7 Perennial Vegetables You Can Grow Once and Harvest Forever!

[@macylouwho1187]

My mom purchased her tomato plants once. Every year she drops the bad tomatoes on the ground around the plants and before winter hits she pours a bag of soil/compost over the top of the rotted tomatoes. That’s it. The next spring, new tomato plants grow up in the same spot so she doesn’t have to buy more. We’re in zone 5.

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

That's awesome!!

[@Daughter_of_the_MostHigh]

I do the same, my grandma threw out a store bought tomato into her yard and it grew

[@TheCindyc501]

I do that also with a variety of tomatoes. The next year is a great surprise to see what you get. Zone 5

[@iwona4685]

Absolutely! And these are the strongest, healthiest plants in the garden

[@RndmGuy48-t1b]

I would recommend dropping the best tomatoes not the worst but that’s a fantastic idea none the less!

[@MountainFisher]

I planted Mint seeds in my drainage ditch that was washing out the grass. Well it has made the whole neighborhood smell nice as it moved down the ditch where it spread out and boy did it prevent erosion.

[@bmiles4131]

I did that with oregano. Smells like pizza when I mow.

[@amandahammock5142]

😂​@@bmiles4131

[@cromcruach2958]

had the same rubarb plant for 35 years now, still going strong.

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

My chives are in the same pot and 18yrs old and have survived winters with windchill -50f in Wisconsin

[@MrOuchiez]

Ive got asparagus, rhubarb, mint, kale and chive plants that are 40+ years old in Wisconsin (zone 5a) and they produce abundantly every year with little to no maintenance other than a watering if there is a dry spell

[@undercoverbird8592]

Wow. Just wow! ❤😂

[@booyaka870]

I wondered about the relatively short life span the video said about the plants. Rhubarb doesn't seem to die but only grow larger and larger...

[@BakersfieldBhakti]

Here in 9b inland socal artichokes will grow wild. Their flowers grace many hiking trails from the coast to the mountains. The native pollinators absolutely love them.

[@rubygilbert4518]

The chicken and dog in the background made my heart smile 😊

[@mal1465]

OMG I know what he said about mint spreading. Planted it once in a flowerbed and it took over. Next time I planted it, it was in a container. Thanks for the video

[@YoungGirlz8463]

Purple Passion asparagus is the best tasting I've ever had. 👍

[@79klkw]

I so very much want to plant this, next year. My mother in law lives artichoke, too, so if I grew them, I could quite possibly impress her🤔

[@tracycrider7778]

It’s awesome until you realize that it has more sugar than green and unfortunately I have a FODMAP problem I love asparagus 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢

[@luciatheron1621]

Make a small mound for the centre of the asparagus to rest on. The roots settle gently on the slope and root quicker. My 2c. Thanks for your great video.😊

[@Gardenofhollies]

GOD'S goodness, LOVE, ABUNDANCE is seen IN ALL HIS WORKS❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@Anne--Marie]

That sky behind you is stunning!

[@niteshades_promise]

Horseradish is forever. My familys patch is much older than myself. Even if you dig it all up, it will still come back.🍻

[@Del-Lebo]

Brilliant! In mid-eastern PA I have great harvests with; Korean/Chinese flat leaf chive (12 years going) cutting scapes early to pickle/stir fry to stop the spread throughout the garden and yard, Mints of a few varieties (in large pots to stop the spread), sage and kale....after 6 years or so, stopped the cycle. My palate got tired of the produce. Well done sir!

[@joman104]

If you have a mosty clay soil like mine, mint cant really spread a whole lot easily. By heavy clay, I mean you can't sick your finger in the ground

[@dianacampbell8381]

You can kill mint with coffee grounds. I had planted a nice chocolate mint by the kitchen window hoping it would go crazy. Unbeknownst to me, my husband was dumping coffee grounds out the window. Mint died out and nothing grows there at all. I'm gonna plant blueberries there , they like coffee.

