Do you grow a variety called ‘Common’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Fuseau’?
Do you grow a variety called ‘Red Fuseau’?
This variety of Jerusalem artichoke has knobbled, irregular-shaped tubers and a pale purple-brown skin that needs peeling before cooking. Despite this extra preparation, its flavor is as good as that of the other varieties. This variety is unsuitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring and harvested during mid-fall to mid-spring. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
This is perhaps the most popular variety, because of its large, smooth-skinned tubers, which are easier to peel than other, more knobbled types. The white flesh has a nutty flavor and is good roasted, boiled, or baked. This variety is unsuitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring and harvested during mid-fall to mid-spring. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
This Jerusalem artichoke (also called sunchoke) produces long, red-skinned tubers with a sweet, nutty taste, and a texture similar to water chestnuts. The tubers are relatively free of knobs, so easier to clean than other varieties. This variety is unsuitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring and harvested during mid-to-late fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
Recommended for areas with early frosts, ‘Stampede’ flowers and matures a month earlier than other varieties. Plants are 6–8 ft tall, and the tubers are white and rounded and can weigh as much as 8oz (225 g) each. This variety is unsuitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring and harvested during mid-to-late fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.
A. Baggaley, G. Barter, H. Caldon, R.L. Rosenfeld, P. Ruch, D. Vowles, R. Ward (2011). Great Fruit & Vegetable Guide, DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014
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