A list of these perennial veg and more can be found on our website at bytherfarm.com/perennial-vegetables Or for a video of perennial fruit for a temperate garden, see this video th-cam.com/video/dwSej7Wveq4/w-d-xo.html
I am so happy that I came across your channel, I am extremely ill, and just started this whole gardening adventure! I look forward to learning from your story and gardening too! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Sincerely Caroline
Oh, Caroline, I’m so sorry to hear you are so very ill. I wish I could do something for you to make you better. It’s nice that you still can enjoy this video and hopefully you’ll see some fruits of this shared knowledge. My garden is so full of shade as we have huge trees everywhere and is on the slope as well, so I haven’t really got a lot of suitable space for my veggies and I’d love to grow some. On the top of everything I have severed tendons in my both shoulders and they make gardening very difficult. Together with my other health problems I’m not suited for this garden. Reasonable health for us and our families is the only important thing in our lives. Are you able to do any physical work? Sending you my love and big hugs. ♥️🤗🤗🌱🌱
This is my first year to harvest my asparagus, after a dutiful (and uncharacteristically patient) wait. So worth the space, in my opinion. Very much looking forward to many years of enjoyment. Jerusalem artichokes have been on my “wish list” for several years, and your video has inspired me to make this the year I finally do it!
You mentioned about growing Rhubarb from seed (Victoria) - I`ve done that -it took 4 years growth before I could gather a smallish harvest Its now 30 years old and been devided a couple of times This year I harvested 43 kilos
Sunchokes/jerusalem artichoke - I've never had an issue with them being overly aggressive. In the extremely sandy soil I've tried growing them in, they have struggled and barely kept going from one year to the next.
My perennial veg is celery! I planted it three years ago and it’s still going. I think maybe because I’m in 9b and so it doesn’t freeze/therefore doesn’t go to seed? I don’t know, but I just cut it down a week ago to get the bed ready again and it’s already growing right back.
Hey Kerry! How are you? It'll be interesting to see how all of these cope with the additional cold and wet of Carmarthenshire - although it's considerably less windy here!
Just discovered your channel - this year I'm introducing Jerusalem artichokes into my plot, hoping they'll thrive. I'm limited to plants that can survive both a drought and frost (though officially in an 8b, there can be rather cold winters as well). Heading over to your list now...
wonderfull.. thank you.. I didn't know skirret.. and never grown Yakon either.. We've moved to central portugal so our new garden has quite a few more possibiliies.. and I'm very very excitied to see the first flowers on my small Tamarilho tree..
Hello Siva, I didn't spot your comment until today - so sorry for the delay in replying. Welcome to the channel, I hope you are enjoying getting to know our garden.
I thought you were in Monmouthshire, which was great, but just read you’re now in Carmarthenshire. After years of watching Aussies and Zone 8b Americans and Devon people 😆 garden, it’s wonderful to have information from someone in my own county! This Welsh weather is something else! I managed to grow food at 750 altitude on our 44 acre smallholding but due to physical restrictions we’re moving to a 1 acre property. From North to East Carmarthenshire. I can’t wait to grow an abundance in a smaller space. And looking forward to the continued challenge of Brecon winds 😳😂
We have grown Oca in large containers for a couple of years and have loved the flavour when scrubbed and briefly roasted. Like lemony new potato. The leaves also have a sharp but nice lemon flavour and look very pretty- like the Oxalis you might grow in a flower bed.
I got a part of my mother in laws rhubarb last year. It did develop perfectly but I didn't harvest of it to give it enough time to root in. I am really looking forward to the first rhubarb dish this year.
I’m growing Broccoli Nine Star, sown for the first time last year 👍 We are now benefiting from the initial middle ‘cauliflower’ head and now lots of the ‘stars’ 😃 Really good 👍 Not sure how long it will live yet though 🤔 🇬🇧
Hello from Montana in the USA - What zone are you? Enjoyed your video very much. I have asparagus and sorrel as my only perennial veg. Looking forward to more videos!
NE MT here. I've distant family in Central Europe....zones just like time are way different than the States. So much for getting an indoor start on my veggies, almost 2' of snow a few days ago & more likely to fall. I'm going to experiment with a few containers in my basement bath. It gets loads of sun & could make a brilliant mini greenhouse. If nothing else, it'll give me a reason to run the water downstairs.
@@WyrdHag I don't think you have Daylight Savings either, or do you? I wish they'd delete it here. Arizona doesn't have it yet they're part of the "Lower 48." My dogs won't convert to the every 6 mos. bs, so I never change my clock in the Fall. All I change are the batteries in my smoke detectors. Stay well & have a blessed garden.
Good Morning, I learned so much from this Liz, thank you. My rhubarb was planted in the fall, first time growing it, it looks beautiful. From what I understand I should let it be until next year, but oh goodness the wait will be long!
It would be best to leave it for a year to establish after it has been moved. That said, I've harvested a little from our plants this spring - the large plants, not the little new plants!
