Annual crops, such as tomatoes, corn, and lettuce, cover a significant portion of our plates and farmland acres. However, the constant work of planting and harvesting can be time-consuming and tiring.

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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.

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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 ...

There’s an annual and perennial version of salvia, and you’d be smart to get perennial versions in your garden.Known for its intense colors, salvia can be found in shades of grape, blue and ...

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 ...

Walter Reeves answers Atlanta-area lawn and garden questions, including how to do a perennial flower bed, and why Kieffer pears changed from one year to the next. 40 ° AJC - Logo - Main ...