jerusalem artichokes

[lady-janine]

i'd like to grow some jerusalem artichokes this year but have not so far been successful on finding any of the tubers for sale. does anyone know where i can get some from.

[Lie-in King]

If you Google -

where to buy jerusalem artichoke tubers

that should give you a start

[lady-janine]

thanks to both of you i'll send you some at harvest time if you like.

[Lie-in King]

Thanks - I've never tried them...

[tiggerblue10]

They are lovely LIK. Very nice mashed with potato.

[lady-janine]

tigger - they are good in soups and casseroles and also baked round a joint and also baked with whole onions and garlic cloves with a tad of butter and seasoning. oh yummy and i haven't got any yet.

[Lie-in King]

Ta tigger, but having just seen this on Wikipedia, I think I might leave them for now! :-))

"The inulin cannot be broken down by the human digestive system, which can cause flatulence and, in some cases, gastric pain. Gerard's Herbal, printed in 1621, quotes the English planter John Goodyer on Jerusalem artichokes:

"which way soever they be dressed and eaten, they stir and cause a filthy loathsome stinking wind within the body, thereby causing the belly to be pained and tormented, and are a meat more fit for swine than men."

[EcclesCake]

And that L-I-K is why they are known as fartichokes!

[tiggerblue10]

Oh dear! Never mind, I still like them. Haven't had them for a while but might see if they're available next time I'm out shopping.