Today’s video shares what I think is the most straightforward and productive vegetable anyone can grow in zones 3-9! I share why exactly this crop is just so easy, how it is grown (even how to grow in a pot), harvesting tips, storage tips, and show how much you can expect to harvest per plant.
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33 Comments
Unfortunately my first language is not English. I am trying to understand the name of the plant but it would be helpful to read the name. Thank you ☺️
Thank you
Only if I would like them 😉 But nice harvest!
Are pollinating insects attracted to the flowers?
Hey. I can't find the fermentation recipe!
They are not a good food source.
They effectively have zero calories, because their sugars are indigestible, hence their euphemistic name.
I'd like to try these this season in a slightly raised bed. The veggie has a lot of cool properties.
Are rats attracted to them? Suffering from rats eating everything that I try to plant as they figure it'd be edible. I know that they can give gastrointestinal trouble if you're not used to eating them and that might be enough to deter them but are tenacious.
audio is really low and only out of one ear
I had never heard of Jerusalem artichokes until I started researching more into different kinds of edible plants last fall. They're not really heard of around here (in rural Ontario, Canada). But I'll give anything a go, especially with flowers like that!
Apparently they were eaten a lot before the introduction of the potato. I so do hate their taste and structure
I’ve had my eye on growing Jerusalem artichokes for a while now, definitely going to try it this year! Thanks for the push 😁
They are very good fermented.
I've always admired seasonal crops. Most of my harvest is done with potted plants. There's sustenance for every occasion in the year! It requires lots of patience and dedication, but that's the fun in gardening:)
When will you be doing a no dig potatoes video?
I finally gave up on growing them because they are deer magnets. They brought herds of deer into the garden area just to seek out the Jerusalem Artichokes, and only an 8' high fence will keep out the deer.
Hey Huw, great channel! You’re information is fantastic and greatly appreciated. One thing I’ve noticed lately is your audio is much softer than other channels. When I watch on my iPad, I need to turn you all the way up which makes the commercials shockingly loud, haha! Is this just me or has there been a change in volume? Keep up the good work, you’re living the dream!
I LOVE HUW!!!! 😊 I'm growing them indoors just now because I'm a newbie gardener… will grow them outdoors in spring. HSTL ZONE 6!!!!
Sorry to sound naive but what side effects from eating? Does your body build up a tolerance?
I need to find them
I'm planting those since 3 years in my chickens garden. They love the green and during winter I start my harvest. Perfect plant, can confirm everything. 👍
Jeruselem artichoke AKA fartichockes
My aunt has them in her garden, just a few plants, and she once gave some of them to me and I didn’t know what to do with them. I just kept them in a plastic box in the fridge for almost two months and when I finally did some research and decided to cook them, they were still as fresh as the day I put them in. Delicious too. But that was just one kilo, 80 is definitely not realistic to store in the fridge. 😂
These things turned a patch of clay with thin soil into a rich soil in 3 years of neglect
They have overtaken my garden (think bamboo) so I spend most of spring pulling them out. They do have lovely flowers though – later blooming in 7b for pollinators.
Here in Oslo, Norway, they can stay in the frozen ground until it thaws in april. It sweetens them and I hear it also transforms the inulin, which gives rise to their nickname fartichoches, but also makes them no risk for diabetics.
In addition, they do the soil wonders! No dig or no; I have never seen so many worms, as when I harvested them from my heavy clay soil! Lastly, the amount of compostable material they produce is a blessing.
Hi huw, I love them raw. But if they make you fart you can eat summer or winter savoury with it. It is easy to grow too.
How do you cook them!?
Topinambur!! 🥰 Our ground freezes heavily most time during winter and they still survive…
They are also known to be a pre-biotic and are the number 1 food for anyone with diabetes or blood-sugar issues. 🎉
Jerusalem artichokes grow happily even in the deep shade of overhanging trees where nothing else will thrive. They will do even better in a sunny position but if your sunlit areas are limited grow them in the shade.
My tubers are pink and more bunky with many fingers… 😍
They are an amazing vegetable and make a superb soup. Roughly chop up 3 onions and fry them in a large pan with a glug of olive oil. Scrub 2 kilos of Jerusalem artichokes (Don't peel) cut them up small, simmer for half an hour and whizz. You've got soup for a week.