Love the video liz it has given me a few ideas for me this year we had cardoons growing last year but our clients didn't like them so this year we are moving them and making a cardoon garden with a seating area in the middle im hoping come summer it will make a great place enjoy the views 😀
I would love if the names of specific plants could be listed in the description , I'm so terrible with spelling(and English isn't my first language so I am double terrible) sometime I struggle finding the plants/seeds of what I ear talked about . It would be super helpful if it's something possible ^^
LOL, less of the ninja and more of the 'it's really cold out here and I'm hiding out of the wind by the polytunnel, but my coat makes a rustling noise that the microphone picks up'!
Hi Liz! I'm watching from the Philippines. I'm starting to do my experimental garden on a reddish kind of clay soil. Its more likely having more kind of minerals than usual soil. I've seen you first from Huw's video. I really love your garden before it was so wonderful. I'm looking forward to seeing your new home, new garden and learning from your experience. Thanks for sharin' God bless you. Good health! 🤗
Your expertise is invaluable, thank you for sharing on here. We are just in the planning stages and in a really dry area in the mountains, so hot in summer and cold I winter. What veg perennials would you advise for here? Thanks
thank you for this very keen to try some of these and thanks for the link as to where to purchase, I tried buying perennial veg last year but was having difficultly finding anywhere that had them in stock.
Please do some careful research before ingesting a plant that you don't know about. Bear in mind the saying that all plants are edible, but some of them only once!
These plants are perennial for you but not sure about my area. We had 4 inches of snow two days ago. I have chives that come back and a neighbor has rhubarb. Will have to check the growing zones for others.
My chives mysteriously lived through a hard freeze this year, but it’s also about four years old. Maybe if it has a decent root system it’s impossible to get rid of it despite weather?
With artichokes and cardoons, do they have thorns? The wild artichokes that currently grow on my property have enormous, painful thorns on each leaf tip. On the hunt for a replacement!
Growing Jerusalem artichokes for the first time this year Waiting on a few weeks of real cold before I have a taste. But nervy as I don’t want to be gassy and hoping they taste ok. Also put in some artichokes as well as some nz yams
Try it on a Friday night so if you do have a gas issue it’s over by the time you go to work! 😂 I’d be interested to hear if the lemon/vinegar trick worked.
Coming in very late here ... if you introduce yourself _slowly_ to Jerusalem artichokes in _small_ quantities, most people soon develop the correct gut microbes to deal with them without gassing themselves.
@@Sine-gl9ly hey it’s ok! They came back again this year as I hoped they would I roast them they are fine and really didn’t bother me at all.. maybe I’m just naturally gassy lol No seriously they didn’t upset me and are very nice Thank you
loved the video. found some of the veg you mention. Can't find any seeds or plants for Nine Star Broccoli. Any ideas where I can try preferably from the UK. one find I found out is that Skirrit is in the Carrot family so will plant those in a big pot as we had carrot fly last year.
Good idea, as carrot fly is a low flier, skimming the ground. Companion planting them with anything in the onion family tends to help throw the flies off track with either vegetable, although not a foolproof method. I began container growing carrots last year, both early and late crops, and was impressed enough with the results to adopt it again this year.
Did Someone find out the specific name of that ornamental kale? Or found some seeds? I am in desperate need of an ornamental kale, since I watched this video.
I have a very old asparagus bed at the homestead we moved onto. The bed is full of native grasses grown from rhizomes and it is large - impossible to hand weed, so idk how to keep it from growing into a meadow every year and the asparagus gets choked out a little. I do no till for the rest of my garden but I can’t lay cardboard over the asparagus crowns can I? Asparagus comes up throughout the WHOLE bed, so idk where the crowns are. There is rhubarb and chives in the bed, too.
This was a question on our local TV station this morning. The narrator from the green house said to get just a 'grass killer' that won't effect the plants, same for rhubarb etc. Ask at your local nursery, they'll know.
@@chanchan5349 the bed is 8x20 - our rhizome grass is so hard to keep out of well established garden beds. I absolutely can not keep up with hand weeding this one :/
@@LizZorab Found it and ordered 100 seeds. I’m planting a veg garden for my rabbits and chickens. They’ll love it I’m sure and so will my savings account 👍👍👍tyvm!!
@@LizZorab Thank you, Liz. I do sow direct into seed bed but occasionally need to sow into modules when wanting to free up space for a while. My old modules have been used for many years and am needing to replace them.
@@delphinium5555 I got mine for free on Facebook marketplace along with 150+ pots. The trick is to look every day and you're bound to find a deal. Mine came from a gentleman who had unfortunately passed away and his son didn't have any use for them. But now they will live on and get many more years of use.
A weed is usually something growing where you don't want it to be and is often one that reproduces very efficiently or quickly. The oca will be planted where I'm happy for it to grow and in the future, can be harvested for use in veg boxes or to sell the tubers for others' to grow. As with so much about gardening, the beauty is in the eye of the gardener! 🌼🌻
A weed is something you do not want, trees included. I say that as an ex forester. Any species other than the one planted was regarded, quite rightly, as a weed; in direct competition for light, nutrients, water and room to your chosen species. If something is desired, but in the wrong location it is not a weed, but merely an inconvenience. 🤔🤭
Plant them near waste water maybe. Like near where you might toss water from your dog or cat bowls or by a kitchen window to toss out the water from rinsing veg or soaking beans etc.. any non toxic grey water .
