Can grow Jerusalem artichokes just fine in Kentucky.
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those things are everywhere here. dont have to plant them just forage. i have a patch on my lawn i control by mowing around. red and white ones. havent tried eating any yet but they are there if needed. wife loves the flowers.
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Oh, I meant jicama. I don’t know how long of a season you need for those, but I suspect it’s a lot.
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Yum indeed! Had self-made buttermilk biscuits myself this morning.
It’s been nice to have tomatoes until mid december, and mustard greens at least until this past Saturday, and still some carrots in the ground…and apples in the crisper and pinto beans in the cupbord. (Had the flu in Dec., and hibernating from the cold currently.)
Don’t you feel sorry for all those rich dudes that can’t get their Tesla’s to charge in this frigid outbreak?! Nope.
But, if you think electric cars are the future…today might be a good day to buy their stock! Rivian dropped 23% in a fortnight.
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As they make slaves of patriots,
someday my posts’ll come
home to roost even if they
every one get censored…
even 2 years
after the fact.
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the truth always finds its way out. unfortunately, it will be too late to make a difference.
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In recent past there’s been everything from riots to strikes to locking society due to preceived threats, and to runs on stores in storms and such…there’ll almost surely be shortages in the future.
Just can’t foretell the exact reason for the next one yet. 
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If you like jicama, you should grow some yacon. Its similar though superior in flavor and texture. I think its a lot easier to grow too. I can send you a crown tuber sometime if you want. Tons go to waste each year as its so productive that I dont dare plant more than one or two. I routinely get upwards of 10-15 lbs of tubers per plant, and they get as long as my forearm!
Its a favorite here. I dont find it causes any noticeable gastric distress, and I believe its main commercial use is to derive diabetic safe sugar substitute. Its loaded with inulin apparently.
Its sweet, crunchy, and juicy, and tastes sort of like a cross of asian pear and water chestnut, with a hint of ginger
I should really start a yacon thread…
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Looks a bit like sunchokes. Are they related?
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theyre both sunflower relatives. Among familiar plants, yacon is most closely related to dahlia.
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Where did you get your initial crowns? I’m interested in trying some if the genetics you bought are palatable.
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That looks very interesting @hobilus. I will try to score some at the store and cook with it for a week to see how i like it. Id be curious where you bought the crowns as well. Im in your region so if they do well for you that looks like a great new addition to my garden.
Are they white on the inside? I read online they have lots of different colors in the native range,
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Hey @JerrytheDragon -
I didn’t mean to blow you off. Just noticed I seem not to have replied unless I pm’d you…
Mine came from Raintree. I believe its the “common” one in circulation. I don’t have a lot of crown tuber left because I didn’t do much to keep it and it dehydrates and withers when left out. I can see what Ive got though if you’re still interested in some. Fall when I dig theres a ton that goes to waste.
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Definitely. Thanks for getting back to me. Let me know if you have anything plantable left, or I can wait until fall. P.m me if you are looking for anything.
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Farmers warn food aisles will soon be empty because of crushing conditions: ‘We are not in a good position’ Farmers warn food aisles will soon be empty because of crushing conditions: 'We are not in a good position'
"According to a report by The Guardian, extreme weather is wreaking havoc on crops across the region. England experienced more rainfall during the past 18 months than it has over any 18-month period since record-keeping began in 1836.
Because the rain hasn’t stopped, many farmers have been unable to get crops such as potatoes, carrots, and wheat into the ground. “Usually, you get rain but there will be pockets of dry weather for two or three weeks at a time to do the planting. That simply hasn’t happened,” farmer Tom Allen-Stevens told The Guardian. "
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Apparently global warming is driving the increase in pirates worldwide.
But is this a true example of cause and effect?
In 1994, Prince Phillip posed the question to inhabitants of the Cayman Islands whether they were descended from pirates. This does not come as news to Pastafarians among us who are eager to point out that “modern humans share 99.9% of their DNA with pirates.” Nevertheless, contrary to the above assertion, pirates are in distinct decline worldwide leading directly to climate change.
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That’s a real article? I thought it was tongue and cheek humor.
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You’re thinking I just post stories. Well, it’s true: They’re stories.
Some stories have more truth to them than others!
If you look at displaced people migrating due to lack of food or related climate challenges or lack of opportunities in the place they came from, you might find some interesting data. Those willing to die to escape their circumstances have a different outlook on world happenings.
I’m betting most modern pirates would much rather be farming or fishing if they had the knowledge and resources to do so.
I’ll take any CC related commentary via pm to keep the thread going.
Impressive yacon!
@cousinfloyd sent me some crowns a couple of years ago. They were not very productive for me… made a few small tubers about the size of a finger-diameter carrot; not even enough to sample eating. I guess I didn’t store the crowns properly, as they were DOA the next spring…
IDK if I didn’t provide enough fertilization, or what… but it was disappointing.
I’ll read that Yacon thread, whenever you get around to starting it…
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