Perennial foodtopia

Due to my unsuccessful gardening season, I have decided I don't need to work harder, I need to work SMARTER!!!!

So I decided to go with perennials. Even if 2-3 are successful this year, I will have 2-3 food products for YEARS with very little work.

I didn't go this way initially because we are in a rental home, but I still chose to plant a few perennials anyway. After very little work but a lot of seeds, I have 4 moringa oleifera plants THRIVING with no additional work and just occasional watering. They don't seem to be bothered by pests, and are very nutritious. We planted them just 4 months ago, and there is one that is already 4 feet tall!!!!

I am so proud of my little trees! To me, these guys were a TOTAL SUCCESS! 4 trees will meet many of our family of 6's nutritional needs while we are here, and I will be sure to root cuttings from these trees when we move so we can bring them with us. These trees are extremely useful trees!

I will never give up my garden because of failures. Because with my HUGE failure has come one success.

That being said, I am moving to perennials. My requirements for my new challenge are simple:

fruits in under 2 years
perennial
good reported taste
can be grown in containers

This eliminates MANY mainstream fruits and veggies. I found a few fruits though that met my criteria, and I placed my order.

White raisin bush
Goji berry
Red Mulberry
Pigeon Pea
Tree tomato
Aunt MOlly's Ground cherry
SIerra Leone Ground cherry
Dwarf Pomegranate
Cocona
Walking onion

I didn't count the moringa. These are already growing and thriving. Once I line my fence with successful perennials, I will work on my garden again. There is definitely enough for 50-75 bushes along our fenceline, which will give us a LOT of food for little money and work. It is definitely the world's cheapest food!!!!!