The Survival Podcast 10 Unusual and New Plants for your Garden – 3805
Feb 24, 2026
Discover ten unusual edible perennials you can add to small gardens. Learn about perennial leeks, multiplying potato onions, and hardy Caucasian mountain spinach. Hear about wild favorites like mitsuba, Bloody Dock, perennial ground cherries, American groundnut, and society garlic. Also introduced: Hamburg-rooted parsley and the rare ciumbarde.
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Decide Fast To Start Perennials From Seed
- Early season decisions matter because many of these perennial crops must be started from seed or tubers weeks before planting.
- The host stresses deciding within weeks to get seeds started for a successful season.
Use The Show Notes And Latin Names To Source Seeds
- Use the show notes link at survivalpodcast.com to find seed/tuber suppliers, Latin names, and videos for each plant.
- Latin names help avoid confusion when searching rare or similar-sounding plants.
Use Bloody Dock For High Value Baby Greens
- Plant Bloody Dock as a clumping perennial baby green for salads or microgreens in hydro/aquaponics.
- It forms persistent clumps and daughter plants; start small and divide in a cool season.