At the weekend I harvested all the Jerusalem Artichokes (jordskokk) at the Væres Venner Community Garden. This was two bike loads with a big rucksack to get home :) This is a mix of experimental JAs from crosses made in Italy by Paolo Gaiardelli between our best variety Dagnøytral (which is probably identical to Stampede, Bianca and Dwarf Sunray) and other varieties (unfortunately I lost the label and am not sure of the details). You can see in the second picture which tubers I’ve selected for growing on! I also completed bastard (double) digging a new bed at the back of the shed for various climbers including hardy kiwi Actinidia arguta!
This week, I harvested both yacon (grown in large pots and brought inside before the first frosts to grow on) and its close relative Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke), one of our best varieties Dagnøytral (aka Dayneutral , Stampede and Bianca) and the best Canadian variety in trials at Sørbråten farm near Oslo.
Yacon
Sunchoke harvest is often with a crowbar!
Sunchoke “Sørbråten”, the best of the imported Canadian accessions KVANN member Karl Aakerro har tested andoffered us KVANN members (this is accession no. NC10-202)
Sunchoke “Dagnøytral”
Perennial vegetables, Edimentals (plants that are edible and ornamental) and other goings on in The Edible Garden
