Here’s an older blog post I did about Jerusalem Artichokes so if you’re interested in knowing more about them, you can check it out.
I’ve had a heck of a time finding them but I did find some online. It was kind of a hassle as they were supposed to be shipped the first part of March and weren’t. I called and they were going to send them towards the end of March and they didn’t. Last week, I gave up and called to cancel and get my money back. They said “Oh, we shipped them today.” Really? They were very nice and agreed they had taken too long and refunded my money but, surprisingly, the package arrived a few days ago.
The garden was just too wet to plant anything before I left. We’ve had almost 5″ of rain in April, and that is an amazing amount of rain for us.
The Jerusalem Artichokes will have to sit in the fridge til I get back and can get them planted. They’ll be perfectly happy in there.
They are high carb so til our diets are over . . if that ever happens, we’ll just use a few slices in salads. They have some great health benefits once you get past the carb count.
I can save them from year to year . . if I just remember to do it.
Rebecca says
It is disappointing that they didn’t come when expected! Considering your small window of growing time, will those grow? (I know nothing about best conditions for JA).
Susan D Mrenna says
Plant them where you want them to stay as there will always be some tubers left in the ground. They do spread from the roots, too. Mine come back every year and there are plenty to share.
Judy Laquidara says
Everywhere else we’ve lived, that’s been how they grow but not in Texas. We have to re-plant them every year. Part of it is our fault because once the garden is finished, we quit watering. We’re going to put a separate irrigation line to the ones we want to keep and it should be easier to keep them watered. In Kentucky, they really got a lot of abuse and still grew and spread so I’m hopeful I can get them to do that again.