In this video, I give you my 5 top tips on how to grow a ton of Jerusalem artichoke or sunchokes in just one raised garden bed or container.
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My Chinese neighbor gave me a tuber several years ago. She said it was ginger. It wasn't. I planted it and before I knew it I had an entire bed of Jerusalem artichokes. They will take over your garden and make a tall plant with a flower on top. They grow maintenance-free. Why can't I grow ginger as well?
where are/did you get your tall oval galvanized bins?
I was looking for how to identify new growth of the Jerusalem Artichoke, and sadly, didn't find it here. It would have been nice to see that, but perhaps you over looked it. I still love to watch your channel!!
Can I ask what the raised beds are made of? Is it just a circle of corregated metal or some kind of tube? I think they look great and I'd like to have a couple in my garden x
I am always blaming the dog! I fart you not!
Just saw the perfect cure for jerusalem farts on YouTube today. I eat them sliced raw on salad and that works, but I cannot consume a lot that way. Then I saw an asian lady curing jerasalum artichokes with salt and chilis, like kimchi or sauerkraut. (Why didn't I think of that?) Then she uses the cured slices in stir fry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rstta-rwOrA. Although any recipes for salt cured vegetables would help. Wish I had one of her crazy jars, although it probably wouldn't fit in my refrigerator.
Thank you, great information
Thanks for sharing this, just heard about the sun chokes a few days ago.
Probably called them Jerusalem because it was believed that Native Americans were part of the Lost Israelites in the 1400s.
What kind of spider was that on the flower?
thanks for the information. I heard that this plant can do just fine in a partial shade area too. You say it's best in a sunny area. Hmmm.
I had them and they died out. Something kept eating the tops down to the ground. Groundhogs? Deer? What eats the stem and flower?
Great tip to ferment the Jerusalem Artichokes. I'm definitely going to try that this year. I had at least two 5 gallon buckets full of them from a 4'x8' bed last year and didn't know what to do with them all. I reduced the space this year. They are at least 12 ft tall right now and taking over again. Looking for a way to contain them for coming years.
Did You Yield More Than You Planted ?
Today I went to check on the "weeds" in the alley behind our house that my neighbor keeps complaining about. Turns out they are Jerusalem artichokes! Wanting to learn more about them, I did a quick search and found my favorite gardening Youtuber made a video about these. And a great video at that! Thank you for your very informative,, always light hearted, educational video, Mark. I'm going to go out to see if I can find any tubers. I might even offer a few to the neighbors if I find any good ones.
Will they grow from the seeds on the flower?
Strange shirt. Very telling. I won’t be watching you anymore, thanks for the heads up.
I have an identical plant but the "choke" looks more like a small white sweet potato. Could this be another variety or the same? The plant has taken over my yard.
"5 Tips How to Grow a Ton of Jerusalem Artichoke/Sunchoke". Well that was a bit of a misleading title for a video!
thanks for sharing. i got like 10kg of my harvest today. perhapls planted tubers 500-700gr. max that is. but i did some experiment the year before too. (at least two or three plants that i "know" i hadnt plant this year in diff locations)
also one plant of these (that i dont know which year it was first planted) was incredibly fruitful, perhaps got two kg or more of that one. it was "the weird one" as it laid down (bc of the wind?) in early or mid summer and it stem was very thick too afaik, and it haid several flowers pointing upwards
i have some plants left for harvest saved for after the frost, its said they will taste better so perhaps i will get the honor to compare this
i alsi will try some experiemtns with the seeds from the flower.
planted mine in Smithfield near Cairns on 10th October by 13 November they are 95cms tall. No time for another crop.
How deep a container do they need? Do they grow deeply or shallowly?
Found a plant randomly growing in my backyard. I moved into this house 12 months ago, the property is subdivided, along the fence line I noticed something growing, thought it was a weed, google lensed it and whatdoyaknow!! I got me Jerusalem Artichokes!!!
Dirty thumbs up
Your videos are the absolute best! I watch them endlessly. And it’s super helpful for me because I live fairly close to you (Ipswich) so your growing season is the same as mine
One of your best vids, thanks for the info
I farted like a champion
where I can buy seed of Jerusalem artichoke ? thank