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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

AU9913 1y ago

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

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miloš 1y ago

Cool, I'll look more into comfrey. I don't have animals in my small city yard but I think it has other uses.

AU9913 1y ago

Medicinal, put in salves for burns and cuts.

miloš 1y ago

Interesting, I hadn't heard that!