[@TaLeng2023]

Yeah, try blueberries. The coffee grounds must have made the soil pretty acidic.

[@francisfischer7620]

Really! I love that mint. Have sooo much if it growing. I never would have thought!!

[@mackmckenzie8479]

Thanks for all your hard work and dedication and knowledge you share I learn a lot from you Jag thanks again

[@papatutti59]

Jag, you’re so intelligent on plants.

[@FJB_KJV]

I raised all of my asparagus from seed about 5 or 6 years ago. Three years ago they start producing some nice asparagus spears that get more plentiful and thicker each year so far. They are the first thing to spout each year and I harvest them until about late June or early July. There is a small amount of maintenance, but not much. My asparagus grows so fast I can typically harvest twice a day...highly recommend them to anyone, even if you don't like asparagus, everyone else does. In other words...do as Jag says...!

[@littlewigglemonster7691]

Harvest twice a day! :0 what do you feed them.😂

[@FJB_KJV]

@@littlewigglemonster7691 Asperous grows fast. By mid morning a certain amount will be ready, I water and later in the day other sprouts are then ready. I don't get a huge harvest each time maybe 10 to 15 a day. By the end of week I have a good amount. Plus I have wild asperous growing as well but it's a slower but just as good.

[@littlewigglemonster7691]

@@FJB_KJV wow :)

[@mompuff]

Jack thank you so much!! I have learned so much from you!! I planted 2 yrs asparagus for the 1st time this year thanks to you!! I planted in their own raised bed zone 6b!! 👏🏻🤗🦋

[@Shining4Jesus]

We share the same zone! I have asparagus planted also

[@meoff7602]

If you plant any kind of mint be ready for it to grow out of control. It spreads by roots. Like crab grass. Put it in a box.

[@pattybhealthy7334]

Yes,mint spreads. I also planted a circle bed in the yard. Just mowed outside circle, or transplanted some every year. Problem solved.

[@fabianleguel2960]

Thanks for the knowledge, gracias! From a Mexican! . EXCELLENT!

[@margotbecker9446]

You have a lovely vibe, Jag . A happy gardener.

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

:)

[@kmorris180]

Thank you for this. It was a very short video without filler.

[@agrisea.original]

For rhubarb, I cut off the stalks instead of pulling and always removed the flowering stalk. I started with a fist sized plant that grew to 6 foot wide in 20 years, I never divided it, and it survived -30f winters.

[@JoeandAngie]

Used to chew on stalks if rhubarb in the garden with my granddad in the early 60s in upper E TN . Grandma made awesome pie...she was Melungeon...me, too partly

[@matthiasgeuze1850]

Always pull them away, when you cut them, the leftover can start to rot and that can destroy the plant. When you have flower stalks in you rhubarb it means there is a shortage of fertilizer or water.

[@Shining4Jesus]

Wow that's amazing

[@johnarizona3820]

I wondered why my peppermint did great and my spearmint was not so good. I have to move my spearmint out of full sun. Thank you! I subbed and shared.

[@gtarick1225]

Jag you the man! Love your content!

[@sandramaiden4707]

Capsicum plants will keep producing for about 4 years, so every couple of years raise some more from your saved seeds. I haven't bought any for the kitchen for many years.

[@rosenurse7687]

Great information! Thank you!!!!

[@monicasmith9215]

Thanks my friend ❤️

[@flyfishing1776]

You are a Blessing. Thank you👍

[@anidnmeno]

0:21 I'm *loving* that setting

[@insidethegardenwall22]

How about annuals that self sow every year? This year we’re getting celery, kale, daikon, parsnip, fennel, Swiss chard, lettuce, leek, scallion, even tomatoes (2 popped up; one cherry and the other slicing tomatoes which I think I’m getting a harvest in our PNW garden)!

[@jo-qp7mz]

Nice I live in pnw also

[@thishtns]

Dill and sunflowers have been self-sowing in my garden for years too!

