I only want to plant once in the spring and I was hoping I wouldn't have to do it again.
2006-10-21 10:28:06 · 7 answers · asked by ? 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I live in northwest indiana (we get 4 seasons, and I have pretty sandy soil)
2006-10-21 10:37:47 · update #1
There are limited types of perennials: asparagus, rhubarb, cardoon (which will freeze if not protected I think it's zone 7. You can grow raspberries, everbearing strawberries for fruit, along with fruit trees, and grapes. If you plant swiss chard you can harvest most of the summer and fall and the plant will grow back. There are herbs, too, that are perennial, like chives, oregano, and sage. Potatoes also go in in the spring. Other than that you will probably have to keep replanting. Maybe others have more ideas.
2006-10-21 10:59:30 · answer #1 · answered by marianne_whitehead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Artichokes, Asparagus, flowering sea kale
( in some areas may be called Sea Cabbage), Rhubarb
These are only a few of the perennial veggies -- most other perennials fall under the "edible plant" category, such as dandelions, violets, bamboo, etc. Carrots, on the other had, are one of the vegetables that are biennial
(requiring two years to complete their life cycle).any potatoes that aren't dug the year before sprout in the spring and grow new spuds for us.
Alpine Strawberry is perennial, but obviously a fruit. And Lilies and Phlox. Plant them once, and you’re all set for years of bloom. Beautiful and Easy.
2006-10-21 19:14:35 · answer #2 · answered by Beamer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you could do best with some perennial herbs like sage, tarragon, rosemary, and thyme. They plant easily and spread nicely and survey weather like yours. They also add a great kick to the flavors of your food.
As far as real edible perennial plants the only two I can think of are horseradish and rhubarb. Most of the ones you think of as salad vegetables (lettuce, tomato, corn, peppers) are actually tender annuals.
Maybe some berry bushes like blueberry, blackberry, and currants would be good since they thrive as perennials.
2006-10-21 19:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rosemary and Winter Savory are two more herbs to consider. both will take temperatures into the 20s--some frost.
2006-10-21 18:49:34 · answer #4 · answered by Cornpatch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kale lasts a couple of years. It may be a biennial or just very cold hardy.
2006-10-22 02:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by judy a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a merliton vine? I don't know if it would be perennial there, but it might be.
2006-10-21 20:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My favorite is artichoke, but not for where you live. Umm, rhubarb, potatoes, asparagus.
2006-10-21 17:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by Wingaddict 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