The Winter Vegetable That Feeds Me Every Year
Why I Grow Jerusalem Artichokes in Containers Mid January is not supposed to look like this, yet my Jerusalem artichoke winter harvest proves otherwise. Most gardens are quiet. Beds sit empty. The work of the growing season feels far away. Yet on a cold winter morning, I tip over a container, brush soil from my hands, and pull fresh food from the earth. Jerusalem artichokes are the one vegetable I grow once and harvest every year, improving after frost and rewarding patience when almost nothing else is growing. This is the winter vegetable that feeds me every year. What Jerusalem Artichoke Really Is and Why It Belongs in a Winter Garden Jerusalem artichoke, often called sunchoke, is a perennial tuber[…]
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