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Put them in April 4th and to date just have a couple of them showing their faces above ground. Did I plant them too deep? If so, can I dig them up and put them back at the proper depth?

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How deep did you plant them? I bet they'll come up anyway - them seem virtually indestructable. I've just dug up loads today after thinking I'd removed them all in August. If yours die, just PM me and I'll send you some of mine. :)

How deep did you plant them?

This is my first year of growing them so I can't help in any expert kind of way, only in that I'm going through the learning process myself aswell.  A friend of mine said to plant them 6 inches down and be ready to stake them up later in the year.  I planted mine on the 30th April and they have just come through in the last week or so.

Bit dicey trying to dig them up now as if they are sending any shoots out the chances are you'll damage them as you lift them.  If they are still not showing in the next week or so it may be possible underground pests have got to them, or that they just haven't taken.  But some are obviously grwing so maybe the others will start to come through soon.  Fingers crossed thay do. :)

They will come up for sure. I preach the Gospel of moving them every year to avoid `runt` growth-and guess what?-I missed some-two have popped up in my carrot row :-[

Cleo - how do you know when it is time to harvest them.  And how do you do it ???  Sorry, I was given some by a friend, told to plant them 6 inches deep, then stake later in year, then left to it.

OK-six inches is not too deep. They will grow to around six foot and will not need staking unless where you are is very windy(ha ha yes folks I know about the `wind` pun ;D)

Around late Autumn/early winter the foliage will die away and the stems will start to look woody-that`s a good time to lift the first ones. The tubers are totally hardy though so lift as you need throughout the winter/early spring.


You can leave a few to re-grow but I find that creates a forrest of inferior plants-I take some plump ones around Feb and plant in a new location.

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Thanks folks! What did I write somewhere about being patient?!!

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You can't plant them too deep, even in our rock hard clay, but to avoid wind rock later in the season cut them off at shoulder height at the end of Oct so they don't waste energy trying to flower and they get less rocking so more of the roots swell!
What Var. have you got? Have tried Dwarf Sunray T+M but Fuseau gives much better spindle shaped tubers

Got Fuseau! Chose them because they are less fiddly to peel. Cant wait for the soup etc!!

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My Jerusalems are 6 to 8 inches tall. I also planted at 6 inches deep. Maybe the problem is definition of 6 inches.

Mike

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Lol...guess you know the joke about why women can't park? One for the Watershed maybe!!

roobarbpie your inbox is full.

CF x

Just a thought - you do know that slugs love the growig tips of JA's? It's worth checking they haven't been munched.

They love the odd frosted tuber even more, leave a few out on a slab and watch them home in from miles around!
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