour, sprouting, seeds, trading seed.
all mints...perennials and aromatic and tasty!
cosmos...reseed, edible flowers
marigolds...reseed, edible flowers, makes a nice wine-cooler type wine
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Post by MikeM on Feb 12, 2009 10:09:39 GMT -5
Horseradish. Only perennial because you can't get rid of the stuff, but I love it anyway!
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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 12, 2009 10:51:55 GMT -5
Horseradish is great actually. I am not a 'radish' fan so it's all the radish flavour I need. I like the young leaves too.
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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 12, 2009 10:54:58 GMT -5
Oh just regular ones. I grow the short seaon varieties.
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Post by canadamike on Feb 12, 2009 11:42:36 GMT -5
Asparagus, and the fruits
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Post by grungy on Feb 12, 2009 13:45:52 GMT -5
asparagus, and fruits of course, getting in to perennial grains (thanks bunkie) (getting rid of horseradish (only good for some sauces)), mints and some other herbs.
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Post by bunkie on Feb 12, 2009 13:48:58 GMT -5
i must be the worst gardener in the world...i have tried growing horseradish twice with no luck. planted some new last spring and am crossing my fingers. everyone else says it grows like a weed for them. i don't know what i'm doing wrong...
how bout Jersudelum Artichokes!!! ;D
btw, what's a 'perennial sweet potato'?
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Post by canadamike on Feb 12, 2009 14:46:13 GMT -5
They are a perennial, only not in our climate.....but if you bring them inside and let the vines grow up to 20 feet inside, apparently you can expect 3 feet roots by the next fall.....
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Post by macmex on Feb 12, 2009 15:01:10 GMT -5
Recently I was promoting Sunchokes/ Jerusalem artichokes. They are good! Also, we enjoy Lamb's quarters, a weed, which volunteers in our garden every year. It is our favorite green. Along that line, we've been growing quintonil rojo, a semi-domesticated amaranth which we obtained in Tlatlauquitepec, Puebla, Mexico, back in 1989. Whenever we move I toss some seed into our new garden and it has come up ever since. Quintonil is not invasive, as, if one weeds it at all, it will die out. But we do like it cooked as a potherb. picture of quintonil rojo in flower ("rojo" means red and refers to the tone of the leaves. George
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Post by emmajane on Feb 12, 2009 18:07:22 GMT -5
Wow George, that is one stunning looking plant! So red, beautiful.
Aspargus, globe artichokes, jerusalem artichokes, swiss chard, sorrel and mint.
I do have a clump of giant garlic which originated as a couple of rogue bulbs left behind at the end of the season. They flowered and were beautiful and the bees went crazy for the flowers, so I have left them there ever since. The bulbs have multiplied and there is now a big clump of these massive garlic plants so I just rootle around and take what I need always leaving plenty behind, so I guess they could be considered perennial.
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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 12, 2009 18:34:59 GMT -5
I do believe I love your quintonil rojo.
Of course, mint too!
Really I could go on and on. Garlic is a perennial. How big are the cloves?
Do tell Bunkie: how hardy is this perennial wheat and rye. I haven't looked into it because my youngest is celiac.
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Post by bunkie on Feb 13, 2009 10:17:46 GMT -5
in mid to late November, we still didn't have any snow which is very unusual, but we had some single digit temps and hard frosts. the rye was still very green and the wheat more brown. the rye hd been mulched for moisture, but not the wheat. then it snowed and snowed and snowed in December, so we really won't know till spring how the plants did. but, for them to look that good under such cold temps, i think they'll be fine.
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Post by hiven on Feb 13, 2009 11:59:03 GMT -5
I will be starting a perennial vegetable garden this year, there will be: Jerusalem Artichoke, perennial brassica (I love brassica), Globe Artichoke, lovage, walking onions, oerprei (wild leek), Chayote (if they grow in my climate) and several other thing. Other perennial I love to have (but has to stay indoor during winter) are: ginger, lemon grass, galangal, chili (C.pubescens and C Baccatum), pepper (my topepo rosso is 3 years old now) and turmeric.
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Post by Penny on Feb 13, 2009 12:02:19 GMT -5
I agree, what a gorgeous plant!
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