Want to try our Perma Veggies but don't know where to begin? Are you wondering which varieties will do well in your area? The Starter Pack is here to eliminate the guess work and make growing Perma Veggies in your growing zone easy and fool-proof. We've selected five of our favorite varieties that will thrive as perennials in each growing zone. Not sure of your zone? You can find it here.
WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE ZONE 4 VEGGIE STARTER PACK:
1) PERMA TOMATO - Wild Everglades
2) PERMA ONIONS - Walking Onions
3) PERMA GARLIC - Garlic Chives
4) PERMA SPINACH - Less-Sting Nettles
5) PERMA CELERY - Lovage
Want to add more Perma plants that will thrive in Zone 4? Click here for the full collection of Zone 4 Perma plants.
Variety Overview
5 INCREDIBLE PERMA VEGGIES JUST FOR YOU!
PERMA TOMATO - Wild Everglades
In looking for the ideal Perma Tomato, we found it in the most unlikely of places - the Florida Everglades. This tenacious little tomato doesn’t just grow, it thrives, perennializing and playfully reseeding in gardens year after year. What it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in flavor and quantity. A single plant will give you hundreds of beautiful tomatoes. And best of all, it’s considered the most nutritious tomato in the world, having the most lycopene of any variety tested. (Solanum pimpinellifolium)
PERMA ONIONS - Walking Onions
These are our favorite perennial onions! Also known as walking onions, these onions are truly amazing. The entire plant is edible and there are many ways to enjoy their onion-ey goodness. The greens can be cut eaten throughout the season like a delicious green onion. They will send up a flower stalk with edible small onions on top (called bulbils), that are tasty. And the tubers can be thinned as your patch grows and the bulb eaten like a shallot. So little work and so much flavor! (Allium proliferum)
PERMA GARLIC - Garlic Chives
Year-round garlic flavor without all the fuss...what's not to love? Garlic chives are a beautiful, simple to grow plant that will give you garlic flavor all year long. Harvest the green tops and use as you would garlic in any dish. (Allium tuberosum)
PERMA SPINACH - Less-Sting Nettles
It's not nice to play favorites, but if we had to choose one perennial alternative to annual spinach, the choice is easy ... it's Less-Sting Nettle! This is a nettle that has been naturally selected to have little to no sting on the leaves. Nettle is nature's multivitamin. Its amazing golden root structure mines deep for vitamins and minerals and pulls them to the surface into its roots, leaves, and seeds. It's one of the most nutrient-dense foods you can add to your diet. This same makes abundance of nutrients make it an amazing fertilizer for your garden. Delicious and nutritious. You can’t go wrong with planting a nettle patch. (Urtica dioica)
PERMA CELERY - Lovage
Lovage, affectionately known in our garden as "PERMA CELERY," is a culinary cornerstone for those who want celery flavor without all of the hassle of growing annual celery. This hardy perma veggie thrives year after year, offering a bold and peppery twist on the familiar taste of celery. Its leaves, stems, and seeds serve not just as versatile ingredients in the kitchen, but also boast a variety of health benefits. As a natural diuretic and digestive aid, lovage stands out as a plant that nurtures both our health and our culinary creations. (Levisticum officinale)