Jerusalem artichokes

[hollychap]

i bought some Jerusalem artichokes at a market yesterday when should i plant them ?
i was thinking of putting them straight in will they be ok overwinter in the ground

[katiegr]

Hi, when I dig up my Jerusalem artichokes I just chuck one medium sized tuber back in the hole to grow next year. They are very hardy; once you've got them in open ground you find them popping up all over the place!

[alex-adam]

Yes, they should be fine. Alternatively keep them in a box of dry compost for a couple of months and plant out in Feb/March.

As Katiegr says, once you have them, you have them for always, they just keep popping up.

A wonderful vegetable, much under-rated.

See this link: eat the seasons | jerusalem artichoke

[Two_Sheds]

They are winter-hardy once they're in, but beware of chucking them in cold wet soil for months on end: they could rot.

If your soil is claggy, I would wait until early spring.

[hollychap]

hi peeps thanks for your input , the soils not claggy so i think i will put some in now but save a couple for spring sowing as we only ate a small amount to try them