How to grow jerusalem artichokes
Frost-hardy · Daisy family
When to sow and plant
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Based on: average for Germany, last frost 19 April, safe from 6 May
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Good and bad neighbours
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Crop rotation
Perennial: it stays in the same spot for several years and is not part of the yearly rotation.
At a glance
- Family
- Daisy family (Asteraceae)
- Frost
- Hardy, tolerates frost
- Spacing (row × plant)
- 100 × 30 cm (39 × 12 in)
- Plants per m²
- 3.3
- Life cycle
- Perennial
- Harvest
- After 130 days
Spacing according to RHS Grow your own: Jerusalem artichokes. Other sources: 60 × 30 cm (24 × 12 in) (University of Saskatchewan Gardening: Jerusalem artichokes).
Questions and answers
How far apart should I plant jerusalem artichokes?
100 × 30 cm (39 × 12 in) (row × plant), according to RHS Grow your own: Jerusalem artichokes.
More from the daisy family
Sources
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- University of Saskatchewan Gardening: Jerusalem artichokes
- RHS Grow your own: Jerusalem artichokes
- Südtiroler Bauernbund: Merkblatt Fruchtfolgen im Gemüsebau (Oktober 2022)
- Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig-Holstein: Fruchtfolge im Garten (Gartenmerkblatt, 2020)
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (über die GBIF-API, species/match)
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