Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

Well, Barb here agrees with you so I'm outvoted.  But the rabbits got the
sprouts last year so besides preparing some ground I'll have to put up some
chicken wire around the plot. 

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 9/19/2006 at 1:21 PM Harvey Ussery wrote:

>> We
>> picked up some Jerusalem artichokes - perennials - at the Santa Fe
>farmers
>> market, but they shouldn't be planted this close to frost, should they -
>> wait for spring.  ~paul
>
>You sure about that, Bro? In my experience, JA is a *weed*--put it into 
>the ground and it will *go*--anytime, any place. I've certainly planted 
>it in the fall here, maybe not as close to frost as you may be there 
>(I'm zone 6b), but I expect as long as the ground isn't frozen, you can 
>make your planting now. Then you don't have to worry about storage & 
>other issues.
>
>You keep an eye on them JAs, now--they need a *lot* of discipline!
>
>Good luck.  ~Harvey
>
>-- 
>Harvey in northern Va
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>
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