[@dollmm23]

Thank you for your great content. Im a new gardener trying to learn as much as I can. 😊

[@mousiebrown1747]

I’m in the craziest heat wave & drought I have ever known. Mint died back without rain. I hope it will regrow if ever we get rain again! (Southeast Louisiana)

[@sheilaa1333]

I forgot to water mine earlier this spring (the drip came unconnected) and it looked completely dead, but came back as strong as ever so you should be fine. It’s hard to kill!

[@littleforestowl]

I had a chard bed (perpetual spinach). I decided to dig it up on year two to plant garlic and the chard keeps coming back. “Chard only lives for 3 years,” someone said, I’m on year 4 of it coming up like a weed! 😂 I give up, chard wins.

[@YHWHELOHIYM]

Very useful information. Thank You.

[@juneconnor8127]

Lol ! I love the chickens!! 😍

[@koreanature]

My best friend, thanks to you, I enjoyed watching... I'm proud of you for developing day by day.

[@justincase1575]

I have chives that are 30 years old! Also mint that was here when we bought our home 30 years ago! I’ve planted asparagus two years ago ang going to wait till next year to harvest.

[@petem6503]

I've been growing artichokes for about 16 years. Any one plant will last 5~6 years and then simply not come back (Phoenix), but they're not hard to re-seed. Give them their own bed (I use 24"x24"x12" above-ground boxes) because they do take over. Plant a few seeds near an active plant each year, and you will get generations of jungle.

[@liberta2570]

Great. Good to know bc I've been wanting to grow artichokes. Mine died last year. It didn't come back. Zone 5. How do you protect when temps drop below 20°? We went as low as -9.

[@dogface6040]

@@liberta2570 We sure don't get that cold, but I follow the advice found on the Web: cover the plants with straw, etc., to barrier the cold. I just use the leaves of the plant, cutting them in half (lengthwise), then laying them over the bed. It makes about 6" of insulation. In the early spring, new green shoots come up through the pile of leaves.

[@liberta2570]

@@dogface6040 I Guess I didn't cover deep enough on top. The ground does freeze in winter. I wonder if I should create a raised bed just for artichokes. 🤷🏻 Thanks! 👍🏻

[@dogface6040]

@@liberta2570 I used raised bed because we have old desert soil here; but I noticed that the 'choke roots went down into that soil quite a ways. Raised bed or prepped soil seems to help the first growth, but after several years, there was a LOT underground.

[@esthersdaughterlong8149]

Thank you Jag.

[@thebamlife1775]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing!

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

Thanks for watching!

[@saintamata1841]

You are the best Jag!

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

Thank you :)

[@valerieescabi6104]

Thank you, jag❤

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

Welcome! Glad you like the videos!

[@dd_2023]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge 👍😉

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@KaiaLoken]

Lovage, good king Henry

[@missbluerain]

I have all of these except asparagus but im planning on settling up a permanent bed for asparagus this spring. Scarlett runner beans are another good perennial. I bought a bunch of seedlings that looked half dead for $1 a couple years ago. We are now heading into our third year. The seeds end up growing into a bulb and comr back for an average of 7 years.

[@CookingWithCows]

yeah my mint in a huge planting pot is deeeeead right now. North Germany. It still seems fairly healthy overall, so I'm not worries about it coming back in the spring, but from now, november to maybe february, no chance on the balcony for mint.

[@anniev7410]

They are strong vegetables and can last a long time

[@BizzaroInc]

great video! Loving the opinel harvesting knife as well

[@79klkw]

Video was wonderful! Nice job, and thank you tremendously for sharing your information with us. I mistakenly thought that I saw an artichoke, but it was the asparagus head, lol. So glad i watched, anyhow. I learned a lot. Great videography, as well

[@thesmiths629]

Artichokes were in there at 5minutes

[@johannparedes8359]

Where do i learn about zoned

[@Mic4286]

This year we experimented with a few corn stalks, carolina reapers, bell peppers, banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, zuchini, collard greens, kale just to see we can do it. Next year we plan on making a garden with many options of fruits/veggies. I definitely want asparagus in it..

