Jerusalem artichoke

• Type : Perennial vegetables
• Subtype : Tuber vegetables
• Botanical Family : Asteraceae (composites)

Characteristics

• Lifecycle : Perennial
• Exposure : Full Sun
• Frost Hardiness : Frost Resistant
• Cultivation Difficulty : Challenging
• Adult Height : 200 cm

Sowing & Planting

• Greenhouse Growing : Not Required
• Sowing Depth : 10 cm
• Plant Spacing : 40 cm
• Row Spacing : 60 cm

Maintenance

• Maintenance : Moderate
• Water Requirements : Moderate

Seeds

• Soil Type : Humus-rich
• Soil pH Preference : Neutral
• Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
• Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
• Weed Sensitivity : Moderate
• Pollination : Insect-pollinated
• Propagation : Division