Comments on Little Garden Helpers: How NOT to Plant Jerusalem Artichokes

A word of warning with Jerusalem Artichokes - when...

2009-07-14T10:59:19.257+01:00

A word of warning with Jerusalem Artichokes - when you harvest them, try to make sure you get them all as they are very invasive and will keep coming up forever if not. We planted some in a bed a couple of years ago then chose to plant them elsewhere since but they are still appearing in the original bed. Great veg though - useful raw in salads too. Makes a lovely creamy soup.

Hello GartenGrl, Yes they are edible. They can be ...

2009-07-10T08:59:20.838+01:00

Hello GartenGrl, Yes they are edible. They can be mashed or roasted, much like potatoes or used as the base of a soup. I must be honest though - I have never actually tried them before - we were looking for something edible to grow in the shady bit and these seemed like a good idea. I'll let you know how they taste.

Tatyana - I'll keep you updated with their progress. Lets hope there will be something there to take a picture of!

I will be curious how they will do now! I think th...

2009-07-10T06:19:07.686+01:00

I will be curious how they will do now! I think they should survive! Please, show us their pictures in a month or so!

Can you eat these plants? Or are they strictly orn...

2009-07-09T20:47:07.806+01:00

Can you eat these plants? Or are they strictly ornamental? Just curious:)
GartenGrl

Putting them where they belong is such a nice gest...

2009-07-09T14:40:00.373+01:00

Putting them where they belong is such a nice gesture. Pots sometimes are sweet and beautiful cages for these plants. Of course pots are good to us, because we can place exactly where we want them to be, and we can shuffle the location as time goes. Enough water and nutrients yes, but the space for the roots is constricting..... Set them free is the way to go... and they will reward you in many ways, I guess.
Cheers,
~ bangchik

Hope they survive for you.

2009-07-09T13:10:26.201+01:00

Hope they survive for you.

They should be fine. We've never grown them bu...

2009-07-09T00:07:43.503+01:00

They should be fine. We've never grown them but I found http://www.holon.se/garden/growing/artichoke_en.shtml which is very reassuring. In fact the final paragraph says:
"Next year, all the tubers left, and all small pieces of roots that you didn't find last year, will grow up and create a hedge of new plants. If you don't like it to be so, you have to be very careful when you harvest them. The only sure way to get rid of artichokes, is to move avay from them."