Looking to grow something different - try JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES.
The knobbly tubers are grown as an alternative to potatoes - fine for slimmers but not to everyones taste. They grow up to 3m tall, with bright yellow 'sunflower type' flowers - very dramatic. Grow in blocks, against a wall or in large containers. They can create an architectural feature.
In late Autumn the stems are cut down leaving the tubers in the ground to be harvested as required - remebering to save a few for replanting for the next crop.
Boiled, fried, baked, roasted or stewed - they can provide a novel alternative to potatoes. Try buying the variety FUSEAU, a white skinned, smoother variety that is a more compact plant growing to only 1.8m. Tubers should be available now in good garden centres or on line.
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