Jerusalem Artichoke, chop the tops?

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Location: Zone 5b - 6a, Missouri Ozarks

posted 15 years ago

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In a homesteading class I took, I was told to chop first foot of the plant off when it starts to flower to keep the energy in root production. But I thought the flowers would be important to the whole permaculture thing.

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Isaac Hill

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Location: Central New York State zone 5a

posted 15 years ago

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Chop some, don't chop some, see what works! Experiment!

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