"Mike Davis" wrote in message . ..
Yes, I know they're not from Jerusalem, nor are they artichokes. ;-)

But, my spouse cooked up a fantastic soup with 'em the other night and it
was so good, I just might consider devoting a bit of garden space to them.

Anyone had experience (good or bad) with them?

I planted them at the very end of my backyard, in a 10X10 plot (they
are not very productive per unit area) covered with wood chips. They
went well for 18 months, then the deer found them and that was the
end. If you can devote a relatively large plot to them, surrounded by
a mowing strip, they are a great vegetable to grow: perennial, tasty,
winter vegetable, drought resistant, needs nothing whatsoever. Like
sorrel or lemon balm. Unlike sorrel, you can start them from
storebought tubers.