Permanent garden plants...... Survival gardens(?)
(disclaimer....Images shameless stolt from the interwebs as it raining and stuff isn't up yet much...
Thinking about what I have in my garden that pretty much take care of themselves with little on no attention other than trying to control them.
Many are called "weeds" by some...just means "plants in the wrong place in the minds of a organized person."
Many although are not perennials...will readily seed themselves.
My favorites:
Walking onions, egyptian onions.....
Horseradish....
Chives.. (onion and garlic chives)
Mints...spearmint.
Rhubarb...
Walking Onions - Allium Cepa Proliferum - Eternal Heirloom
Even the scientific name tells you they are hard to kill.....proliferate and eternal ...making this a good addition to a permanent garden.
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Walking onions will sneak up on you, when you are not looking and take over the garden.
At the end of the leaves bulblets grow in clumps and when they get too heavy...they fall over and "Walk"
Or you can pick the clump, break it up and plant ...propagating........they will grow on a gravel walkway.
Sent some to a friend...lady at UPS store asking if I was sensing hamburgers...smelled up the store
Horseradish ...
Love making my own grounded up root...
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbage). It is a root vegetable used as a spice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseradish
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Also can be invasive...as the least little broken off part of a root will sprout and start a new plant....
Chives.....Green garnish...gives a little onion or garlic taste year around.
Can grow inside or in pots....but will sneak into corners of the garden next to posts and rocks...kinda hides out till needed.
Chives is the common name of Allium schoenoprasum, an edible species of the Allium genus.
A perennial plant, it is widespread in nature across much of Europe, Asia, and North America.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chives
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Mints...Mentha:....I have found spearmint also very invasive...LOL...best in pots or container.
Lots of verities....
Teas and favoring....and just to chew on...
Mentha (also known as mint, from Greek míntha,[2] Linear B mi-ta)[3] is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae (mint family).[4] It is estimated that 13 to 18 species exist, and the exact distinction between species is still unclear.[5] Hybridization between some of the species occur naturally. Many other hybrids, as well as numerous cultivars, are known.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha
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Rhubarb...
Grow this because all the old gardeners I grew up with had some(?)...that where I got my cutting....
Figured it must be a secret of a long life as they were all old...LOL
I like it as it's one of the first plants up in my garden.
We use in pies...and did try making the wine....( I need more practice..LOL)
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is a species of plant in the family Polygonaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial growing from short, thick rhizomes. It produces large poisonous leaves that are somewhat triangular, with long fleshy edible stalks and small flowers grouped in large compound leafy greenish-white to rose-red inflorescences.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhubarb
So anyone else have a favorite grows with out any care and what do you use it for?
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