Top 7 Vegetables with Minimal Upkeep for Extended Harvest Periods: Ideal for Compact Gardens and Continuous Cropping
In the world of home gardening, cut-and-come-again vegetables are becoming increasingly popular. These plants, which include lettuce, spinach, chard, kale, arugula, bok choy, and asparagus, offer a bountiful harvest over a long period with minimal effort.
Lettuce, often the first vegetable growers start with, is a fast-growing plant that thrives in this system. By growing it as a cut-and-come-again crop, you can enjoy multiple harvests of smaller side stems after the initial main harvest.
Spinach is another vegetable that can be grown in this manner, providing multiple harvests from each plant. Kale, a cold-hardy crop and a superfood, offers long harvests of healthy leaves rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
Arugula, one of the easiest vegetables to grow from seed, offers fast and multiple harvests. The leaves should be harvested once they reach three inches and not let them get past six inches for optimal growth.
Swiss chard, known for its vibrant colours and simplicity to grow, provides a long supply of stems for many months. Bok choy can be harvested as a cut-and-come-again vegetable by taking some of the outer leaves and leaving the looser central ones.
Asparagus, a perennial cut-and-come-again vegetable, can be grown for up to 20 years. 'Mary Washington' and 'Victoria' asparagus crowns can be purchased online for high-yielding growth and planting, respectively.
Rhubarb, while not a leafy vegetable, can also be grown using the cut-and-come-again method. Rhubarb stems should be harvested by pulling and twisting them away from the plant, and the plant can provide harvests for 10 years or more.
Space isn't an issue with cut-and-come-again vegetables, as many can be grown in pots or window boxes. These easy-to-grow crops can be harvested for weeks or months during the season, providing long harvests of delicious homegrown vegetables for little expense.
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