Do you like enjoying fruit and vegetables from the garden but lack the time and are not gardening experts? No problem. In fact, there are several vegetables that can be planted only once from which you can obtain a fantastic harvest for a very long time .
Even if you don’t have a lot of space available , growing these self-reproducing vegetables, fruit and herbs will allow you to enjoy products obtained with your own hands and, above all, will give you the luxury of saving a few euros on groceries.
Small precautions such as: adequately wetting the soil, fertilizing it with compost when necessary and placing the plants at the right distance, will provide sufficient fruit and vegetables for your needs.
If you are eager to obtain a consistent harvest without wasting too much energy and money , here are the plants that are right for you.
Let’s discover together the 8 vegetables that you plant once and harvest for years:
1) Tomatoes
Tomatoes, which can also be grown in pots, are one of the most consumed and widespread vegetables and which can be produced repeatedly. If you want to get more than one harvest per year , the trick is to divide the seedlings. Easy to grow in just a few steps with a result like real farmers.
2) Asparagus
Even asparagus, excellent allies for health , are a vegetable that allows you to have an annual harvest without the need to replant them. The only problem is that, before producing a truly consistent one , you will have to wait 3-4 years . To plant this vegetable you don’t need too much space and even a small portion of land behind the garden is sufficient.
3) Kale
Kale, which offers an abundant harvest every year, is a winter vegetable capable of resisting the cold and can be used as ingredients to prepare many dishes. To obtain a continuous harvest it is advisable to cut only the leaves , leaving the stem so that it remains about 5 cm above the ground. In this way, after a few weeks, the leaves will grow lush again and ready for a new dish.
4) Jerusalem artichoke
If you decide to plant Jerusalem artichokes you will have to carefully choose the place in which to plant them . In fact, in addition to being really easy to grow, they are very invasive plants . Jerusalem artichoke is a tuber with a thousand properties and a very low caloric value. In fact, 100 grams contain only 73 calories.
5) Rhubarb
Rhubarb, which belongs to the category of medicinal plants , can be planted but consumed with caution , because the leaves of this plant are poisonous if taken in large quantities. To best cultivate this plant, the water must be dosed well and it must be grown at a moderate temperature. Rhubarb is a plant that has digestive, hepatoprotective and purgative properties.
6) Strawberries
In addition to vegetables that allow you to have an annual harvest without having to replant them, it is also possible to have tasty fruit without too much work. Among this we find strawberries with which it is possible to produce many fruits for a long time. In the first season perhaps the harvest will not be excellent but subsequently the plants will produce sufficient fruit for their needs. In addition to combining plants to produce more, you can grow them on the balcony .
7) Raspberries
Like strawberries, raspberries, which belong to the red fruit family, are a fruit that can be planted only once and harvested for many years. They are easy to grow because they don’t require too much maintenance and are found in many different colors : red, purple, black and even gold.
8) Pineapple
Finally, pineapple is also a fruit that offers constant production. It may take a season or two for a plant to produce fruit, but after that it will continue for several years. Remember that the soil must not be too moist and they must be planted in a place constantly exposed to the sun . Pineapple is also suitable for producing dried fruit without a dryer .