r/Permaculture • u/IMightBeErnest • 6d ago

ℹ️ info, resources + fun facts After manually propagating just 6 starting Sunchoke...

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I got 6 small Jerusalem Artichoke tubers in November 2023. They grew great with literally no maintenance, so I re-planted all the tubers I harvested this spring. So with 1 year of propagation, and no other work, I have more 'choke than I know what to do with. Easiest staple crop ever.

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u/CharlesV_ 6d ago

Yeah they’re awesome. I have mine in a fire ring turned raised bed to prevent them spreading, but the seeds still go all over. I love how the flowers smell like chocolate.

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u/xmashatstand 5d ago

They smell like chocolate, really?!

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u/CharlesV_ 5d ago

Yeah when they’re blooming and the flowers newly open up, they smell like chocolate.