Society garlic is Tulbaghia violacea, a member of the amaryllis family, wild garlic is Allium ursinum, a member of the allium (onion) family. Wild garlic has a strong flavour, whereas I read on Google that society garlic has a mild garlic-like taste. I hope that helps 😃
Was wondering if I could do this with my spring onions. I’ve got lots that I missed picking last autumn. Glad I saw this comment as I’ll just chop the top of and let them re grow.
Rhubarb is not great at growing in heat, it doesn't like the crown to be buried, so needs planting just above the soil level and although it's a thirsty plant, it doesn't like to sit in water for too long. Any one of those could make it difficult to grow.
I've grown the climbing perennial spinach, Hablitzia tamenoides, I will grow it again in the future because it's an interesting plant, but I didn't much like the taste of it (I don't like any spinach very much).
Hi Liz, I've planted some asparagus crowns in a bed on my half plot, as I have to wait for at least 3 years, is there anything I can grow on the asparagus bed? Is there a companion crop can grow each season?
Not a great idea. Asparagus doesn’t like competition. As she said, it need rich soil (manure is excellent), but she didn’t say how much it needs to be weeded. Here in Maryland, the weeds are a constant struggle. Another thing asparagus likes is moisture-in areas where it grows wild, it thrives in ditches. Having said all that - it’s worth it! A healthy bed can last 20 years.
All of the bean family can be happily planted, as they add nitrogen to the soil, and Asparagus loves nitrogen ( along with all other nutrients !) . Radishes are also fine, as they are in and out so quickly, they have little to no impact. Anything you harvest, just put well rotted animal compost in the holes you leave. Asparagus isn't as precious as you've been told. : )
Hi Julie, I say at the start of the video that the local weather conditions will mean what you can grow will vary. I'm not sure what you mean by garden zone, I know that we are in the equivalent of US Hardiness zones 7-8, but that really only indicates how cold it gets in winter. We live in an oceanic temperate climate where it rarely gets incredibly hot or incredibly cold, and because we are never very far from the sea, with a high rainfall, we rarely get very dry conditions either.
@@juliecolbourn8232 The UK, if I recall correctly, averages around 9 on the whole, on the hardiness scale. Humidity and microclimates can see it range from 6 to 10. I'm in Scotland 8b. Those 5°F make a world of difference.
A link to my website with a list of all these vegetables is shown in the pinned comment on this video. A general link to my site is in the video description and in the banner of my channel homepage. 🌻I hope this helps
Common perennial plants in the states: asparagus, rhubarb, fruit & berries - bushes & trees, Walking onions, many herbs - chives, sage, thyme, rosemary (above zone 7), fennel, lavender, certain greens, Good King Henry, sorrel.
Please could you maybe add names on screen or basic subtitles of methods used I’m sure many hard of hearing and deaf people would greatly appreciate your gardening advice. Thanks in advance
Did you find the toggle to switch the subtitles on? You should find them on every video on TH-cam. Some are better than others as they are done by computer and it doesn't always hear the words correctly 😃
A fruit is what comes after a flower and contains seeds. Tomatoes, apples, strawberries, courgettes, aubergines, oranges are fruits but rhubarb is not.
Rhubarb is great in a cold climate and the stupid deer, groundhogs, insects and other small furry jerks don't seem to bother with it. Unlike tomatoes or squash where they will take 1 bite out of every piece and leave the rest to rot.
@@kwradar12 intricate infestations of the dumpsters restaurants leave festering here. Stop pretending pest animals are some kind of noble part of the cosmic balance and wake up to reality.
Banana is not a fruit. Technically, or rather, botanically, it's a fleshy berry, containing seeds. Just thought I'd randomly bung that into the mix. 🤪😂😂
Rhubarb has seeds. I have some sprouting now. Late in the season, if healthy, rhubarb will have a flower stalk. They are sold in seed catalogs, as seeds or root crowns. We eat the stalk.
Very true about the rhubarb seeds! I have one plant that bolts first thing every spring, which prevents nice stalks from growing. I got another variety from my Maine cousin that is better behaved. 😀 However, my rhubarb struggles with our Maryland heat (weeks of temps in the 90’s F, 35 C), and clay soil.
Hello ther,there, I didn't here liz say to take any wild garlic,but most people who have it in their garden s would be happy to spare a little for a pot to start off some.in in uk, south west and my friend has more then she can cope all round her garden,so she has given me a clump to plant.im so pleased.i have a small garden and my girls (chickens )🐔 share it with me.so pots it is for my garlic 😆 .do you have any growing?take care,heather,
Please as not familiar with your accent; it is most difficult to understand what plants you are saying, especially as this is first time to hear their name; and no availability to spell the plant ypu are teaching bout, it makes me still unlearned of what plants you are sharing knowledge of.
