Annual crops, such as tomatoes, corn, and lettuce, cover a significant portion of ... add a refreshing flavor to spring salads and pies. You can grow these perennials from seeds or crowns; crowns are ...

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Work to create perennial strains of corn has also yielded some promising results. Though there are many other perennial plants whose grain can be used, the seeds are often small, as are yields.

While a gallon-sized perennial will run you anywhere from $15 to $40 at a nursery, a packet of seeds is a couple of dollars. With that packet of seeds, and a bag of seed-starting mix ($15), you ...

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Corn crops have a voracious appetite for nitrogen. Purdue University scientists are investigating whether mulching Kura clover, a perennial legume, can provide sufficient nitrogen for corn, thus ...

And some perennials don’t start well from seed at all. Nonetheless, even getting one perennial plant out of a $4 or $5 seed packet is a bargain compared to retail plant prices.

Maret Felzien, a fourth-generation farmer and educator in Sterling, Colorado, is among those testing perennial wheat. She planted 20 seeds on a section of her land — which includes annual wheat ...

Then after the first frost, sow the seeds. C.M., email A: Visions of a low-maintenance perennial flower bed are quite a contrast with reality. These are the problems you’ll face: Covering the ...