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On Mar 13, 5:30 pm, K wrote:
madgardener writes



just a warning to you, Cat......Jerusalem artichokes are sunflower-like
plants and here in Eastern Tennessee, they get HUGE! advice? (excuse
my being forward) give them plenty of room..........

They get tall (6ft or so), but don't seem to need much sideways space -
about what you'd give to potatoes. They might flower but don't always do
so. And once you have them, they're quite hard to eradicate. But easy
and trouble free - well worth growing.


I agree Kay but I find it a devil to peel them, have you got any tips?

I boil them with their skins on, then if you press down at one end they
tend to slip out of their skins.

One of those 'green scrubbers' used for pan scouring (the sort that are
just an abrasive cloth, not the ones with a sponge attached) are good
for cleaning any knobbly vegetable.
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Kay