The Perennial Corner Behind the Barn

A perennial food plot I will never need to replant

Lambsquarters is a green I never planted but harvest regularly (photo by author)

Behind one of my sheds is a patch that I don’t have to plant, weed, or fertilize anymore. It can’t even be called a bed because it’s just a collection of plants that are growing as companions to one another. Every one of these plants has a use. Some are for food, some for flavoring, and some for eating either fresh or cooked. In this small space, there is a plant that I can use for the next several months.

First, there’s what I planted there. Originally, I had planted garlic in that area along with these vegetables. The garlic is long gone and the offspring of the original plants have moved to other parts of the garden.

What I Planted

Asparagus

I had planted asparagus from seed in the autumn of 2019 because I planned to move onto our place in the summer of 2020. Instead, because of the pandemic, I moved here in the spring and planted them behind the barn so that they wouldn’t be in the way when they brought our mobile home onto the property. The asparagus could have been picked earlier this spring, but I didn’t realize it was ready as early as it was, I will be paying more attention to it next year. The asparagus is in its permanent location.