Anyone ever tried these? I started a patch this weekend.
Jerusalem Artichoke
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I never heard of them, but, they have Jerusalem in name so they got to be good
DoubleRidge
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Never had heard of it...so reasearched a little...sounds interesting...multiple uses looks like.
They are doing pretty good so far.
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DoubleRidge
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Nice!...looking good!
DaveB
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Interesting, they look to be thriving.
I do not think these are going to be artichokes, like a regular artichoke. You know, green succulent looking big round thing.
I think they are 'taters-like, or yams, or a couple of other root crops. You will know, apparently the plant will have a sunflower-like bloom.
Around here you learn something new every day. Now I just have to learn how the name came about.
I do not think these are going to be artichokes, like a regular artichoke. You know, green succulent looking big round thing.
I think they are 'taters-like, or yams, or a couple of other root crops. You will know, apparently the plant will have a sunflower-like bloom.
Around here you learn something new every day. Now I just have to learn how the name came about.
DaveB
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Okay I think I understand.
First off, the plant is native to North America and it is some variety of Sunflower. Virginian Algonquin Indians cultivated them because the root is edible raw or cooked and apparently keeps. On to the name..................
This is what happens when you let French and Italian farmers\explorers name things.
Jerusalem is the anglicized version of what Italians call the sunflower-----" girasole "
Artichoke comes about because this French guy harvested a few roots and sent them back to France for evaluation with his thought the taste was very similar to artichokes and for some reason, Only God Knows, French like artichokes.
And this is no rest of the story. I can sleep peacefully.
First off, the plant is native to North America and it is some variety of Sunflower. Virginian Algonquin Indians cultivated them because the root is edible raw or cooked and apparently keeps. On to the name..................
This is what happens when you let French and Italian farmers\explorers name things.
Jerusalem is the anglicized version of what Italians call the sunflower-----" girasole "
Artichoke comes about because this French guy harvested a few roots and sent them back to France for evaluation with his thought the taste was very similar to artichokes and for some reason, Only God Knows, French like artichokes.
And this is no rest of the story. I can sleep peacefully.
GumbyGuy
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If they can grow over there , yours should be trees in a few more weeks!
