One Yard Revolution: Growing More Perennial Vegetables and Herbs

Perennial food crops are great to have in the garden. Once established, they provide food year after year with minimal effort. They also typically require fewer resources like fertilizer and water. Though we already grow a number of perennial food crops in the garden, one of our goals for next year is to grow even more, especially more perennial
vegetables and herbs.

A Global Inventory of Perennial Vegetables: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9ew4_svq9K3N3puYWNuSF9MdlE

Scientific Names For Perennials In Video
Tree collards – Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)
Sea kale – Crambe maritime
Good king henry – Blitum bonus-henricus
French sorrel – Rumex scutatus
Jerusalem artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus
Asparagus – Asparagus officinalis
Rhubarb – Rheum rhabarbarum
Loveage – Levisticum officinale

PERENNIAL VEGETABLES
artichokes
asparagus
french sorrel
good king Henry
Jerusalem artichokes
nettles
rhubarb
sea kale
tree collards
dandelion
perpetual spinach
plantain (weed)
walking onions
Egyptian walking onions
yacon
New Zealand Spinach (Warrugal Greens)
buffalo gourd
Hablitzia tamnoides: very frost tolerant climbing perennial spinach.
Brassica oleracea var. acephala: perennial kale, may need protection but definitely more frost tolerant than tree collards
Apium nodiflorum: perennial celery that tastes like carrots
Fagopyrum cymosum: perennial buckwheat, may need protection during winter
Allium fistulosum: green onion, very hardy, long harvest season

PERENNIAL HERBS
loveage
Borage
Lemon Balm
Mint
spearmint
sage
horseradish
lavender
lemon balm
lemongrass
fennel
tarragon
bay laurel
oregano
rosemary
thyme
crocus sativas
chives
garlic chives
chamomile
greek oregano
marshmallow
winter savory
saffron crokus
lobelia
hibiscus
holy basil

PERENNIAL FRUIT
strawberries
blueberries
saskatoon berries
blackberries
elderberries
cranberries
concord grapes
mulberry
alpine strawberries
apples
pears
peaches
nectarines
raspberries
cleavers
chickweed
crab apples
mulberries

PERENNIAL NUTS
pecan

OTHER

daylilies
Cactus
redbud trees
shitake mushrooms
bamboo

Where I’m buying my perennial vegetable and herb seeds:
http://www.bountifulgardens.org/

OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, and mulch. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.