Early Dwarf Sunray Organic Sunchoke / Jerusalem Artichoke

Description: In my experience growing EDS, it does indeed grow shorter and blooms earlier than other varieties. I believe you can also harvest the tubers earlier, but I typically leave all the sunchoke varieties growing until the first hard frost. It produces its tubers near the central stem – a clumper not a spreader. Easy to grow and certainly one of few that keeps a short profile. The tubers carry a few knobs but are easy to clean. They are a bright blond color and easy to work with. Compared to other varieties I grow, this one seems to grow more, smaller tubers and less gnarly giants. That’s nice for meal prep. (Though I have a fondness for the giants too!) This selection has a good flavor for cooking but is mild enough to slice thinly and use raw in salads. It would work well in a large container or raised bed thanks to its shorter stature and clumping nature. This listing is for 2 ounces or 4 ounces. Feel free to buy more than one set for a bigger space, but be sure to give each growing point plenty of space and keep in mind that this variety sends root runners before it sets its tubers, so to fully harvest you will need to be able to dig around the plant in all directions about two feet out. Planting: If your soil is not 100% frozen solid, you can plant them upon arrive. Plant them 3-4 inches deep, ideally with a cover of mulch. Leave about a foot of space between nodes. If you can’t plant them outside upon arrival, you can put them as packaged in the fridge. Or you can take them out, wrap them in tin foil, then a loose plastic bag (like a produce bag from the supermarket) and put them in the vegetable compartment of your refrigerator until the ground warms up enough to dig into. They are slow to sprout in the spring - often not until mid to late May - but they will grow quickly once they get started. These are best planted as early in the season as possible. These grow into lovely plants about 8 to 10 feet tall with hundreds of pretty, sunflower like blooms at the tail end of the season. Butterfly and pollinator magnets! The plants are not frost hardy, but they will come back unless you dig up all the tubers. Be careful where and how you plant them as they will spread. That’s part of why they’re such excellent low-maintenance ‘edimental’ (edible and ornamental) plants for a diverse garden. Facts about Sunchokes Sunchokes are the bulbous tubers of the plant known botanically as Helianthus tuberosus, a variety of sunflower. Sunchokes are also commonly known as Jerusalem artichoke, sunroot, earth apple, topinambour, and Canadian truffle. The plant is propagated primarily for its root, which can be consumed both raw and cooked. Originally an American species, they were cultivated by Native Americans long before being introduced in Europe, and their high inulin content made them a traditional remedy for diabetes. Applications: Sunchokes can be used in place of potatoes in any recipe, though they have more moisture and no starch, so cooking times can differ. The tuber is great roasted, though it can be served raw in salads, baked like fries, boiled and mashed or pureed into a soup. Serve raw sliced Sunchokes in a crudité with creamy or oily dips. Sunchokes will keep in the refrigerator for up to a month if wrapped in plastic.

Price: 13.95 USD

Location: Longmont, Colorado

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