A list of these perennial veg and more can be found on our website at bytherfarm.com/perennial-vegetables Or for a video of perennial fruit for a temperate garden, see this video th-cam.com/video/dwSej7Wveq4/w-d-xo.html
Fab Tips on these wonderful crops Liz... Thanks so much for this very informative upload.. God Bless to you and Yours... XXX 🥰
~Guru Murphinda!!!~
Thanks, Liz. That was very helpful.
Rhubarb is just celery that’s going through an identity crisis…
It (and raisin cookies) are the main reasons why I have trust issues.🤣💗
I am so happy that I came across your channel, I am extremely ill, and just started this whole gardening adventure! I look forward to learning from your story and gardening too! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! Sincerely Caroline
Oh, Caroline, I’m so sorry to hear you are so very ill. I wish I could do something for you to make you better. It’s nice that you still can enjoy this video and hopefully you’ll see some fruits of this shared knowledge.
My garden is so full of shade as we have huge trees everywhere and is on the slope as well, so I haven’t really got a lot of suitable space for my veggies and I’d love to grow some. On the top of everything I have severed tendons in my both shoulders and they make gardening very difficult. Together with my other health problems I’m not suited for this garden.
Reasonable health for us and our families is the only important thing in our lives.
Are you able to do any physical work?
Sending you my love and big hugs. ♥️🤗🤗🌱🌱
I just put in asparagus, rhubarb and Strawberries last summer...So excited
Hello Liz! This is just what I needed. I want more perennial vegetables. Thank you.
I have Nine Star broccoli in my garden and it is taller than me over 6 feet! Also have walking onions,too. I enjoy your videos!♥️
This is my first year to harvest my asparagus, after a dutiful (and uncharacteristically patient) wait. So worth the space, in my opinion. Very much looking forward to many years of enjoyment. Jerusalem artichokes have been on my “wish list” for several years, and your video has inspired me to make this the year I finally do it!
You mentioned about growing Rhubarb from seed (Victoria) - I`ve done that -it took 4 years growth before I could gather a smallish harvest Its now 30 years old and been devided a couple of times This year I harvested 43 kilos
I love this! Thank you for sharing your experience 😃
My favourite Gardner back again with some fantastic advise. Thank you once again 🌹
You are so welcome!
Sunchokes/jerusalem artichoke - I've never had an issue with them being overly aggressive. In the extremely sandy soil I've tried growing them in, they have struggled and barely kept going from one year to the next.
Mark from Self Sufficient Me, ask me to come over & check you out. he loves your book.
My perennial veg is celery! I planted it three years ago and it’s still going. I think maybe because I’m in 9b and so it doesn’t freeze/therefore doesn’t go to seed? I don’t know, but I just cut it down a week ago to get the bed ready again and it’s already growing right back.
Thanks Liz! So interesting. Good luck with your new garden!
Thanks so much!
Thankyou from east Sussex peasmarsh 🕊🇬🇧 thankyou Liz 💚
Your videos are such an inspiration. Thank you 🌱🤗
First time growing yacon here - looking forward to it! Good video and your camera was fine! Cheers Liz xx
Hey Kerry! How are you? It'll be interesting to see how all of these cope with the additional cold and wet of Carmarthenshire - although it's considerably less windy here!
A great video I want to grow more perennial vegetables
Just discovered your channel - this year I'm introducing Jerusalem artichokes into my plot, hoping they'll thrive. I'm limited to plants that can survive both a drought and frost (though officially in an 8b, there can be rather cold winters as well). Heading over to your list now...
wonderfull.. thank you.. I didn't know skirret.. and never grown Yakon either..
We've moved to central portugal so our new garden has quite a few more possibiliies..
and I'm very very excitied to see the first flowers on my small Tamarilho tree..
Excellent and great link !!! I am buying !!! 🤓🤓 love the large tubs idea 💡
Lovely videos! Very knowledgable. You have a new subscriber. Thanks
Hello Siva, I didn't spot your comment until today - so sorry for the delay in replying. Welcome to the channel, I hope you are enjoying getting to know our garden.
of those
Dry little survive in Minnesota in -20 blow 0 F 😟I have seen green onion and rhubarb , garlic chives , and strawberry 🤷🏼♀️
I thought you were in Monmouthshire, which was great, but just read you’re now in Carmarthenshire. After years of watching Aussies and Zone 8b Americans and Devon people 😆 garden, it’s wonderful to have information from someone in my own county! This Welsh weather is something else!
I managed to grow food at 750 altitude on our 44 acre smallholding but due to physical restrictions we’re moving to a 1 acre property. From North to East Carmarthenshire. I can’t wait to grow an abundance in a smaller space. And looking forward to the continued challenge of Brecon winds 😳😂
Please contact me via our website - I'm also in East Carmarthenshire!
