A self-confessed plant nerd is questioning why millions of Australians buy expensive vegetable crops, when planting perennial Asian greens can create an endless supply of tasty free food.
But boutique nursery owner Kevin Redd says people who live along the coastline, in the tropics or subtropics, should never need to be reliant on commercially grown crops.
"Even if you have the tiniest little balcony with a pot on it, these plants will thrive in our climate," Dr Redd marvelled. The versatile edible creeping ground cover is considered an anti-inflammatory food and thrives in warm, moist conditions.Its leaves can be used raw in salads or cooked, and new plants grow easily from cuttings.
"You should just stick a few of these in those little shady corners and you get absolutely an abundance of the stuff year round," he said.Under a patch of bamboo in his jungle-like backyard, Dr Redd revealed the second of his picks for everlasting vegetables; the betel leaf plant.
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