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Jerusalem Artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
This weekvegetable
Native perennial sunflower grown for its edible tubers. Fast-growing and drought-tolerant.
Showing Zone 7b. for timing that matches where you garden.
In Zone 7b, right now
Not yet — plant around this week
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Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, but it gets tall
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
Yes — perennial
Ways to plant it
Spring planting
Plant
Closed
Mid March – Late April
Put it in the ground (or a pot) outdoors.
Fall planting
Plant
Mid September
Mid September – Late October
Put it in the ground (or a pot) outdoors.
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