Always enjoy your videos Liz, thank you for making the time and effort. Have a great weekend and stay safe David 👍👍
We have grown Oca in large containers for a couple of years and have loved the flavour when scrubbed and briefly roasted. Like lemony new potato. The leaves also have a sharp but nice lemon flavour and look very pretty- like the Oxalis you might grow in a flower bed.
I had Jerusalems came up in a chicken run they were HUGE and even growing unto the slightly rotten wooden bottom if the green house . Really huge
Yes I grew a few tubers and they are literally lifting out of the ground
I love it when video's like this also have style. Like the way it was filmed and brought.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the positive feedback!
Congratulations on your 100k subscribers. x
Thanks Linda!
I had no idea about Jerusalem artichokes. Interesting. Another great video.
Thank you Margaret!
Always a wealth of insight and knowledge! Thank you Liz!
Aw, thank you! (Your comment brought a big smile to my face today)
I got a part of my mother in laws rhubarb last year. It did develop perfectly but I didn't harvest of it to give it enough time to root in. I am really looking forward to the first rhubarb dish this year.
That's great!
me too!
Thank you for all the great information Liz!
Thank you for another great wealth of information
I’m growing Broccoli Nine Star, sown for the first time last year 👍 We are now benefiting from the initial middle ‘cauliflower’ head and now lots of the ‘stars’ 😃 Really good 👍 Not sure how long it will live yet though 🤔 🇬🇧
Where did you get the seeds please
@@shehas8chooks Pennards Plants online in UK
@@shehas8chooks I got mine from Pennard Plants - Heritage seeds - in the UK 🇬🇧
@@glynisreynolds446
Obliged for the info, Glynis. 👍
Great video Liz I'm getting more and more perennials in the ground.
Ooh nice, we may need to do a swap of cuttings!
This gives me a new thought!
Glad it was helpful!
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Hello from Montana in the USA - What zone are you? Enjoyed your video very much. I have asparagus and sorrel as my only perennial veg. Looking forward to more videos!
7a Rebecca X
Also keep in mind that US growing zones are different from UK growing zones!
NE MT here. I've distant family in Central Europe....zones just like time are way different than the States.
So much for getting an indoor start on my veggies, almost 2' of snow a few days ago & more likely to fall.
I'm going to experiment with a few containers in my basement bath. It gets loads of sun & could make a brilliant mini greenhouse. If nothing else, it'll give me a reason to run the water downstairs.
@@WyrdHag I don't think you have Daylight Savings either, or do you? I wish they'd delete it here. Arizona doesn't have it yet they're part of the "Lower 48." My dogs won't convert to the every 6 mos. bs, so I never change my clock in the Fall. All I change are the batteries in my smoke detectors. Stay well & have a blessed garden.
Brilliant suggestions for perennial vegetables thanks 🙏
Most welcome 😊 Thanks Lizzie!
lovely interesting video liz
Thank you! 😃
I think the things you called occa are called yams in NZ. I cook them in a mixture of honey & vinegar (sweet & sour)
Yes, New Zealand yam is another name for them 😁
Good Morning, I learned so much from this Liz, thank you. My rhubarb was planted in the fall, first time growing it, it looks beautiful. From what I understand I should let it be until next year, but oh goodness the wait will be long!
It would be best to leave it for a year to establish after it has been moved. That said, I've harvested a little from our plants this spring - the large plants, not the little new plants!
@@LizZorab I was thinking I could sneak just one stalk from each plant if they get big, just one!!!!
Sweet Fern Homestead
When harvesting rhubarb remember to twist off the stalk at the base it doesn't need a knife to cut it
Love the video liz it has given me a few ideas for me this year we had cardoons growing last year but our clients didn't like them so this year we are moving them and making a cardoon garden with a seating area in the middle im hoping come summer it will make a great place enjoy the views 😀
That's a great idea! I love them in the flower garden for their structure and insects love their flowers!
Great video, thanks for sharing and take care 🙂
Thank you, so pleased that you enjoyed it - I really enjoyed making this video!
I would love if the names of specific plants could be listed in the description , I'm so terrible with spelling(and English isn't my first language so I am double terrible) sometime I struggle finding the plants/seeds of what I ear talked about . It would be super helpful if it's something possible ^^
They are all listed in an article on my website. Link in pinned comment.
@@LizZorab thank you , I will go see 😊
This was a really nice video! Thank you :)
Glad that you enjoyed it 🌻
This was epic
Thank you!
Thanks 😊
You're welcome!
Ninja Liz!
LOL, less of the ninja and more of the 'it's really cold out here and I'm hiding out of the wind by the polytunnel, but my coat makes a rustling noise that the microphone picks up'!
Hi Liz! I'm watching from the Philippines. I'm starting to do my experimental garden on a reddish kind of clay soil. Its more likely having more kind of minerals than usual soil. I've seen you first from Huw's video. I really love your garden before it was so wonderful. I'm looking forward to seeing your new home, new garden and learning from your experience. Thanks for sharin'
God bless you. Good health! 🤗
Definable try making your own compost. ☺️ it will help your soil. Gather everything green and brown that you possibly can and start making heaps! ❤️
@@leaelizabeth23 Thank you for the advice 🤗 diffenitely will try that. 👍
Your expertise is invaluable, thank you for sharing on here. We are just in the planning stages and in a really dry area in the mountains, so hot in summer and cold I winter. What veg perennials would you advise for here? Thanks
thank you for this very keen to try some of these and thanks for the link as to where to purchase, I tried buying perennial veg last year but was having difficultly finding anywhere that had them in stock.
