One of our goals this year is to grow more perennial food crops. This is in line with our longer term goal of creating a small suburban food forest with many, if not mostly, perennial crops. We already grow many perennials, including blackberries, raspberries, honey berries, grapes, strawberries, red veined sorrel, sage, oregano, chives, Egyptian walking onions, mint, rosemary, lemon balm, and dandelion. Though this is a great start, we want to grow even more perennials, because once established they come back year after year with little effort, and, thanks to their deep roots, often require less added nutrients and water than annuals. Global Inventory of Perennial Vegetables: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9ew4_svq9K3N3puYWNuSF9MdlE/edit Geoff Lawton tours Eric Toensmeier's garden: http://www.geofflawton.com/fe/61569-perennial-abundance 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 - Helianthus tuberosus Rhubarb - Rheum rhabarbarum Paw Paw - Asimina triloba Asian pear - Pyrus pyrifolia Peach - Prunus persica One Yard Revolution 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, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used. Channel Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/OneYardRevolution Join me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Yard-Revolution/543322169040187 Featured Videos: Soil Fertility Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0v8SWe2uDw&list;=PLApXYvbprElwCOe5gdtcOMiEMGRpUBb4e Fall And Winter Gardening Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUxbL_cwRV0&list;=SPApXYvbprElwtRHz0l63gp6ZsoM-BvdmM&index;=1 Biochar Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkGWfRu3Y84&list;=SPApXYvbprElwrArh0ffNKWU4pFdRSSjH4 Growing More Perennial Vegetables and Herbs: http://youtu.be/SQw8ul70gG0

• published: 23 Feb 2014
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