Jerusalem Artichokes
I went out today in the drizzle and dug up some of my Jerusalem artichokes. The soil is based on London clay, so it just sticks to your boots, your spade, your fork, your bucket, hands.. anything it touches. After washing them in a bucket of cold water - my hands nearly froze, I had the most wonderful lunch. The taste of these fartichokes is very similar to that of the globe artichoke (you know, the one that looks like a thistle) but they are related in no way. Jerusalem fartichokes have a very complex carbohydrate structure which makes them very good for diabetics or anyone following a glycemic index (GI) diet. The side effects of this wonderful but windy vegetable are just beginning to become apparent to me!
posted by Matron @ 10:22 PM
7 Comments:
I have Jerusalem artichokes growing in my garden as well. I must say I have never eaten them, but did know they were edible. I usually dig them and give them away.
I saw them on Gardener's world last year (Carol was growing them) but I can't find them anywhere here.
Fartichokes eh, well it has a nice errr ring to it! ;-)
Hi Matron
Thankyou for your comment on my site,I was wondering if you could give me any advise,I have a small fig tree (brown Turkey) I bought it a while a go and potted in a small pot and now its in my green house,I was wondering how and when do I plant it? and where?
Thankyou
Billie-Jean
thnx for yr comment left on my blog! i got him from the very very very specialist seed and stork catalogue form there the birds and the bees made it all happen!
thnx again, keep diggin!
allotlikelife
B-J..Fig trees are usually more productive if you keep them in pots or restrict their root growth somehow. If you can protect them in Winter somehow that will be to your advantage but Brown Turkey is one of the varieties that does OK in a British Climate. Be sure to knock off all the small figlets you see overwinter. Our Summer is only long enough for one crop, so if they haven't made it in one season they will not survive the Winter.
Happy fartichoking!
This post made me laugh.
I had Jerusalem artichokes for the first time the other week. Roasted. They were wonderful and I gorged. I didn't know ....
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