So pleased that it was helpful 🌼🌻
DiD I miss it or did you leave Horse radish off your list Or Old henry greens.
It's a shame we can't eat Bindweed!
Oh yes, that would be excellent!
That's got me thinking, i wonder if steamed mares tail would taste good..
@@harrybrown3657 it's used as a hairwash..
@@tinnerste2507 I'll try cooking some this summer, and if it tastes rotten i can enhance the wife's shampoo with it
Please do some careful research before ingesting a plant that you don't know about. Bear in mind the saying that all plants are edible, but some of them only once!
Itwould great and the name of the scree
Thank you!
These plants are perennial for you but not sure about my area. We had 4 inches of snow two days ago. I have chives that come back and a neighbor has rhubarb. Will have to check the growing zones for others.
My chives mysteriously lived through a hard freeze this year, but it’s also about four years old. Maybe if it has a decent root system it’s impossible to get rid of it despite weather?
With artichokes and cardoons, do they have thorns? The wild artichokes that currently grow on my property have enormous, painful thorns on each leaf tip. On the hunt for a replacement!
Yes they do, I wouldn't describe them as enormous thorns, but you certainly know if you're standing too close to one!
Growing Jerusalem artichokes for the first time this year
Waiting on a few weeks of real cold before I have a taste.
But nervy as I don’t want to be gassy and hoping they taste ok.
Also put in some artichokes as well as some nz yams
When you boil the Fartichokes add a dash of lemon or vinegar. No gas. Changes something in them. I read it awhile ago as I have some to harvest too.
@@Rosie-eg3tw oh thank you Rosie
I hope they taste ok as I do love that they grow so tall and look so pretty and I can keep growing them
Try it on a Friday night so if you do have a gas issue it’s over by the time you go to work! 😂 I’d be interested to hear if the lemon/vinegar trick worked.
Coming in very late here ... if you introduce yourself _slowly_ to Jerusalem artichokes in _small_ quantities, most people soon develop the correct gut microbes to deal with them without gassing themselves.
@@Sine-gl9ly hey it’s ok!
They came back again this year as I hoped they would
I roast them they are fine and really didn’t bother me at all.. maybe I’m just naturally gassy lol
No seriously they didn’t upset me and are very nice
Thank you
loved the video. found some of the veg you mention. Can't find any seeds or plants for Nine Star Broccoli. Any ideas where I can try preferably from the UK. one find I found out is that Skirrit is in the Carrot family so will plant those in a big pot as we had carrot fly last year.
Good idea, as carrot fly is a low flier, skimming the ground.
Companion planting them with anything in the onion family tends to help throw the flies off track with either vegetable, although not a foolproof method.
I began container growing carrots last year, both early and late crops, and was impressed enough with the results to adopt it again this year.
Just google nine star broccoli, several suppliers have the seeds in the UK. Good luck !
Did Someone find out the specific name of that ornamental kale? Or found some seeds? I am in desperate need of an ornamental kale, since I watched this video.
Do you mean the variegated kale? I think it's Daubenton's kale in a variety called Chantilly.
Sea Kale
I have a very old asparagus bed at the homestead we moved onto. The bed is full of native grasses grown from rhizomes and it is large - impossible to hand weed, so idk how to keep it from growing into a meadow every year and the asparagus gets choked out a little. I do no till for the rest of my garden but I can’t lay cardboard over the asparagus crowns can I? Asparagus comes up throughout the WHOLE bed, so idk where the crowns are. There is rhubarb and chives in the bed, too.
Could you make some skinny paths with cardboard and mulch to start with? after asparagus comes up?
I know it’s a pain to weed but if the asparagus is prolific it sure would’ve worth saving.
This was a question on our local TV station this morning. The narrator from the green house said to get just a 'grass killer' that won't effect the plants, same for rhubarb etc. Ask at your local nursery, they'll know.
@@chanchan5349 the bed is 8x20 - our rhizome grass is so hard to keep out of well established garden beds. I absolutely can not keep up with hand weeding this one :/
@@artemisgrier8989 sadly no. It comes up literally everywhere. I’ve watched it for years now and there’s no pattern at all.
Habilitzia tamnoides. I've just discovered. Perennial Caucasian climbing spinach. You must try it.
I grew it at our last home. It's an interesting plant, but I wasn't super keen on the taste or texture.
Oh dear. Says here it's milder than spinach...whatever that means. lol
@@maisondusuave if you grow sweet potatoes then you can eat their leaves which contain less oxalates than spinach
@@carolynellis387 Sweet potatoes leaves are pretty tasty, and super easy to grow.
