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Introducing Jerusalem Artichoke
According to one of my garden books, this plant has been incorrectly named. It is neither from Jerusalem nor is it an artichoke.
It is a relative of the Sunflower family, and it's roots are edible, much like potatoes. I'm holding out hope that perhaps someone somewhere in Canada has some extra tubers to share. I'd hate to resort to buying, but will if I have to. This stuff is survival food! I plan on giving it it's own huge space to just multiply as much as it wants to. It has pretty flowers, is mega tall and very useful. Read the bold highlighted area below - note to diabetics - this vegetable can pretty much replace potatoes and not cause trouble with blood sugar. I was able to watch a garden tv show from the UK called "Grow Your Own Veg." And an elderly couple had a ton of those things in their garden. They dug some up, peeled, cut and fried them like potatoes and wow did it ever look tasty! I'll make a short video excerpt of that part for YouTube viewing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x79eniFgswk Quote:
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high inulin content, which is a great thing for folks who have trouble controlling their blood sugar levels (i.e. diabetics).
Is this a misprint for inSulin, or is someone mixing something up here? Never grew them myself, but they are good to eat, so if you can get some go for it! |
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it's late in the afternoon, which is my only excuse for this... i quickly looked at the title of the thread and thought... "Jerusalem Artichoke. now that's a strange name for a pet". like you were "introducing" a new pet or something. THEN I realized this was in the Gardening section... oops, my bad.
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Just as a cautionary note........
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/...cts/94-077.htm But it does sound good. |
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I've never considered the J.A. but reading this makes me think I should!
If indeed they can become invasive as the Ontario Government reports, perhaps as a pot plant.... hmm If I had any I would definitely share them, CearaQC - but I don't (yet)
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Personally I don't care if they become a weed here. If you could only see our fields... they are full of weeds already. I would rather see a field of sunflower type flowers than what's there currently. Plus the seed heads will be bird food.
I found a supplier in New Brunswick and will be ordering 1 lb of tubers in May. They charge $8.50 for 1 pound of tubers. And $11 a pound for the red types. Mapple Farm 129 Beech Hill Rd. Weldon NB Canada E4H 4N5 wingate@nbnet.nb.ca They will email you a text copy of their catalog. They have lots of interesting stuff there!
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Have you had a look at Vessey's? They are a mail-order garden supply and have excellent quality plants. I've ordered tons from them (literally!) They are in PEI. I can't say for sure if they have the J.A but they are definitely worth looking at..
BTW - my winter aconites are blooming
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I adore Veseys for their veggie seeds, but have been disappointed with their live plants and bulbs. Have had to get refunds for many things. But their customer service is superb and the people are always nice and the shipments are quick! The only bulbs I like getting from them from time to time are the $5 and $10 specials at the backs of the bulb catalogs for the lilies. They are usually only first blooming season bulbs and quite small, but lilies are tough and multiply fast.
Many times I've opened up the orders only to see they packed something in there that we didn't order! Freebies! I always call them and let them know when that happens and we have a good laugh over it. Last year it was a pack of Allium "Firecracker" bulbs and something else. One day I'd love to travel to PEI and see Vesey's display and trial gardens. But no, they do not have the Jerusalem Artichoke. Now, McFayden carried the J.A. in last year's catalog, but I don't have the new catalog yet to see if they are still carrying that item. www.McFayden.com
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I'm surprised about the problems with your orders from Vesseys - I've ordered about 95% of my 2,000 bulbs from them and have never had a problem! Go figure.
I looked at McFaydens - they've got some nice stuff there for sure! Now I'm getting the gardening itch but will have to wait, sigh...
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