Jerusalem Artichoke (Organic) 1 Pound - Hardy Red Fuseau Variety - (Sunroot 'chokes or Sunchoke) by Yumheart Gardens

Fast shipping. Excellent samples ready to eat or plant. I planted these.

Looked great, we ate one and planted the rest!

They arrived in perfect firm shape. Very pleased.

Arrived on time. JA's nice and plump. Was a little disappointed by how small they were. Got the impression that they were larger from the listing. There was the right amount weight-wise. I gave four stars because I want to wait to see how they will grow. It will be nice to have a purple variety.

I just received my order in 103F heat in early September. I was so pleased they were delivered 4 days earlier than date promised. I was very surprised by the size of the large tubers. There were a couple smaller ones but 4 large and 2 medium. Well cleaned surfaces, I noticed a couple had sprouted some fine white roots. I will get these covered up quickly. Never have grown these, so I'll have to report on that. I had eaten some other 'choke's from the market, but the markets nearby don't carry them anymore. I'll try these and see. They look vigorous and fresh. Edited Oct 14 2018. Wow! I planted the uncut tubers in 20 inch pots in potting medium of coconut coir, compost, worm castings, etc. They sprouted in days, and now are 18inchs tall with lush foliage. I'll probably have to take them out of the pots and fill in with more compost to keep tuber production going. Can't plant in ground, too many gophers and ground squirrels, so I'll see how it goes. The foliage is healthy, no sign of bugs or disease.

I received my order days faster than expected. Put them in the fridge until I was ready to plant them, which turned out to be approximately 3 weeks later. They still appeared in good shape, so I put them in the ground! With in 7-10 days they all sprouted and got to about 6 inches before the deer found them!! (We live in the middle of the woods) They are still trying to grow and with everything I've heard about these little beauties, I'm confident they will still make it. Now, to get to the fence around them will be another thing that may take me another week or so.

I tasted these raw when they arrived. These tasted better than another variety I got last year that I DIDN'T plant. These I wouldn't actually mind eating if times got tough. They are now growing nicely in some big pots on my patio. Not sure where I want them in my yard yet. I understand you can't get rid of them once planted in open ground and that they spread quickly. That's a great feature for a hard times crop. They will keep in the ground even in winter until you are hungry and dig them up. They are supposed to look similar to tall sunflowers and so make a great stealth veggie.Beware: I have seen videos that sunchokes were so productive they busted the thin black nursery pots. LOLGood seller. They arrived quickly in a large plastic padded envelope which kept them perfectly moist until I decided where to temporarily plant them. Tubers were healthy and plump.

I give this seller/product a TEN!!! I am very new to gardening, but had recent success planting potatoes starts. I was told about the health value of these tubers so wanted to try planting fir myself. To be honest, I didn't put them in the ground right away. I opened the package and placed them in my fridge for 2 or 3 days. I then set them out on my shaded porch for a full 24 hours to get them to "normal" temp before putting them in the ground--if this sounds wrong, forgive me. I really have no clue about gardening. I planted them in a 4 × 8 foot bed we had flowers in last year. I pulled out all the weeds and put in several REALLY old bags of mulch I had in my shop--the mulch was so old, it had completely dried out and there were lizards burrowed in a couple of the bags. I took a 50-foot soaker hose and wound it around the bed and turned it on and left it for a couple hours, until the water soaked through. There were still dry patches. Fortunately, it rained and it was all completely saturated. Unfortunately, the Temps in our area dropped to. I thought they might rot. Well, about 2 weeks later they began to sprout. Once they started, I could see new shoots every 1 to 2 days. They are still coming up. The smallest buds in my picture were not there last evening. I planted a few more in ground I had just tilled. In this area I through in mulch, but I tilled it into the soul. I think I only put in 3 or 4, maybe 6 tops. 3 of these have sprouted as well. I planted both beds on the same day. The only difference is mulch vs. Mulch and tilled soil.---sirry, could not add photos.