[@shelleyrenee4889]

Garlic Chives in a pot on patio for 8 years. Moved them from yard because of spreading. Great plant for bees after they flower !! Thanks Jag, as always. Great information 👍

[@isprivy2050]

Can you do a video about artichokes and where to buy the roots as the asparagus?

[@dragonshadow3707]

Hey bud thanks didn't know about the shade on the mint plant nice so thanks

[@rabidhamster]

Chives seem to do very well in the same space as rosemary plants. I was having too much trouble keeping cockroaches from breeding in the garlic chives and ruining them before I discovered this, now there are 0 problems.

[@AimeeMarsh-m5y]

Good information

[@68404]

Love the chickens!

[@monicasmith9215]

I love Kale

[@undercoverbird8592]

I had a customer yesterday lecture me about how BAD kale was for you. 😂my job is to simply take her order and give her the salad she ordered. I grow kale hydroponically- in water. If she doesn’t want to eat kale then don’t and leave the rest of us alone. Jeez

[@DavidRice111]

Most excellent video!

[@lindacano437]

Jag, I have a question. We rent and are looking for a less expensive place. Is it possible to grow asparagus in containers? Love your videos and always learn something new. Thank you.

[@thesmiths629]

My suggestion would be to plant them in the ground and then dig them up to transport-transplant when you go.

[@cjlivingstone6011]

Well i`m gonna try it you may as well too,,What do you have to lose ?? I`m moving from a 3 acre house to a condo,,But i love my fresh veggies

[@RealAdrianReactions]

No use totes; I started my first garden back in 2020 with plastic totes used for clothing. I grew cucumbers [ which reached from a second floor patio to the ground of outside and didn’t stop producing until December] I also grew radish, eggplant , zucchini and tomatoes all using plastic totoes

[@Equinella]

Yes! And not just totes, just about any container including 5 gallon buckets. Good luck!

[@B30pt87]

Excellent video, thank you!

[@doraw7766]

Thank you.

[@hensonlaura]

Id like to know about RASPBERRIES. Ilive in an oasis in Baja Sur, zone 9b, and it would be wonderful to have fresh raspberries again.

[@queeniez1970]

Yes, you can totally grow them. My folks have grown large blackberries in Todos Santos.

[@terihubbard4247]

Thank you so much for sharing 😊 ❤

[@BumblebeeAdventure]

🐝 Thanks for the great video 🌻

[@erickagomez8893]

Mint for sure is so independent 🤣 Planted once and it almost took over one side of the yard . Never tended to it. It just keeps coming back every year.

[@elenacerasela]

Walking onions are a good perennial. And some types of green onion that is perennial.

[@TaLeng2023]

Do you know if it's possible to grow artichoke in tropical areas? I heard it need a chill period to flower.

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Thanks so much

[@MarthaGonzalez-jm3vn]

I have a thyme plant in a planter that has been living for 8 years. It looks like a banzi tree. I live in zone 7.

[@suzy6091]

First Comment. Big Fan😊

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

🙂

[@tomasgomez6142]

This is good content

[@dracovenit9549]

Good man! Kia kaha!

[@brokenarrow2835]

What can I use to kill the crab grass that has taken over my asparagus row? I planted the crowns this year....

[@Gardenofhollies]

Thank You Brother for doing your part❤🙏♥️🙏♥️

[@tjrubicon5463]

Excellent!

[@javedsiddiqui54]

Can you please explain about zones what it is and what we should know about it thnx

[@johncameron4194]

Great video

[@etienne8110]

Tetragones are also greate (some call it australia. Spinach) They require no care, can grow beneath the shadow of a tree (mine are under a cherry tree) can resist light freeze up to -10c in the winter. The leaves are edibles and prepared and taste like spinach. Harvestable from end of Spring till fall. I harvest line once a week. The easiest green available.

