These 20 Vegetables Grow Like Fruit TREES! Plant Once, Eat Forever

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Tired of replanting your vegetable garden every single year? Discover 20 incredible perennial vegetables that grow like fruit trees—plant them once and harvest for years, even decades! From asparagus that produces for 20+ years to Egyptian walking onions that literally plant themselves, these budget-friendly perennials will transform your garden into a permanent food source.
In this video, you’ll learn about perennial vegetables that most gardeners don’t even know exist. We’re covering everything from common favorites like rhubarb and artichokes to hidden gems like Daubenton’s kale and tree collards. These plants will save you hundreds of dollars over their lifetime while giving you fresh, organic vegetables year after year.
Perfect for budget-conscious gardeners, homesteaders, and anyone who wants a low-maintenance food garden that practically runs itself!
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20 perennial vegetables that produce for years
How to save money by planting once instead of annually
Which perennials work best for your climate
Tips for establishing and maintaining perennial vegetable gardens
Low-maintenance gardening strategies
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What if I told you that some vegetables don’t 
actually die after one season? While your neighbors are replanting their gardens every 
single spring, spending hundreds of dollars on new seeds and seedlings, there’s a secret group 
of vegetables that keep producing year after year. Just like apple trees, these aren’t your typical 
annuals. They’re perennial powerhouses that laugh in the face of winter and come back stronger every 
season. And by the end of this video, you’ll know exactly which 20 vegetables will turn your garden 
into a permanent food factory. But here’s the catch. Most gardeners have no idea these even 
exist. Hey there, garden friend. Welcome back to Earthly Gardening, where we grow smart, not 
hard. If you’re new here, I’m so glad you found us because today’s video is going to completely 
change how you think about vegetable gardening. And to my returning viewers, you absolute 
legends. Thank you for coming back. You’re part of a community that believes gardening shouldn’t 
drain your wallet or your energy. Now, before we dig into these incredible perennial vegetables, do 
me a quick favor. If you’re serious about saving money and creating a garden that practically runs 
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these tips. All right, let’s get growing. So, let’s talk about what’s really happening here. 
Most of us were taught that vegetables are annuals. You plant them in spring, they grow all 
summer, you harvest, and then they die. Next year, start all over again. It’s like being stuck in 
an endless loop of spending money at the garden center, preparing beds, and doing the same work 
over and over. But what if that entire system was just unnecessary? Here’s what nobody tells 
you. There’s an entire category of vegetables that behave exactly like fruit trees. You plant 
them once and they keep producing food year after year after year. Some of them for 5 years, some 
for 10, and a few they’ll outlive your mortgage. These are perennial vegetables and they’re about 
to become your garden’s best investment. Now, I’m not talking about some exotic, hard to find plants 
that require special soil from the mountains of Tibet. I’m talking about vegetables you’ve 
probably eaten before. Vegetables that are sitting in grocery stores right now, but nobody told you 
that you could plant them once and forget about the annual replanting circus. So, let’s jump into 
these 20 incredible perennial vegetables that grow like fruit trees. Vegetable one, asparagus. First 
up, we have asparagus. And this is the heavyweight champion of perennial vegetables. Plant asparagus 
crowns once and they’ll produce for 20 to 25 years. Yes, you heard that right. Two decades of 
fresh asparagus from one planting session. Now, here’s the thing. Asparagus makes you wait. The 
first year, you don’t harvest anything. The second year, you barely touch it. But by year three, 
you’re harvesting delicious spears every spring for the next two decades. It’s like putting money 
in a savings account that pays you in vegetables. Asparagus loves full sun and well- drained 
soil. Plant it once, be patient, and then enjoy literally hundreds of pounds of asparagus over its 
lifetime. Vegetable too, rhubarb. Next is rhubarb. The perennial that people mistake for a fruit, but 
is actually a vegetable. Rhubarb is ridiculously tough. It survives freezing winters, comes back 
every spring with those beautiful red stalks, and produces for 15 to 20 years minimum. You plant one 
rhubarb crown and you’re set for decades of pies, jams, and compost. The best part, rhubarb actually 
needs cold winters to thrive. So, if you live in a cooler climate where other perennials struggle, 
rhubarb is your best friend. Just remember, the leaves are toxic, but those stocks are 
pure gold. Vegetable three artichokes. Now, let’s talk about artichokes. These beautiful 
plants look like something from a fantasy garden, but they’re perennial in warmer climates. In zones 
7 and above, artichokes come back year after year, producing those gorgeous flower buds that we 
harvest and eat. Each plant can produce dozens of artichokes per season, and they keep going for 
