Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke
Dug last week and they are part of Sunday dinner this evening.
I have been growing these for >20 years and quite like them. Very easy to grow and they persist in the same ground for years without any looking after. They are, however fiddly to clean and peel as they are smaller than anything I routinely peel!
They are unusual (among commonly eaten vegetable tubers) in that they store their carbs in the form of inulin (a polymer of fructose), famously relatively indigestible by humans and a source of flatulence. I have never found that they make me fart any more than I usually do!
Jerusalem artichoke
Jerusalem artichoke
Dug last week and they are part of Sunday dinner this evening.
I have been growing these for >20 years and quite like them. Very easy to grow and they persist in the same ground for years without any looking after. They are, however fiddly to clean and peel as they are smaller than anything I routinely peel!
They are unusual (among commonly eaten vegetable tubers) in that they store their carbs in the form of inulin (a polymer of fructose), famously relatively indigestible by humans and a source of flatulence. I have never found that they make me fart any more than I usually do!