Ideas needed for permanent crops

[lucyt]

I'd like to establish some permanent crops on my plot and would welcome some ideas.

I planted some asparagus crowns in spring and thought I might try Skirret mentioned in this months mag.

Does anyone else have any more ideas for permanent crops I could try next year?

[Capsid]

What about gooseberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, rhubarb, herbs (chives, thyme, sage, rosemary etc.)?

[BeatTheSeasons]

Not forgetting a permanent strawberry patch.

If you have a big area then you could build a giant fruit cage around to keep pests out.

For vegetables you also have globe artichokes you could try.

[Jeanied]

My jerusalem artichokes are going to stay in the same spot for a while now. And I have a lavender edging that is permanent - great for the bees!

[Ruth M C]

How about a small Japanese quince bush - (Japonica). I have one in my garden. It's no taller than my currant bushes and provides a small but useful crop each Autumn. To date I've made quince cheese several times but this year plan to mix with apples and use in chutneys. The spring flowers that coat the stems are a glorious salmon colour.

KR
Ruth

[Two_Sheds]

Welsh bunching onions?

[jackyspratty]

Wehave jerusalems and asparagus planted, plus some globes (3 grown from seed). I have herbs and welsh onions too. We are wanting to do more fruit bushes next year too. Also managed to germinate some good king henry (poor mans asparagus) and that will go in the garden, no idea what it tastes like tho!
Like the idea of the small quince! We also have a fig in a pot at home, had no fruit yet as the squirrels get to it before us, and a small grape vine which is too small for fruit yet (my last one looked like it had been dug up by blasted squirrels too on a hunt for bulbs)
Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb!

[Gela]

Did anyone say raspberries? Autumn ones are easiest to grow - none of this "old wood" "new wood" conflict. Can be planted in November I think.

[Queen of Spades]

Tayberries or loganberries are easy to manage, mine are over 20 years old and have produced especially well this year, just cut canes down to ground level after fruiting and tie new growths in place of them. No thorns either. Also have a cherry plum tree, (look like cherries, taste like plums), globe artichokes in their 3rd year and a fig in a pot in its 4th, (no fruit 1st yr, then 2, 4 and this year 10).