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By: Jill Robinson

Jill Robinson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:51:00 +0000

Begging to differ … I think Jerusalem Artichokes are DELICIOUS raw, also mashed. Rumored to be wonderful for helping to stabilize blood sugar on account of their inulin content. My chickens LOVE pecking around under them, though I never have figured out what they find there that isn’t also elsewhere.

By: BOBBIE HEINES

BOBBIE HEINES — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:34:46 +0000

the very best way to improve your soil with the least manual labor is simply the “lasagna gardening” method so simple!simply layer compost type material interspersed with cardboard,newspaperorganic fertilizer amendments such as greensand,cottonseed meal,fish bonemeal,worm castings,etc.cover with plastic in summer for quicker results.worms will proliferate and soon you will have crumbly dark dirt without the backbreaking digging.good luck!

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By: Bernd Ohm

Bernd Ohm — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:03:50 +0000

…also, Jerusalem artichokes don’t totally crowd out the weeds, at least not on the “terrible clayey soil” I have too. Lots of thistles raise their ugly heads in between. Potatoes fertilized with chicken manure and a thick mulch cover of straw worked fine for me, left the soil in that loamy condition you’re looking for.

BTW, it was not the Aztecs who measured time like this, they would have used a tomato or some jalapeno pepper…

Greetings from Germany

By: Ben Brangwyn

Ben Brangwyn — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:14:04 +0000

Kids love Jerusalem artichokes because they are the most potent fart-fodder known to man.

A staple for “le petomane” in France around the turn of the 19th century, they will test the stitching of all but industrial strength nether garments.

By: Christo Markham

Christo Markham — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:45:28 +0000

Jerusalem artichokes are quite invasive but if they taste disgusting is a question of the right way to prepare them! I agree that they ae great for producing loads of mulch material! Early potatoes usually have less problems with disease that late potatoes.

By: Graham Burnett

Graham Burnett — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:21:46 +0000

However you will also be growing nothing but Jerusalem artichokes in that bed for the forseeable future! And they taste disgusting…

By: Mark Forskitt

Mark Forskitt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:13:29 +0000

Rob, if you want to improve your soil, try Jersualem artichokes. They break up the soil, crowd out the weeds and the massive top growth is excellent on the compost heap. If you want to avoid blight, you could also try growing oca oxalis tuberosum.

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