To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] OT Jerusalem Artichokes
Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:35:11 -0500
On Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:14:32 -0700, you wrote:
>Is anyone growing these? What varieties do you recommend?
Yes; don't know the variety because a "friend" gave me a few.
Once you've planted a bed, they're yours pretty much for life, though a
patch neglected for 20 years almost died out. Planted the surviving tubers
in a decent spot, and now I'm up to my ears in them again.
They're an acquired taste, and can be a mite gassy to many folks.
I'm going to try brining some just for fun.
Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G