Author Topic: growing back ???  (Read 3369 times)

levi_allen

  • Joined Jul 2011
growing back ???
« on: July 12, 2011, 03:29:48 pm »
What vegatables grow in year in year out ????

Hermit

  • Joined Feb 2010
Re: growing back ???
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2011, 04:36:38 pm »
Asparagus, chard and perpetual beet can be kept going a couple of years but cant think of any others. Rhubarb is a veg not a fruit so you could say that as well.

Fleecewife

  • Joined May 2010
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Re: growing back ???
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2011, 09:32:02 pm »
You can also get perennial broccoli but I would think weeds would be a problem.  Most veg are plants which we eat before they flower ie run to seed, which they would normally do in either their first or second year, so not many will go on and on.  Plenty of fruit is perennial though.
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levi_allen

  • Joined Jul 2011
Re: growing back ???
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2011, 12:42:42 pm »
ok then thank you it looks like i will have to but moree seed next year and more fruit

oink

  • Joined Feb 2009
Re: growing back ???
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2011, 07:50:11 pm »
Potatoes, garlic and beans can be planted again year after year so there is no need to buy in more seed.  Also plenty of herbs are perennial; rosemary, chives, mint, lemon balm...
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levi_allen

  • Joined Jul 2011
Re: growing back ???
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2011, 09:45:07 pm »
thank you very much too  ;D

Dizzycow

  • Joined Dec 2010
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Re: growing back ???
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2011, 07:35:36 pm »
I have planted Jerusalem fartichokes for the first time, I think they're quite good....? Certainly my dad never seems to plant new ones, they just keep on coming. Globe artichokes too.

I was given some good advice a few years ago, which needless to say I have ignored. Concentrate on growing what is expensive to buy in the shops. Potatoes and carrots are quite cheap to buy this time of year, but things like rocket or pak choi will always cost more. My asparagus is fairly embryonic, but I have high hopes!

Herbs, herbs, herbs.  :bouquet:

pgkevet

  • Joined Jul 2011
Re: growing back ???
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2011, 10:29:35 pm »
Runner beans can be grown as a perennial. I looked into them extensively a few years ago (was writing a silly book) and the history and practices around runner beans is fascinating... grown as a root vegetable in central and south america, for the ornamental climber in California, as an alternative to lima beans in northern USA and for salad flowers in Canada. You can lift the roots and store over winter and replant in the spring if you wish - or protect from frost in the ground.

 

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