Where can we get Jerusalem Artichokes. I’ve heard of these as an alternative for diabetics. I’m not diabetic, but my father is and I’ve been wanting to hear more about them. Thanks in advance, if you have the time.
I got mine from Jung: http://www.jungseed.com/dp.asp?pID=04524
The first year, the rabbits nipped the tops off as they came up so they didn’t produce well that year.
I got maybe four or five pounds from the one-pound order that I planted last year but I’ve got part shade and clay soil that I tried to amend. They probably would have done better if I had watered and fertilized properly. I fenced out the rabbits last year with a 2’ tall ring of chicken wire.
“Where can we get Jerusalem Artichokes.”
Pick up any major seed catalog and you’ll find them. Be careful where you plant them because they spread like wildfire. Jerusalem artichokes are the bamboo of the root crops. They’ll take over your entire garden. Plant a half-dozen roots and in 2-3 years you’ll have hundreds of plants.
Better to grow them in pots or encircle a spot in the garden with 1-foot wide aluminum sheeting buried underground so they don’t escape.