Perennial veggies

While fruit may take the cake when it comes to perennials, there are some wonderful perennial vegetables that you can add to your garden. Here are eight suggestions for some low-cost and fairly low-maintenance veggies from the folks at The Daily Green (www.thedailygreen.com) that will keep producing year after year.

Asparagus: Needs full sun, and soil on the sandy side.

Bamboo shoots: Seek out edible varieties of bamboo.

Bunching onions: Like its name suggests, this variety grows in bunches and multiplies on its own.

Garlic : Full sun, and most any (well-drained) soil will do.

Horseradish: Just harvest the side roots and leave the tap root to reproduce.

Kale: The perennial varieties of this superfood will produce in many different climates.

Radicchio : Don’t dig it up and it will perennially produce itsspicy, bitter bounty.

Rhubarb : Does best in cold climates. Keep in partial shade and well-drained soil.