5 to seven years. Even if you’re in a colder zone, you can grow them as perennials with some winter 
protection. Artichokes are impressive, delicious, and they’ll make your garden look absolutely 
stunning. Vegetable for sorrel. Sorrel is one of those vegetables that most people 
have never heard of, but once you grow it, you’ll wonder why it’s not in every garden. This 
leafy green has a tangy lemony flavor that’s perfect for salads and soups. Sorrel is virtually 
indestructible. It grows in partial shade, tolerates poor soil, and comes back every single 
year for about 6 years or more. You plant it once, and you have fresh salad greens from early spring 
through fall, year after year. It’s like having a salad bar that never closes. Vegetable five, 
Egyptian walking onions. Here’s where things get weird and wonderful. Egyptian walking onions 
are perennial onions that literally walk across your garden. They grow little bulbs at the top 
of their stalks. Those bulbs get heavy, the stock bends over and the bulbs plant themselves in a 
new spot. It’s like your onions are migrating across your garden bed. You can harvest both 
the underground bulbs and the topset bulbs and they keep multiplying forever. Plant them 
once and you’ll never buy onions again. Plus, they’re a conversation starter because they’re 
just bizarre and amazing. Vegetable six globe artichokes. Similar to regular artichokes, 
but worth mentioning separately because of their reliability. Globe artichokes are true 
perennials that establish deep root systems. They’re drought tolerant once established, which 
means less watering and less work for you. In Mediterranean climates, these plants become 
massive productive fixtures in the garden. One plant can yield up to 30 artichokes in a 
season, and they’ll keep producing for a decade if you treat them right. Hey, quick pause here. If 
you’re finding this valuable and realizing you’ve been wasting money on annual vegetables when you 
could be growing these perennials, do me a favor, hit that like button so more people can discover 
these money-saving secrets. And drop a comment telling me which perennial vegetable you’re most 
excited to try. I read every single comment and I love hearing from you. All right, let’s keep going 
because we’ve got 14 more perennial vegetables to cover. Vegetable seven, water crest. Water crest 
is a perennial that thrives in wet conditions. If you have a bogggy area in your yard that nothing 
else will grow in, water crest will absolutely thrive there. It’s a packed with nutrients, has 
that peppery bite that makes salads interesting, and it grows like crazy once established. 
The best part, you can keep harvesting it, and it keeps growing back. It’s perennial in 
mild climates and will selfseed in colder areas. Meaning it basically acts perennial even when 
it technically isn’t. Vegetable 8 sea kale. Sea kale is one of those vegetables that sounds fancy 
but is actually super easy to grow. It’s a true perennial that produces tender shoots in spring 
that tastes similar to asparagus. Sea kale is also extremely ornamental with its blue green leaves 
and white flowers. So it pulls double duty as both food and garden decoration. It’s drought tolerant, 
pest resistant, and will produce for you for about 8 to 10 years. Plant it in a sunny spot with 
good drainage, and you’re done. Vegetable nine, lovage. Lovage is like celery’s overachieving 
cousin. It tastes like celery, but grows as a massive perennial herb that comes back bigger 
every year. You can use the leaves, stems, and seeds for cooking. One plant is usually enough 
for an entire family because it grows so large. Loveage is hearty, requires almost no maintenance 
and lives for decades. Seriously, there are love plants out there older than most people reading 
this. Plant it once and your great grandchildren might still be harvesting from it. Vegetable 
10. Good King Henry. This is an old-fashioned perennial vegetable that’s making a comeback. 
Good King Henry produces edible leaves similar to spinach, edible shoots similar to asparagus, 
and edible flower buds. It’s like three vegetables in one plant and it’s completely perennial. It 
tolerates shade better than most vegetables. So, if you have a partially shaded area, this is your 
plant. It’s been grown in Europe for centuries and deserves way more attention than it gets. 
Vegetable 11, Turkish rocket. Turkish rocket, also called Turkish arugula, is a perennial version 
of regular arugula. If you love that peppery arugula flavor, but hate replanting it every few 
weeks, Turkish Rocket is your answer. It’s a true perennial that produces leaves almost year round 
in mild climates. In colder areas, it dies back in winter, but returns in spring. The leaves 
are slightly more bitter than annual arugula, but they’re perfect for salads, and the plant is 
essentially unkillable. Vegetable 12. Caucasian spinach. Caucasian spinach is a climbing perennial 
that produces spinach-like leaves on vigorous vines. You can grow it on a trellis and it’ll 
produce fresh greens from spring through fall. It’s heat tolerant, which means it keeps producing 
even when regular spinach would bolt and become bitter. The plant dies back in winter but returns 
from its roots every spring. It’s productive, space efficient, and completely hassle-free once 
established. Vegetable 13, Dobington’s kale. Most kale is biianial, but Dobington’s kale is truly 
perennial. This variety doesn’t produce seeds, so all its energy goes into producing leaves. 
