13 Jul 12 Val O (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I saw some jerusalem artichokes in Woolies, and bought them intending to plant, but I see that it is in our warm weather you advise, if I plant them now in July will they just rot in the ground. If so how can I store them as they hardly ever appear in the stores
Mine live in the soil all winter. Its a raised bed with good drainage though. I usually collect the ones I need throughout the dormant period and leave the rest. Manure in spring and away you go.
14 Jul 12 Andrew (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I wondered the same thing about two months ago when I got some. I saw it starting to dry out so planted in pot with top showing to observe. Root never looked back and with sun on it is clearly photosynthesizing and just waiting for warmer weather to burst forth.
Just pot them up into a pot with some good potting mix and compost, keep moist but not wet. Pot them out when they sprout. I leave them in the ground here, the dont usually rot over winter.
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