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Growing Jerusalem Artichoke

Botanical name: Helianthus tuberosus

Growing Jerusalem Artichoke Organic Gardening Fact Sheet

Seed

 

Jerusalem Artichoke

Jerusalem Artichoke roots

Planting time: SP
Seeds per ounce: 2 small roots
Ounces per square foot: 1 small roots
Germination type:

Long Germination

 

Notes
Jerusalem Artichoke is easy and grown as a perennial with tubers. Stems are heavy, and grow 3 to 12 ft in height. The plant produces yellow flower heads in late August and September.

Jerusalem Artichoke is similar to water chestnuts in taste. The tubers resemble potatoes except the carbohydrates compose about 75 to 80% of the tubers are in the form of inulin not starch.

The tubers are prepared similar to potatoes. Plus, they can be eaten raw, made into flour, or pickled.

Harvest after flowers die.

Planting

     
In garden spacing (inches): 15  
In flat spacing (inches): 2  
Planting depth (inches): 6
Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: .8
Nutrient relationship:: Heavy Feeder
   

Harvest

 

Days to maturity: 119-183
Harvesting period (days): -
Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: 1
   
     

Cultural

Diseases: There's not a lot diseases that affect Jerusalem Artichoke.
One that may cause promblems is Sclerotinia (white mold), which causes early wilt, stalk rot and low quality tubers. . .
Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) Pests do not pose a serious threat.
   

Varieties

Columbia, Lambchokes, Mammoth, Oregon, LSD, Sunchokes

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