I planted sunchoke in my food garden this year for the first time, to see what it's like. Pretty astonishing growth. The stalks are thick and 3m (9') tall already, starting from just a couple of tubers in May. Is there another plant that grows so vigorously??
I'm looking forward to harvesting and trying the tubers in early spring. Curious how justified the nickname "fartichoke" is!
Any fartichoke lovers out there? Share some recipes!
#permaculture
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I planted a couple dozen this year, sheep ate em and they grew back immediately. They're prolific so I wasn't worried but them and comfrey are my favorite perennials to plant randomly in the pasture
I use them to make a unique risotto! I may have posted it before, I’ll look for it when I have time to spare.
If you wish to remove some of the gassy effects, try pickling, I hear.
But I don’t always have them pickled, I just have them in small enough quantities there’s no noticeable effect, I think.
As for vigorous plants, apparently under the right conditions (grown in fresh compost in Charlotte, NC full sun), okra can grow 13’ tall
Cool, I'll look more into comfrey. I don't have animals in my small city yard but I think it has other uses.
Oh fun! I love risotto and I love pickled stuff.
Medicinal, put in salves for burns and cuts.
Fartichoke is an accurate name, I only get a bit, but my wife is like a pressure cooker release valve 😂.
They are great as a roast veg, more mild and crunchy raw in a salad.
Haha, will be fun to experiment and see what happens!
Interesting, I hadn't heard that!
