S4E6 - Seven Perennials flowers to grow, 8 heat proof spinach substitutes, Guest Joel Karsten - The Wisconsin Vegetable gardener radio show

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In segment one: Joey and Holly talk about Seven Perennials flowers to grow that will be great for years

What are Perennials?
Perennials are flowers or plants that live for more than two years and return year after year blooming on their own. This is due to the flowers far-reaching roots which allow for better access to nutrients meaning a longer lifespan and less upkeep for you!
Well draining soil for these
Black-eyed Susan
partial shade plants and full sun
Blooms in:summer to fall
Zones 3-11
Height 1-2 feet
Attaches hummingbird
Colors yellow and orange
Coneflowers
full sun
Blooms in: mid summer early fall
Zones 3-9
Height 1.5-5 feet
Attaches bird and bees
Color pink, red, purple
3. Daylily
full sun
Blooms in: late spring - Fall
Zones 3-9
Height .5 to 3 Foot
Attaches butterflies
Colors red orange pink purple green white
4. Peony
full sun
Blooms in: spring
Zones 3-8
Height 1 -8 feet
Attaches birds
Colors red pink yellow white and others
5. Mums
partial shade to full sun
Blooms in: Mid summer to late fall
Zones 3-9
Height 1-3 feet
Attaches butterflies and bees
Red pink green blue white orange
6.asters
partial shade to full sun
Blooms in: late spring to early fall
Zones 4-8
Height .25 to 4 foot
Attaches bees butterflies and hummingbirds
7.bleeding heart
partial shade
Blooms in: late spring to early summer
Zones 3-9
Height 1.5 to 4 foot
Attaches butterflies and hummingbirds

In segment two Joey and Holly talk about 8 heat proof spinach substitutes

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea), generally suiatable for U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 6 through 9, has a bad reputation for bolting -- going to seed quickly in hot weather. When it bolts, it becomes tough and bitter.
Four to six weeks before the last spring frost, begin sowing spinach seeds every one or two weeks.
Six to eight weeks before the first frost of autumn, go back to the cool-season spinach varieties.

Try planting spinach cultivars described as “long standing,” or slower to bolt in hot weather. Several of these are open-pollinated so you can save seeds from
Long Standing Hybrids
Some long-standing spinach cultivars are commercially bred hybrids, or crosses between varieties. Some gardeners prefer them because they often have mild flavors that particularly suit them for raw salads.

1.Swiss chard
2. Beet green
3.Kale
4. Malabar spinach a fast-growing, heat-loving vine, includes two species. Basella ruba, labeled for USDA zones 7b through 11, has red stems, and Basella alba, found in USDA zones 10a through 11, has green stems. New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonioides) tolerates heat, drought, (continued)