Zone 4 Perennial Vegetable Starter Pack zone 4 Leaves are milder in spring

Leaves are milder in spring and get spicy and nutty in the heat of summer

Incredibly sweet starchy roots can be enjoyed raw

Use leaves cooked like spinach in pesto

so hybrids are possible

Great in soups and stocks

Zone 4 Perennial Vegetable Starter Pack zone 4 Leaves are milder in springThis is a starter pack of the essential perennial vegetables for zone 4: Asparagus: A reliable perennial vegetable that every garden should have. Garden Sorrel: A hardy and abundant lemony leafy green. Edible Chinese Lantern: While technically a fruit, this plant makes loads of tasty "berries" that can be eaten out of hand, or used to make salsas, etc. Showy Milkweed: Edible shoots, buds, flowers, and young seed pods. And pollinators love them.