Garlic too

My grape and cherry tomatoes come back each year. Not as over wintered, but as volunteers because we don't harvest every single tomato. Someone told me volunteer tomato plants do not produce fruit but I can tell you that is false. I planted one grape and one cherry tomato plant seven years ago, now we have a grape tomato farm each year. They grown easily 8-12ft tall and produce like crazy.

I keep mint and raspberry shrubs in large planters. They come back every year too, but I do not want them to spread.

Anonymous wrote:I’ve had rosemary, lavender, sage, oregano and thyme come back every year. Also some lettuces, arugula, and kale. Every year I have a ton of volunteer tomato plants pop up where I had planted tomatoes the previous year. I know that’s different, but still means I don’t have to plant new tomato plants!

Same herbs here. Also broccoli and green onions (just snip the green part and then they shoot up more). And mint keeps coming back as well. I've kept potted basil over a couple years by bringing it into a sunny windowsill.

Asparagus also does well here.

Strawberries! 🍓 🍓 🍓

Is there something that looks like French tarragon but isn't? Or did my tarragon somehow come back, but without much scent?

Oh of course figs, blueberries, raspberries.

I’ve had rosemary, lavender, sage, oregano and thyme come back every year. Also some lettuces, arugula, and kale. Every year I have a ton of volunteer tomato plants pop up where I had planted tomatoes the previous year. I know that’s different, but still means I don’t have to plant new tomato plants!

Herbs: I've had good luck with rosemary, sage, thyme, oregano.

Veggies: kale, for sure. Broccoli, spinach and chard have survived as long as the winter is relatively mild and I cover them for any hard freezes.

Fruit: Rhubarb, blueberries, raspberries. There are probably more, but these are the only ones I've tried.

I’ve often had greens overwinter, my friend had broccoli overwinter this past winter so I’m going to try planting some this fall.

I agree with most of the herb talk so far. For veggies, I've had collard greens and kale last through the winter into the next year for the last 4 years running, and reseed when I think they're too leggy and cut them back. Raspberries, figs, strawberries, cherries come back every year. (There will be more, I'm sure, but that's just what I grow.)

Anonymous wrote:Thyme, sage, chives, oregano, lavender. Dill that reseeds itself. Rosemary is hit or miss depending upon winter and placement.

“Arp” rosemary is reliably hardy here, even in containers.

Almost all herbs are hardy. Some of them are biennial - like parsley, and will die out after flowering their second summer (but maybe reseed). So if you love parsley, sow some every Spring so you’re not left without when it bolts (I’ve also read that the flavor declines but my own deficient palette is fine with it). I also like chives when they’re little.

The most important exception is Basil. Fun fact: once it’s warm enough, if you don’t want to go to the nursery and didn’t start seeds, you can take the hydroponic basil from the grocery store and plunk it in the ground. It’s also really easy to make from cuttings ime.

Thyme, sage, chives, oregano, lavender. Dill that reseeds itself. Rosemary is hit or miss depending upon winter and placement.

wondering what herbs, veggies, or fruits have overwintered for you?

we've had luck with parsley, chives, kale