{"product_id":"perennial-vegetables","title":"Perennial Vegetables","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost vegetable gardening runs on an annual cycle of sowing, harvesting and starting again, but it doesn't have to. The Perennial Vegetables collection brings together five varieties that, once established, keep producing year after year, cutting down on replanting while building a more resilient, lower-maintenance vegetable garden. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtichoke Green Globe is a striking, architectural perennial grown for its large edible flower buds, and a wellestablished plant will keep cropping for years while also adding real presence to the garden. Asparagus Mary Washington is a classic heirloom variety and perhaps the ultimate patience crop, it takes a couple of seasons to settle in from seed, but an established asparagus bed can then keep producing spears for twenty years or more. Bean Runner Scarlet is grown as a true perennial in frost-free areas, dying back over winter and reshooting from its rootstock each spring, and it brings a long season of bright scarlet flowers loved by bees along with its edible beans. Rhubarb Cherry Red is a long-standing favourite for its tart, richly coloured stems, and established plants will keep cropping for many years with only occasional dividing needed. Beet Perpetual Spinach, also known as leaf beet, is grown for its spinach-like leaves and, true to its name, keeps producing new growth over a long season, proving considerably more resistant to bolting than true spinach. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes this collection valuable isn't just the reduced replanting, it's the resilience these plants bring to a garden. Established perennial vegetables tend to have deeper, more developed root systems than annual crops, which generally makes them more tolerant of dry spells and less demanding of constant attention once they're settled in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection suits a dedicated perennial vegetable bed, a spot within a food forest, or a corner of a lifestyle block set aside for long-term production. Because these five vegetables range from quick-establishing runner beans through to slow-to-mature asparagus, it's worth being patient with the slower growers and giving each variety the space it will eventually need as a mature plant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor gardeners looking to build a more self-sufficient, regenerative vegetable garden, one that asks less of you with each passing year rather than more, the Perennial Vegetables collection is a genuinely practical place to start.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur Seed Collections have been created to contain some of our most well loved varieties and to take the guesswork out of making seed selections for yourself. Also fabulous as a gift for the gardeners in your life or those new to growing. For individual growing requirements for each of the varieties that make up this Seed Collection, please refer to the specific product information given for that variety.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49212401156404,"sku":"C0584","price":22.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/C0584-W.png?v=1784968393","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/perennial-vegetables","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}