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Garden perennial ideas for long term garden goals 🪴
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items These perennial crops that can provide long-term food security, emphasizing their importance over annuals.
These plants require minimal maintenance and continue to produce food for decades without needing to be replanted, reseeded, or tilled.
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Groundnuts
Chive
Rhubarb
Asparagus
Good king henry
Kale
Groundnuts
The potato bean (Apios americana) is a North American perennial vine that produces both edible, protein-rich tubers and beans, making it a dual-harvest crop. Also known as groundnut or hopniss, its starchy tubers are cooked like potatoes, while the b...
• American Groundnut
A native North American perennial vine producing edible tubers high in protein and starch. It also fixes nitrogen, making it a perfect combination of calories, protein, and soil fertility.
American Groundnut Tubers | Sow True Seed | Open-Pollinated
Chive
• Chives
A small but impactful perennial herb that adds flavor, nutrition, and immune-boosting compounds to a survival diet. They are cold-hardy, grow in various conditions, and require zero maintenance.
Chive Herb — Plant | Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.
Knowing the nutritional value.
Chives vs. Green Onions
Gardens love this herb and it packs.nutrition with flavor.
How to Grow Chives - Why Your Garden Loves This Oniony Herb
Rhubarb
• Rhubarb
An indestructible perennial that thrives in cold climates and produces vitamin-rich stalks for decades. Its large leaves also serve as natural mulch, suppressing weeds and enriching the soil.
Rhubarb For Sale | Gurney's Seed & Nursery Co.
Estimated Ship Date: Spring Shipment (March-June)
1 each of Canada Red, Crimson Red and Victoria.
Canada Red
Crimson Red
Victoria
Rhubarb Sampler
Asparagus
• Asparagus
A low-maintenance crop that provides fresh, nutrient-rich spears in early spring for 20 years or more once established.
Importance notes 📝 It requires patience for the first 2-3 years to establish.
Asparagus Crowns & Plants - Gurney's Seed
Recipes for
Oven-Roasted Asparagus Recipe (with Video)
Good king henry
Good King Henry 🥬
A cold-hardy perennial green that outperforms annual spinach by producing edible leaves from early spring through late fall without bolting. It's a low-maintenance source of leafy nutrition.
Good King Henry
Worker- and consumer-owned cooperative offering seeds, trees, tubers, and supplies since 1978
Blitum bonus-henricus
Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 3. Also known as Lincolnshire Spinach and Fat Hen. Used as a potherb, one of the first greens of s...
Good King Henry Eco Perennial Greens - Fedco Seeds
Another great source of seeds for Good Eats
Good King Henry Seeds, Perennial, Food Forest, Blitum Bonus-Henricus (formerly Chenopodium)
Free shipping options
GOOD-KING-HENRY Seeds *Free Shipping!* Fresh & Organic English Mercury Goosefoot (Chenopodium bonus-henricus) Green Perennial Flower Seeds
Kale
• Perennial Kale (Tree Collards)
Woody, shrub-like plants that provide year-round greens for 5 to 10 years without replanting. They are a constant source of essential vitamins and can be easily propagated from cuttings.
Perennial Tree Kales/Collards/Broccoli
• Sea Kale
A versatile plant where every part is edible at different times of the year. Young shoots taste like asparagus, leaves like cabbage or kale, and flower buds like broccoli. It thrives in poor conditions and requires minimal care.
Sea Kale
Onions 🧅
• Egyptian Walking Onions
🧅 A self-propagating onion that produces edible greens and small bulbs. It "walks" across the garden by replanting itself, ensuring a permanent, self-renewing onion patch.
Also 📝
250 days, fall planted. These true Egyp...
Egyptian Walking Onion Bulb
Options
Onions, Topsetting Winter or Walking, 10 Sets
Jerusalem Artichoke
• Jerusalem Artichoke (Sunchoke)
A perennial tuber that produces 5 to 10 lbs of calorie-dense tubers per plant, which can be stored in the ground all winter. It spreads aggressively and is highly productive.
20 JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE Sunchoke Sunroot Helianthus ...
Fact sheet
Growth, Harvest, and Serving of Jerusalem Artichoke (Sunchoke)
Siberian Pea Shrub
Siberian Pea Shrub A nitrogen-fixing legume that produces edible pea-like seeds for 50+ years.
It improves soil fertility and provides protein, edible shoots, and leaves, also serving as animal fodder.
Siberian Pea Shrub 50 Seeds Heirloom
More information on the plant’s history
Siberian pea-shrub | The Morton Arboretum
General garden kits
This offers the best of getting a lot of food for one cost.
Ultimate Survival Seed Vault Kit - 70 Heirloom Seed Varieties for Long-Term Emergency Preparedness
Be prepared for any situation with the Survival Seed Vault Kit – a meticulously curated ...
Gardeners Seed Vault Kit - 70 Varieties of Vegetable and Herb Seeds for Your Garden
The seeds are packaged in water-resistant resealable bags, ensuring protection against moisture and allowing for convenient resealing after use.
75 Greens & Vegetable Seeds Variety Pack