I have an allotment in the UK and pretty much everything growing in it is perennial plants that should just keep growing from year to year. Finished my first year and most of this year has really been buying a few of each different thing I hear about and trying to see what works without too much effort.
Jerusalem artichokes are ready to start harvesting about now and should be fine in the ground all winter. Are they perennial? They certainly could be left alone to do their thing. But I do plan to dig up the whole plant and for each one put 2/3 tubers back in the ground because I only bought a few and the space I have could probably take more than I planted. But importantly they are harvested and planted again at the same time just by leaving a few behind.
Tree kale, grows for up to a decade or so, already more than doubled the number in 6 months and I only started with some cuttings bought online. Planning on growing about 12 and may take more cuttings at that point to give away.
Rhubarb, almost everyone grows this.
Perennial top setting onions, newest addition and I hope to use them mostly like spring onions but you can eat the bulbs too. Might use them in some dried seasoning salts too. Somewhat dependent on how well they grow though. Seem to be doing alright so far, will see what winter does.
I have an allotment in the UK and pretty much everything growing in it is perennial plants that should just keep growing from year to year. Finished my first year and most of this year has really been buying a few of each different thing I hear about and trying to see what works without too much effort.
Jerusalem artichokes are ready to start harvesting about now and should be fine in the ground all winter. Are they perennial? They certainly could be left alone to do their thing. But I do plan to dig up the whole plant and for each one put 2/3 tubers back in the ground because I only bought a few and the space I have could probably take more than I planted. But importantly they are harvested and planted again at the same time just by leaving a few behind.
Tree kale, grows for up to a decade or so, already more than doubled the number in 6 months and I only started with some cuttings bought online. Planning on growing about 12 and may take more cuttings at that point to give away.
Rhubarb, almost everyone grows this.
Perennial top setting onions, newest addition and I hope to use them mostly like spring onions but you can eat the bulbs too. Might use them in some dried seasoning salts too. Somewhat dependent on how well they grow though. Seem to be doing alright so far, will see what winter does.