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03 Sep 12, Garry (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Having try'd these in the South Island of NZ,I would like to grow some.I live in NTH NSW...can anyone supply a few tubers ? Regards Garry = [email protected]

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18 Sep 12, Annette from Adelaide (Australia - temperate climate)

I purchased some tubers from the green grocer and instead of cooking them I waited until tiny shoots appeared and planted them. Huge success with each tuber providing well over a kilo.

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01 Sep 12, Heather (New Zealand - temperate climate)

I promise they will grow. My tips - to harvest them only one plant at a time - or 'bandicoot' a few tubers from the side. Really fresh tubers - I mean today's - don't need peeling, just scrub. When replanting, save the smoothest tubers. I kept them going for four or five generations and managed to get an easy-peel strain going. If you have too many [and who doesn't?] goats love the tops and chickens love the tubers. Eating toast with artichoke soup tends to reduce the anti-social after-effects. Warning! If you leave a whole plant in the ground from year to year, it will still grow but you will end up with amazingly complex unpeelable tubers.

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23 Aug 12, James (Australia - temperate climate)

I brought two tubers but the wind blew the bag on the ground, one tuber snapped in half, who thinks they'll still grow?

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21 Dec 12, granny peg (Australia - temperate climate)

they will grow. very hard to kill! follow growing tips under the Jerusalem Artichoke information.

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29 Aug 12, hz (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I bet they'll grow and in 2 yrs you will be trying to eradicate them lol !

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21 Aug 12, Jill (Australia - temperate climate)

I am worried about them becoming unmanageable in time and spreading into neighbouring beds. Can you contain them somehow to a small patch?

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15 Nov 12, Andrew S (Australia - temperate climate)

Can be a pain when they do spread.. had an accident where some escaped into long grass..now I have five new plants. I grow mine in a 1/2 wine barrel. Also plant in some climbing beans to run up the stalks during summer to value add the crop.

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27 Jul 12, Alan (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Could you please give some advice to planting artichokes in west Aussie I live in the Perth are what is the best time to plant them where I live thanking you

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16 Jan 13, Hans Rudolf Wellinger (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted mine in September in Perth, after having bought some fresh tubers in Bunnings. They are now over 2m tall and doing very well. I am not sure why they grow so well, because I have tried them unsucessful on several occasions before.

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