{"id":64761,"date":"2026-04-23T11:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=64761"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:45:50","slug":"perennial-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomgrimshaw.com\/tomsblog\/?p=64761","title":{"rendered":"Perennial Vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Plant once. Harvest for a decade.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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These nine perennial vegetables skip the annual cycle of buying transplants, prepping beds, and starting over.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Asparagus produces for 20+ years from a single crown. Rhubarb delivers 15+ years of stalks. Walking onions replant themselves when their topsets bend over and root into the ground.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jerusalem artichoke yields around 10 lbs per plant with almost no maintenance. Sorrel and lovage come back each spring. Good King Henry works as a spinach substitute. Sea kale produces blanched shoots for a decade.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Horseradish is the one to contain \u2014 it spreads aggressively. Give it a buried barrier or its own bed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The two-year wait for most of these is the price of not buying starts again.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plant once. Harvest for a decade. These nine perennial vegetables skip the annual cycle of buying transplants, prepping beds, and starting over. Asparagus produces for 20+ years from a single crown. Rhubarb delivers 15+ years of stalks. Walking onions replant themselves when their topsets bend over and root into the ground. Jerusalem artichoke yields around … <\/p>\n

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