On Fri, 18 May 2012 21:08:26 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
> wrote:

>ViLco wrote:
>>
>> I discovered only very recently that asparagus plants can live up to 10
>> years. I always believed thay got re-planted each year...
>
>A lot of fruits are perennials. Few veggies are. Rubarb, asparugus are
>the best known.

I'm finding out that collards return for several years, even in
weather that goes below zero F.

I've been picking at 2 plants for 4 years now. [only one this year--
zero degree weather and no snow killed one of them. Not a big loss.
The collards I get at the market are cheap and taste better]

Jim