Anyone know about Jerusalem artichokes??

[Jasminflower]

Somebody kindly gave me five Jerusalem artichoke root/bulb/thingys. Iwas told to plant them about five inches into the ground, which i have, however i don't know anything about them, ie how long they take to grow, how large they grow etc. I've never actually cooked them either, so any advice will be welcome.

[Jasminflower]

[markfield rover]

They grow to about 8 feet, late summer I cut ours down to about 2 ,Sunflower- like.
They stay in the ground all winter ,I start digging up about December, as and when needed ,store better in ground
cook as you would a spud I never peel,brilliant for soup.

[glow777]

use the search facility - loads of good info on JA's and how to combat the after effects when eating  ;D ;D ;D

[cornykev]

Mine are about 12/15 inches high, thanx Jenny :-* ;D ;D ;D

[saddad]

and try very hard to dig all the bits out next spring or you will end up with millions!
;D

[Tee Gee]

This might help http://tinyurl.com/2cafun

[Robert_Brenchley]

To get rid of it, dig it out in early spring, and leave the bed alone for a bit.  Once the bits you left behind have grown a bit, dig them out. Then, once it's really clear, plant tender veg.