I did a web search for the root veg that you said the “rabbits ate to the ground” but couldn’t find it. How do you spell the name of that vegetable?
It is skirret. On our website, you'll find all of those veg listed (and a couple more) bytherfarm.com/perennial-vegetables
@@LizZorab Found it and ordered 100 seeds. I’m planting a veg garden for my rabbits and chickens. They’ll love it I’m sure and so will my savings account 👍👍👍tyvm!!
What size module do you recommend for general sowing of vegetable garden seeds and what brand do you recommend please? Many thanks.
A seed bed is ideal as it uses no plastic. Rather than buy new plastic trays, reuse old ones, they are often available free of charge.
@@LizZorab Thank you, Liz. I do sow direct into seed bed but occasionally need to sow into modules when wanting to free up space for a while. My old modules have been used for many years and am needing to replace them.
@@delphinium5555 I got mine for free on Facebook marketplace along with 150+ pots. The trick is to look every day and you're bound to find a deal. Mine came from a gentleman who had unfortunately passed away and his son didn't have any use for them. But now they will live on and get many more years of use.
Hi Liz.. what's the difference between oca (which you don't like to eat) and a weed as ground cover? Is it because it doesn't spread?
A weed is usually something growing where you don't want it to be and is often one that reproduces very efficiently or quickly. The oca will be planted where I'm happy for it to grow and in the future, can be harvested for use in veg boxes or to sell the tubers for others' to grow. As with so much about gardening, the beauty is in the eye of the gardener! 🌼🌻
A weed is something you do not want, trees included.
I say that as an ex forester.
Any species other than the one planted was regarded, quite rightly, as a weed; in direct competition for light, nutrients, water and room to your chosen species.
If something is desired, but in the wrong location it is not a weed, but merely an inconvenience. 🤔🤭
I read the skirret needs moist soil and our area just turned out to be an ever lasting drought from spring to winter. how to go along with that?
Plant them near waste water maybe. Like near where you might toss water from your dog or cat bowls or by a kitchen window to toss out the water from rinsing veg or soaking beans etc.. any non toxic grey water .
Good morning Is the tree cabbage a hybrid
It's a heirloom variety, originally from Spain.
@@LizZorab thank you is it available in UK
Is wild garlic and society garlic the same plant?
Society garlic is Tulbaghia violacea, a member of the amaryllis family, wild garlic is Allium ursinum, a member of the allium (onion) family. Wild garlic has a strong flavour, whereas I read on Google that society garlic has a mild garlic-like taste. I hope that helps 😃
No problems with lack of rotation?
Nope, perennial plants generally don't get rotated.
@@LizZorab
Excellent. 👍
Does anyone else just cut ✂️ normal leeks off above the root and let them regrow or if it just me?
Yes. I do this with onions and chives also. Great flavor in the green
Was wondering if I could do this with my spring onions. I’ve got lots that I missed picking last autumn. Glad I saw this comment as I’ll just chop the top of and let them re grow.
I am growing leeks for the first time. Thanks for letting me know about this.
Do they grow back as big or a bit smaller each time?
@@moniquem783 They will grow back, and eventually get larger if allowed to grow on.
Was wondering how you grow your rhubarb? I've tried and tried but can't🙄 get it to grow
Rhubarb is not great at growing in heat, it doesn't like the crown to be buried, so needs planting just above the soil level and although it's a thirsty plant, it doesn't like to sit in water for too long. Any one of those could make it difficult to grow.
Have you ever grown perennial spinach? I have my first batch started. Just curious if the taste is the same a regular spinach.
I've grown the climbing perennial spinach, Hablitzia tamenoides, I will grow it again in the future because it's an interesting plant, but I didn't much like the taste of it (I don't like any spinach very much).
@@LizZorab 😂Well that explains why you didn’t mention it. Everything looks so great Liz.
Hi Liz, I've planted some asparagus crowns in a bed on my half plot, as I have to wait for at least 3 years, is there anything I can grow on the asparagus bed? Is there a companion crop can grow each season?
Not a great idea. Asparagus doesn’t like competition. As she said, it need rich soil (manure is excellent), but she didn’t say how much it needs to be weeded. Here in Maryland, the weeds are a constant struggle. Another thing asparagus likes is moisture-in areas where it grows wild, it thrives in ditches. Having said all that - it’s worth it! A healthy bed can last 20 years.
All of the bean family can be happily planted, as they add nitrogen to the soil, and Asparagus loves nitrogen ( along with all other nutrients !) . Radishes are also fine, as they are in and out so quickly, they have little to no impact. Anything you harvest, just put well rotted animal compost in the holes you leave.
Asparagus isn't as precious as you've been told. : )
Has anyone tried salisfy?
Yes I grew salsify in our previous home. It certainly produces plenty of seeds and sows itself all over the garden!
@@LizZorab Thanks Liz
Been volunteering over with Peni of late.
