Jerusalem Artichokes in the Vegetable Garden.

Posted by TopVeg - October 3rd, 2007

soup-tourineJerusalem artichokes are wonderful for making soups.

Jerusalem artichokes are quite vigorous, and just keep going year after year if you leave them in the vegetable garden.

The normal season for lifting them is November to February, when they have stopped growing. The tubers bruise easily and lose moisture rapidly so they are best left in the ground and harvested as required. Click the underlined link for more information on Jerusalem artichokes.

Jerusalem artichokes produce flowers in late summer. The flowers last very well if picked for the house.

Jerusalem artichokes make great soup, and are a useful standby in the vegetable garden.

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  1. Hear, hear. Artichoke soup is a gourmet delight. I’ve not tried to grow them yet, but am going to give it a go next season.

    Comment by Soilman - October 4, 2007 5:35 am

  2. Hi Soilman
    You must put some Jerusalem artichokes in - a clump will fill an empty corner, or a hole in the hedge. They grow quite tall in the summer & add a bit of structure to the garden, looking pretty, too. But the tubers are a real standby - not only for the excellent soup, but stews, caseroles, or a special veg on their own!
    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - October 4, 2007 6:37 am

  3. I have lots of jerusalem artichokes growing in my garden and have some photos of them on my website. I was disappointed in the size of the flowers the first year I grew them, was expecting something much larger considering the size of the stems and plant.

    Comment by Crafty Gardener - October 4, 2007 9:04 pm

  4. Hi Crafty gardener

    Thanks for visiting & sharing your delight in jerusalem artichokes. The flowers last so long which is good.

    I love the photos on your site. Best wishes

    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - October 5, 2007 6:30 am

  5. You know, I had only heard of using them as a potato, mashed. I tried them and found them hard to handle because of their uneven form. So lumpy and bumpy and hard to peel the skin off. Although I guess the skin is thin enough that it probably doesn’t need peeled, huh?

    They’re still growing in the field and taking it over a little at a time! Soup sounds like a great idea.

    Comment by lynn - October 5, 2007 9:21 pm

  6. Lynn
    I know what you mean - I always scrub them like mad with a brush, worried about the soil in all the crevasses. But they always say the skin is full of goodness, so everything goes in the soup!!
    TopVeg

    Comment by TopVeg - October 6, 2007 7:11 am

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