Grow These 7 Perennial Crops for Endless Harvests!

When you first start gardening, any little harvest feels amazing. But after a few seasons, all that replanting can get a bit tiring. 😅 In today’s video, I’m teaming up with @jacquesinthegarden, @ChicagoGardener, and a special guest to share some perennial veggies you can plant once and enjoy for years!

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00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Perennial 1
02:25 - Perennial 2
04:30 - Perennial 3
07:08 - Perennial 4
08:52 - Perennial 5
10:38 - Perennial 6
12:23 - Perennial 7

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[invaderliz]

Archaeology story: I was surveying in the forest and found a row of giant rhubarb in a fairly straight row. That told me to slow down and look a bit more carefully. Found the remnants of a pioneer homestead cabin close by. We call that an historical horticultural element. Those rhubarb were around 120 years old with no management.

[miahjean]

We have a 100 year old asparagus patch. My great great grandmother planted it when they built our farm house. And it’s still giving too this day.

[annecox]

Your asparagus ferns are female, which means less yield. How you can tell is they have the berries. The best way to tell the difference before planting in your garden is to plant them from seed and let them flower in your pots first. The females will flower so you separate them from the males and plant the males together for large yields.

Excellent videos! I love your easy to follow videos😊

[PeterSedesse]

My experience. Asparagus from seed is the clear winner. For the price of a crown, you can plant hundreds of seeds all spaced out correctly. And all of those seeded plants are going to catch up to your crown the second year anyway. It also gives you a cheap opportunity to have multiple varieties

[ciadanygonzalez]

Perennial #1 Asparagus
Perennial #2 Rhubarb
Perennial #3 Fruit Tree (apple, peach, fig)
Perennial #4 Tree Collar/Kale
Perennial #5 Artichoke
Perennial #6 Scarlet Runner Bean
Perennial #7 Jerusalem Artichoke

[randomman]

My grandmother planted a rhubarb-plant in my parents garden when she and my grandfather owned the house. It is still alive and productive 30 years later.

[christopherrenn]

when you fry or cook sunchokes, soak them before or add during cooking, lemon juice. It breaks down the fiber in the choke, giving more nutrition but also reducing the gassy effects.

[marimy]

I don't have a garden... or yard, yet here I am, fully invested in this video.

[emmiolim]

This video, as many others, are of public interest and quite close to what’s really goes on in the dark… Thank you for your excellent work as your videos are life lessons. Be blessed 🙏

[Living_Life]

I love the story of why the Jerusalem Artichoke has its name. It's called an artichoke, because it looks like one. But the fun part is that Italian explorers were the ones who brought it to Europe and they called it what it was; a sunflower, or as the Italians call it "gyro-sol" aka "rotate with the sun", and English speakers believed they were saying "Jerusalem".

[croboy]

Planted my fig 4 years ago here in the Northeast. I’m averaging 40-50+ figs annually. Pruning annually in the fall and planting on the hottest/sunniest side of your home has been the game changer I believe! Its October and I’m still pulling figs

[jackiek]

You can't go wrong with fruit trees! They are the best investment you can make for your garden! 🙌💚🍋

[eltsac]

A tip with messy asparagus ferns. I plat my asparagus. I get three small and close growing stems and plat them, just like you plat hair. Works great, they still get air and sunshine and they are upright, tidy and not shading the surround plants out.

[Alison]

what I thought Eric was dead?! glad to see he's still alive and kicking!

[RandomRob]

The only thing I would have added would be nut trees. In my Zone 8 I have hazelnuts, almonds, and pistachios. Walnuts and Pecans would grow here as well, but they're just too big for my small yard. As an aside, I would also mention herbs.

[emmalondon]

Just planted my first sunchokes. I've never seen any plant grow that fast

[edwardpearce]

Talk about perennial, I harvest asparagus from plants my grandmother put out more than 70 years ago, plus some I planted over 40 years ago.

Here in the mid-Atlantic states the fruit that is most trouble free and dependable is blueberries. We started with a few and divided and transplanted. This summer I harvested around 80 pints, stocked my freezer and gave away more than half of them.

[ann]

I moved to my current home in the late 80s. There was already an asparagus patch growing. I still have that same patch of asparagus, it is probably over 40 years old. Two years ago, I thought I had accidently killed it, so I bought crowns and seeds and started a new patch of asparagus. My old patch came back. And now I have two patches of asparagus.

My rhubarb DIED this year. I have no idea how many rhubarb plants have died on me. . I am in zone 6b. Other people grow rhubarb here. It was the Victoria too. I keep trying it. I LOVE rhubarb.

[jadakowers]

My Greatuncle Steve bought a very small ogamge tree as a souvenir from a visit to Florida. The tree lived inside during the cold Chicago winters and spent the rest of the time outdoors. It even produced a good amount of oranges and thrived for decades. 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🐩

[wild-radio]

My asparagus plant went and made ONE seed this year! it has never done that in the 14 years we have had them😂😅
Looks like it's time for a NEW BABY!❤