You can harvest from it almost year round, and it keeps going for years. The leaves are tender, 
delicious, and packed with nutrients. Plus, you can propagate it from cutings, so one plant 
can turn into an entire kale forest if you want. It’s virtually pestfree and handles cold weather 
like a champion. Vegetable 14. Nine-Star perennial broccoli. Yes, perennial broccoli exists and 
Ninstar is the variety to grow. This plant produces multiple small broccoli heads instead 
of one large head and it keeps producing for about 5 years. The heads are white or cream 
colored, tasting like a cross between broccoli and cauliflower. It’s slower to establish than 
annual broccoli, but once it gets going, you’re harvesting broccoli every year without replanting. 
That’s a gamecher for broccoli lovers. Vegetable 15 chives. Chives are so common that people forget 
their perennial. Plant chives once and they’ll divide and multiply in your garden forever. You 
get fresh onion flavored greens almost year round, plus beautiful purple flowers that are also 
edible. Chives are perfect for containers, garden borders, or as companion plants. They require zero 
maintenance and will literally outlive you if you let them. Vegetable 16. Garlic chives. Similar to 
regular chives, but with a garlic flavor instead of onion. Garlic chives produce flat leaves and 
white flowers, and they’re just as perennial and lowmaintenance as regular chives. The difference, 
they’re heat tolerant and actually prefer warmer weather. You can harvest the leaves, the flowers, 
and even the flower buds. They’re productive, flavorful, and they’ll naturalize in your garden, 
meaning they’ll spread and fill in empty spaces on their own. Vegetable 17. Horseradish. Horseradish 
is the perennial that won’t quit. In fact, the bigger problem is stopping it from taking over 
your garden. Plant one horseradish root and you’ll have horseradish forever. The roots are what you 
harvest for that spicy condiment that clears your sinuses. Horseradish is incredibly vigorous, 
tolerates poor soil, and requires absolutely no care. Just be strategic about where you plant 
it because once it’s established, it’s there for life. Vegetable 18, Jerusalem artichokes. Also 
called sun chokes. These are perennial tubers that taste nutty and slightly sweet. They grow 
tall like sunflowers because they’re related and they produce edible tubers underground. 
Jerusalem artichokes are ridiculously productive. Plant a few tubers and they’ll multiply like 
crazy. They’re also beautiful with bright yellow flowers in late summer. The only warning, they can 
be invasive, so plant them where you don’t mind them spreading or contain them in a designated 
bed. Vegetable 19, wild leaks. If you’re into foraging culture, you know ramps are worth their 
weight in gold. These perennial wild leaks have a devoted following because of their unique flavor. 
Ramps prefer shade and moist soil, making them perfect for woodland gardens. They grow slowly 
from seed, but establish into permanent colonies that produce every spring. Once you have ramps, 
you’re part of an exclusive club of gardeners who grow one of the most sought after wild vegetables. 
Vegetable 20 tree collards. Finally, we have tree collards. And these are absolutely mind-blowing. 
Tree collards are perennial brassacas that grow into small trees, producing edible leaves year 
round in mild climates. They can live for 10 to 20 years, growing up to 12 ft tall. You keep 
harvesting leaves, and they keep producing more. They don’t produce seeds, so you propagate them 
from cutings, which means every tree collard is essentially a clone of an ancient plant that’s 
been kept alive through cutings for potentially hundreds of years. It’s like growing a piece 
of living history that also feeds you forever. So, there you have it. 20 vegetables that 
completely change the game. Instead of spending money every single year on seeds and 
seedlings, you invest once and harvest for years, sometimes decades. This is how you build a truly 
sustainable, budget-friendly garden that works for you instead of you working for it. Now, here’s 
my challenge to you. Pick three of these perennial vegetables and commit to planting them this 
season. Just three. Watch what happens over the next few years as those plants establish and 
start producing food without you having to replant them. That’s how you transform your garden from 
an annual expense into a permanent food source. If this video opened your eyes to a whole new way 
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perennial vegetable you’re most excited about. I genuinely want to know. Until next time, 
keep growing smart, keep growing affordable, and remember, the best gardens are the ones that 
take care of themselves. I’ll see you in the next