The first stages of learning how to grow artichokes are arguably the most important – start too early, and the frosts could attack the young growth before it has a chance to gro ...

Perennial crops put food on the table year after year. It is a joy to gather kale from the kitchen garden, to cut the first ...

Sunchokes, aka Jerusalem Artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus) are a fantastic PERENNIAL FOOD FOREST species that will give you a harvest EVERY YEAR after you plant them just once! They will feed you, ...

Artichokes get along well with most other plants, but their impressive size can make it difficult to determine what and how to plant around them. Depending on the variety, artichoke plants can reach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A garden with many raised beds - mari.trand/Shutterstock If you are tired of growing the usual crop of carrots and potatoes, ...

Sunchoke, also called Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) is a perennial plant and a native North American root vegetable that is now cultivated on five continents. It is part of the sunflower ...

Previously, we have written about the importance of sunflowers in a native garden. If you can only plant one plant, plant a sunflower as you get so much value in one plant: beauty, habitat value, and… ...

Clarence clears up a garden bed that went wild over winter and plants a few favourite natives. We’re at Clarence’s home garden. While the backyard is looking pretty good, one area of the front yard ...

Here’s a crop for the home garden that’s a gourmet delight: sunflower artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), commonly known as Jerusalem artichoke. This plant is actually a native American perennial ...