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…