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  1. 03-01-2009, 06:17 PM #1
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    Default Anyone grow Jerusalem Artichokes (sunchokes)?

    We used to eat these all the time when we lived in Israel (I lived there 10 years, dh was born and raised there), but we can't seem to find them here at all. I got a seed catalog the other day that had some Jerusalem artichokes, and I got very excited. It seems they are super easy to grow, and I have a good spot picked out. It's nice that they have pretty flowers, too.

    Does anyone here grow them?
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  2. 03-02-2009, 09:31 AM #2
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    Yes I do have lots of sunchokes...
    don't buy them (unless they are really cheap), people who have them will be glad to give you a bunch of tubers! thats how mine started & i am always trying to thin them out...make sure you put them in a spot you don't mind them taking over!
    I will dig out buckets full when the ground thaws here.

    They are a good food staple to grow because they will still be good for eating after being in the ground all winter.


    We don't eat them though because they are very gas producing. Do you know how to prepare them to minimize that? I'd like to know!
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    I have grown them but in 2 years haven't gotten a harvest because of the moles!

    The trick to eating them is to incorporate them into your diet a little at a time.
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    I've grown them for years. And yeah, I did buy them, didn't know anyone who had any, but I got them from a co-op market and just buried them.

    If you don't know anyone, try the supermarket or local health food store, at least when I got mine it was way cheaper!

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    They grew wild where I lived in so Cal, so I never grew my own, but I did harvest a few from the empty field near my house. I haven't tried them here. I loved the flowers and wouldn't mind a few to allow to just take over some of my slope.
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    I have them growing in a bed where they are quickly taking over. I want to move them, but don't want them taking over in their new spot either, so I'm giving alot of thought of how to confine them before I do move them this spring. These are also called perennial sunflowers, right?
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    You can sink a container and plant them in the container. That should slow them down considerably, as they spread by tubers.
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