[@huckwild1]

im going to give you all the PRO TIP on Asparagus and the absolute best way to plant trust me this it will yield well over 100 year old asparagus stands. dig a trench deeeeeep like 12" to 16" deep then place a 2 inch layer of sand in the bottom then lay in the Asparagus. then on top of that alternate layers of soil and sand each 2 inches thick until the trench is filled. the size and amount of asparagus you get from this method will blow your mind. youre very very welcome for me sharing family secrets. also same for raspberries from cuttings plant them deep.

[@vintagegarden93]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@flyingfox8072]

Thanks man. But......... I may have to buy some land somewhere else. I am living in a country where the temperatures range from 70 to100 F

[@heidinarhi907]

even in Finland you can grow mint, chives Jerusalem artichoke rhubarb but kale dies in winter so it isint perennial asparakus might survive if you take good care of it . I look so envy your gardening tips .

[@ashlyseabolt]

I’d like to know what kind of harvest to expect from how many plants?

[@sushmasagar316]

Could you explain what is meant by ZONE. I do not follow when you say Zone 3 to zone 11

[@rossmurray6849]

Hello. If anyone answers you, will you please pass on that info to me.

[@trovi-al]

​@@rossmurray6849I'm no expert but I believe that in the United States, the USDA created a map of "growing zones" in different regions of the country. The zones take into account weather and other factors to determine what type of plants would survive and thrive in those zones without any added protection or preparation. Plenty of maps available on the web to take a look at.

[@Brian-ob9ck]

Great to know...BUT only mint has the affects of shade talked about!

[@joannc147]

Gardening with chickens! 👍🏻

[@indianarchangel]

Hello Jhant

[@barryrichardson2798]

Will these plants grow in the Philippines climate?

[@eliassolomou980]

I cook my kale in coconut oil, slides right out of the pan into the bin no dramas.

[@numinous2506]

Subbed

[@etienne8110]

Asparagus still has a life span of 20 to 30 years. Plus it requires a lot of space in a dedicated part of the garden... Worth it because they are abailabke when there isn t nothing much else and super costly otherwise.

[@teaserjatt5758]

nice informatic but how and from where we can get asparagus roots or seeds in pakistan

[@slomo1716]

I planted asparagus three years ago but decimated them this year, so I purchased seeds, which I planted weeks ago. The sweet little asparagus ferns are showing but how long before I can actually get spears to eat? I feel so bad that I buried and killed off my first crowns.

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

2 years before you can get good amount of spears to eat. You can start harvesting spring of 2025

[@monicasmith9215]

Thanks 2023 22 September

[@daviddiehl-gy2sq]

Where i am at asparagus grows wild.

[@rachelstrahan2486]

👍💙mint 🌱

[@Coldtropics]

There is a lot of underrated Perenial vegables there hundreds of relatives to common vegables that are Perenial and very underrated examples are. Perenial kales that are even more hardy like sea kale, colewort Perenial kales that can live up to 20 maybe 30 40 years and hardy from zone 4 to 9 protected. There is Perenial celery called lovage, Korean celery, water celery hardy to zone 3 to 10 they meet edible green and stalks just like celery. Perenial tomatoes and peppers Everglades tomato is hardy to zone 8/9 but reseeds in cold climates. Perenial pepper capsicum flexosum is hardy to zone 7b/8 protected. Perenial beets sea beets grow edible green like Swiss chard. Perenial parsley japenese parsley hardy to zone 4/5 to 8. Cardoon is a cool Perenial artichoke that grows edible leaves hardy to zone 6/7 to 10. Perenial onions walking onions hardy to zone 2 to 10 and very easy to grow. There is cold hardy Perenial sweet potato native to the deserts near Utah and Colorado area. Also Perenial potatoes cold hardy true potatoes James wild potato and solanum ajunhuiri are quite cool might be hardy to zone 6/7 as Perenials protected.

[@DaisyCreekFarms]

Awesome! Thanks for mentioning these!