Oh I have seeds but wasn’t sure how they’d taste so saved them for next year
Do they taste alright
Just out of curiosity what garden zone are you? I would imagine that the perennials wouldn’t be the same everywhere. Thanks
Hi Julie, I say at the start of the video that the local weather conditions will mean what you can grow will vary. I'm not sure what you mean by garden zone, I know that we are in the equivalent of US Hardiness zones 7-8, but that really only indicates how cold it gets in winter. We live in an oceanic temperate climate where it rarely gets incredibly hot or incredibly cold, and because we are never very far from the sea, with a high rainfall, we rarely get very dry conditions either.
@@LizZorab Thanks, I was just to get a sense of your average temperatures. And yes I meant US/Canadian hardiness zones.
@@juliecolbourn8232
The UK, if I recall correctly, averages around 9 on the whole, on the hardiness scale.
Humidity and microclimates can see it range from 6 to 10.
I'm in Scotland 8b.
Those 5°F make a world of difference.
@@billyandrew thanks for the info
Loved this video. Wish you had put the proper name of each plant on the screen, some of us Americans are not familiar with these plants.
A link to my website with a list of all these vegetables is shown in the pinned comment on this video. A general link to my site is in the video description and in the banner of my channel homepage. 🌻I hope this helps
Helen, just google the names if you aren't familiar with them. Pretty easy to do.
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Liz can you make a list and comment back to me , on the. Perinereal plants. I’ve never seen any here in the states. If you have time. Thank you cindy
The list is on my website here bytherfarm.com/perennial-vegetables
Common perennial plants in the states: asparagus, rhubarb, fruit & berries - bushes & trees, Walking onions, many herbs - chives, sage, thyme, rosemary (above zone 7), fennel, lavender, certain greens, Good King Henry, sorrel.
Please could you maybe add names on screen or basic subtitles of methods used I’m sure many hard of hearing and deaf people would greatly appreciate your gardening advice. Thanks in advance
There are subtitles available if you switch them on 😃
Thank you every day there is something new to learn
Did you find the toggle to switch the subtitles on? You should find them on every video on TH-cam. Some are better than others as they are done by computer and it doesn't always hear the words correctly 😃
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Will growing these veg encourage rats and squirrels?
No more than growing them in the ground would attract them.
A fruit is what comes after a flower and contains seeds. Tomatoes, apples, strawberries, courgettes, aubergines, oranges are fruits but rhubarb is not.
Yes, that's why I included it with the vegetables.
She said very clearly it’s a vegetable!!
You forgot to list so many fruits, I don’t know where to start. 🤔
@@E-Kat Quote : "Yeah, officially rhubarb is a vegetable although I would normally think of it as a fruit". It clearly needed some clarification.
@@E-Kat I believe this video is strictly about perennial vegetables. 😊
@@coolwater55 🫢🙈so sorry!!!
Rhubarb is great in a cold climate and the stupid deer, groundhogs, insects and other small furry jerks don't seem to bother with it. Unlike tomatoes or squash where they will take 1 bite out of every piece and leave the rest to rot.
Those “furry jerks” are intricate players in our eco system, just have to out smart them. Happy gardening 👩🌾
@@kwradar12 intricate infestations of the dumpsters restaurants leave festering here. Stop pretending pest animals are some kind of noble part of the cosmic balance and wake up to reality.
I thought all fruits had to have seeds rhubarb does not have seeds
We eat it as a fruit is the point.
Banana is not a fruit.
Technically, or rather, botanically, it's a fleshy berry, containing seeds.
Just thought I'd randomly bung that into the mix.
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Rhubarb has seeds. I have some sprouting now. Late in the season, if healthy, rhubarb will have a flower stalk. They are sold in seed catalogs, as seeds or root crowns. We eat the stalk.
Very true about the rhubarb seeds! I have one plant that bolts first thing every spring, which prevents nice stalks from growing. I got another variety from my Maine cousin that is better behaved. 😀 However, my rhubarb struggles with our Maryland heat (weeks of temps in the 90’s F, 35 C), and clay soil.
We loved cobler with it.
Liz, shouldn't you point out that its illegal to dig up wild garlic ?
Hello ther,there, I didn't here liz say to take any wild garlic,but most people who have it in their garden s would be happy to spare a little for a pot to start off some.in in uk, south west and my friend has more then she can cope all round her garden,so she has given me a clump to plant.im so pleased.i have a small garden and my girls (chickens )🐔 share it with me.so pots it is for my garlic 😆 .do you have any growing?take care,heather,
Nothing to stop you gathering a few seeds, at the appropriate time, I hope?
Please as not familiar with your accent; it is most difficult to understand what plants you are saying, especially as this is first time to hear their name; and no availability to spell the plant ypu are teaching bout, it makes me still unlearned of what plants you are sharing knowledge of.
Here is my website article bytherfarm.com/perennial-vegetables/
Amazing content but almost impossible to listen to due to the accent :/.
Simon Haestoe.......I used the CC.....helps a lot.
What accent?
Where are you from Simon? It's interesting to know which countries or areas find it hard to understand my accent.
American here…..no problem understanding you my dear!
@@hlewis5847 He is just trolling...best ignored
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