Jerusalem artichokes

[Anton]

I planted, my first try, some Jerusalem artichokes about a month ago and yes the weather has been quite cold but still no sign of anything emerging. Do they usually take a long time to emerge or are they rotting in the ground do you think?

Anton

[Jay-ell]

No real idea as this is the first real time I'm growing them (killed them offers time).

Mine are up but they are in a bath and two buckets which may have helped. How well drained is the bed they are in?

Where abouts in the country are you? I put mine in at the end of March.

[Anton]

Thanks for your answer. I am near Brussels, Belgium. They are in an allotment garden.
I actually have a strange-looking weed coming up in one spot where they were planted, could that be a JA?

[Jay-ell]

Do you have a photo of the plant? Can you describe them?

JAs leaves have two leaves opposite each other on the stems alternating - e.g first two leaves are at the front and back, next two left and right and so on. They are pinnate (sort of spear head shape)

[Anton]

Jersulem artichokes

Here's a bit of a blurred picture a made a few days ago.

Anton

[Bren In Pots]

They do resemble weeds have a look here :-

https://hotdogjam.files.wordpress.co.../p10100011.jpg

mines at that stage now.

[Anton]

OK thanks for your answer. So you put yours in at the end of March, so there is still some hope for me. I think I put mine in a bit later.

[burnie]

I'm banned from eating fartichokes, seems I don't need any help.................................

[fishpond]

Here's a bit of a blurred picture a made a few days ago.

Anton

That weed looks very much like an artichoke, you may live to regret growing them(even though I grow them).
I doubt you will ever remove all of them from that bed ever again.

[Anton]

Do you think it is an artichoke, Fishpond? Bren had his doubts!

[Jay-ell]

It MAY be a JA but it's hard to tell from such a blurry image - can you get a better photo?

[fishpond]

Do you think it is an artichoke, Fishpond? Bren had his doubts!

I am 99.9% sure that is a JA.
But a better photograph would, I am sure, prove it without doubt.

[Bren In Pots]

Do you think it is an artichoke, Fishpond? Bren had his doubts!

A clearer photo would help, how does yours compare to those in the link I posted?

[Snadger]

Do you think it is an artichoke, Fishpond? Bren had HIS doubts!

Another one for spocksavers..............

[Anton]

My plant does not look much like the photograph you posted Bren. I will post another picture tomorrow.
I actually dug up one to see what was happening. It is still intact and only just starting to sprout (and much firmer than when I bought them as they were a bit soft at the time).

Anton