I think @joyce goldenlilly was referring to their propensity to produce digestive gases in those unused to them, as you mention above. These can sometimes 'affect the atmosphere'
I remember once serving Jerusalem Artichoke soup to a very pregnant friend ... she hadn't known the difference between globe and Jerusalem artichokes and had said that she was used to them ... suffice to say she left the supper party early and her baby was born in the early hours of the next morning.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Wow robairdmacraignil , I am impressed that you have an instructive video. I think I have enough info from everyone now to decide which variety to grow. I was aware of the gas problem, but we love them too much to care about that! Thanks everyone.
Hi dovefromabove, You did indeed suggest buying smoother ones from a grocers :-) sorry, having just washed a couple of bucket fulls, I guess the issue was hot in my mind and it felt a need to stress it :&) Kind regards
I am happy to drive down to you this weekend to pick some up if they are still available. If so can you email me your address and I will confirm a time. My email is [email protected]
Some forum members may think this is an obsession with me, but anyway... In this discussion as in many others, people ask each other about their whereabouts. In the case of the current discussion the reason is for giving away some plants. When you subscribe to this forum---or indeed at any later time---the very first field in your Edit Profile is called "location". It is of course not a compulsory piece of information but, especially on a gardening forum, it is a very useful information. Don't know why more forum members don't fill it in.
Some folk prefer not to (we have been lectured ad infinitum about keeping personal info private) ... then something arises and the question is asked ... not really a problem
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
A very general location is always helpful when giving advice about plants - what's right for our friends in the Dordogne is often irrelevant for those in Aberdeenshire. But as Dove says, some people choose not to do that.
Anyway, leaving that to one side - @Richard168 - you might want to consider asking the forum mods to remove your private email address from your last post. Posting your email address on a public forum is not a great idea. There are a fair few rather questionable characters who access this forum for spamming purposes from all over the world - you don't need any of them picking up personal info.
Also don't be surprised or offended if Joyce suggests meeting at a public place (perhaps a garden centre close to her). It's just much safer the first time you meet strangers from the internet.
Best way to exchange personal info with Joyce is by Personal Message. Click on the open envelope icon at the top of the page in the same banner as your user name.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
I have just been out to lift some artichokes and found hardly any. Couldn't understand why they have disappeared then remembered. Last year when they were in flower I cut them down to half height and sprayed them with glyfosate. I was desperate. It certainly seems to have worked. I have salvaged about 1lb of tiny new chokes which will need a couple of years to grow to full size so Richard, if you are still interested, let me know. I have tried to send you a personal message but am not sure if it has worked so will use your email as well.
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I remember once serving Jerusalem Artichoke soup to a very pregnant friend ... she hadn't known the difference between globe and Jerusalem artichokes and had said that she was used to them ... suffice to say she left the supper party early and her baby was born in the early hours of the next morning.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
You did indeed suggest buying smoother ones from a grocers :-) sorry, having just washed a couple of bucket fulls, I guess the issue was hot in my mind and it felt a need to stress it :&)
Kind regards
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Joyce
I am happy to drive down to you this weekend to pick some up if they are still available. If so can you email me your address and I will confirm a time. My email is [email protected]
Thanks Richard
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Anyway, leaving that to one side - @Richard168 - you might want to consider asking the forum mods to remove your private email address from your last post. Posting your email address on a public forum is not a great idea. There are a fair few rather questionable characters who access this forum for spamming purposes from all over the world - you don't need any of them picking up personal info.
Also don't be surprised or offended if Joyce suggests meeting at a public place (perhaps a garden centre close to her). It's just much safer the first time you meet strangers from the internet.
Best way to exchange personal info with Joyce is by Personal Message. Click on the open envelope icon at the top of the page in the same banner as your user name.
How pride comes before a fall.
I have just been out to lift some artichokes and found hardly any. Couldn't understand why they have disappeared then remembered. Last year when they were in flower I cut them down to half height and sprayed them with glyfosate. I was desperate.
It certainly seems to have worked.
I have salvaged about 1lb of tiny new chokes which will need a couple of years to grow to full size so Richard, if you are still interested, let me know.
I have tried to send you a personal message but am not sure if it has worked so will use your email as well.