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Once this tasty tuber is established in your garden, you’ll have a crop for life. Great news – if you can digest themIt’s intriguingly rare to see a crop of jerusalem artichokes, considering how easy they are to grow. They’re part of the sunflower family and, surprisingly, entirely unrelated to the globe artichoke. They produce tall, leggy stems upon which a bright yellow flower blooms, and while they lack the size and sturdiness of sunflowers, they make up for that by appearing in great numbers and developing edible tubers underground. Despite these admirable features, there are good reasons why they are not the most common sight.First, though nutty and delicious, these tubers can be quite hard to digest – earning them the nickname “fartichokes”. They contain a carbohydrate that can be tough on the gut, so it’s recommended that they are cooked well and introduced into your diet incrementally. Having said that, some eat jerusalem artichokes raw, so to those who are devoted to them, or have a fierce digestive system, they’re never off the menu. The second reason they’re not that common, I suspect, is that once you’ve planted them, you’ve probably got them for ever – and, wow, do they know how to run rampant. Continue reading...

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