Growing perennial vegetables is a great way to save time in the garden. We have been growing Jerusalem Artichokes (aka Sunchokes) for the past 10 years with great results. It was a dull day so it was harvest time and also a need for a warm soup! I hope you enjoy this video and next week we will look at how to grow Swiss Chard!
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great vid might just have to try them Huw
looks delicious. I hope you ate it all
can you believe that i killed my jchokes last summer. lol gonna give em' another shot
they look nice to Huw! I need to start harvesting mine
what do they taste like?
Great episode Huw! they are an incredible plant indeed! I wish they had starch instead of inulin. They would be considered miracle plants if that were the case
Nice harvest. I think I will try the soup one time. I have some in a bucket I will put them in a permanent spot this year.
Thank you for this video – I have long wanted to grow these myself (even have the organic seed). Do you have any advice as to how to start these, do I need to start a long time ahead or just plant in ground ? I am always hoping to discover more perennials, I love knowing something is always "already planted" in the garden. Right now I have horseradish, rhubarb and various herbs. Live in Northern MN – U.S.A. so a shorter, colder growing season. The soup looked DELICIOUS – loved seeing the whole process.
Great to see your progression on youtube Huw. I've been watching over the years and you've come on leaps and bounds. Is that a Monmouthshire accent?
Great video and recipe! Thank you Huws! Mike
Really nicely shown, lovely to see a man cooking the crop as well.
Jolly good soup.
We pickle ferment chokes and this mainly eliminates the gas!!!
Try roasted. Just drizzle a little oil and salt and pepper. Roast at 400 degrees f for 30 minutes or till tender. Great with roasts.
grown these for years and only get the windy problem with soup not when we roast them lol! Love the taste and how easy they are to grow so its worth a bit embarrassment haha. great video thankyou
Great channel… I keep getting inspiration from your vids
looks yummy thanks
soup looked great
We call it – Ground Apple. I eat it raw. crunch-crunch
You should do more recipe videos!
JA's are "superstar plants" I grow mine as a block wall alongside which I grow a block of Sweetcorn. Heavy wind pushes the sweetcorn against the faster growing JA's but doesn't blow them down.
I find best way to cook is bake whole in oven at 180 for 50 mins untill smoking & soft. Slit them & squeese out pulp with potato masher & discard skins (fart causing bit). Only use 100-200g as soup thickner at a time reduces intestinal bloating.
Thank you. Soup ummmm.
Ooooh that soup looked really nice
Nice one, I've tried them a few ways (with the same results as people below) so I'll give the soup a go.
No need to leave any in the ground. I harvested twice last year and thought I got rid of them but they came right back!
How does the soup taste???