Jeruselem Artichokes

[admjh1]

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Hi I have been given a bag of artichokes, Do they need any special care after planting, and what kind of site do the prefer?

Thanks

[admjh1]

[chriscross1966]

Not really and a big one

[halibut-t]

Not really and a big one

Your not wrong  :D

Just find a patch of ground you don't want for anything else for a while ;)  did a hole 4- 6" deep, bung in a tuber, cover, water in and forget about them. If you have a windy site (no pun intended) then you may have to support the canes as they grow.

[lewic]

Have read somewhere that they are horribly invasive and worse than bindweed to dig up.. not sure if this is true or not!

[angle shades]

 :) lets put it this way, once you have them, you will always have them ;D/ shadesx

[Robert_Brenchley]

I've never found them invasive, and removing them isn't that hard. Dig them up, wait till the ones you've missed have come up, and dig them out individually. Or cover with black plastic; they soon run out of energy and give up.

[reddyreddy]

i have tons on my site which were there when i started, every time I think I've dug the last one up more appear. Out of interest admjh1 have you eaten jerusalem artichokes and liked them? No point planting if you're not a real fan!!

[hopalong]

It's possible to contain them in a confined space.  Mine have been in a trench at the side of the allotment for the past couple of years and have not spread anywhere else. I just left a few in the ground last year and they popped up again this year. I love them, especially roasted or in a soup with carrots, but the side effects can be very uncomfortable and explosive for some people.

[betula]

I must be the only person in the world that can not grow JAs.

Last year they come to nothing.The ground was very wet and soggy though ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

A lot of my veg rotted in the ground last year. The JA's survived, but the tubers were pretty stunted.

[lottie lou]

Oh heck, I've planted mine near my asparagus and raspberries.  Didn't know they were invasive

[Robert_Brenchley]

Don't worry, I've never known them to spread!

[the-goodlife]

http://www.marshalls-seeds.co.uk/vegetable-plant-growing-advice-ggid45.html


good advice on here ;D

[Psi (Pronounced 'Si'!)]

I inherited them and love them and they require no skill so perfect!  i think they are like spuds - leave anything in and they come back.  They are smaller than spuds so it's easier to leave then in the ground.  They are not invasive but you cant really get them all out unless you are thorough (I was not)

[Kea]

:) lets put it this way, once you have them, you will always have them ;D/ shadesx

No I managed to kill mine...think it was too damp where I planted them they only lasted 2 years until we had lots of wet and cold weather in the winter the winter before last and only one came up last summer.

[saddad]

Every plant has it's nemesis...  ;)

[STHLMgreen]

How long do they take to come up? I planted some a few weeks ago and nothing yet.

[saddad]

Not long... depends on the size of the tuber, the planting depth and the soil temp... but they won't let you down.....  :)

[zaz283]

The ones I had were invasive so I replanted them in the chicken coop to give the feathered fiends some shade in the summer.

If your site isn't windy already it will be after eating some Jerusalem Artichokes... supposedly gives you trouser trumpets!