Is there anywhere to get bulk seeds at a reasonable price? I want to use it as a deer attractant at my property.

Hi, im a sunchoke fanatic. I planted 17 varieties this spring but there was a duplicate and a triplicate so it turned out to be 14 different varieties. I have a few years of experience and research and I want to share some things. 1. Different varieties spread different distances; some spreading 3 feet in each direction and some dont spread at all. It depends on the length of the rhizome; a rhizome is simply an underground stem. With sunchokes there are two distinct parts of the rhizomes; the tubers (simply a swollen rhizome) that we eat, and the string-like rhizome that connects the tuber to the plant. There will always be a tuber at the end of the string-like rhizome and sometimes there will be smaller tubers that form along that rhizome. Some varieties will also use rhizomes to make more plants in the summer; usually growing to at least a couple feet tall and producing some of their own tubers. Not sure but his may only have to do with proximity of the rhizome to the soil surface; when light exposure triggers green growth. Varieties with short rhizomes include: 'Supernova': A variety selected by Ken Asmus of Oikos Tree Crops; probably a seedling of 'Stampede'; Most tubers are on short rhizomes and in my experience stay within a foot from the plant 'Dwarf' also called 'Proxima Centauri' by Johann's Garden: A somewhat uncommon variety bred by SVP Wirrsum in The Netherlands; It is a true dwarf that only grows to 18 inches and has red tubers that attach directly to the stem (no string-like rhziome whatsoever) 'Nora': Not a variety that i have grown yet personally, but Johann's Garden says the tubers stay close. I have two red unnamed varieties that i got from Joseph Lofthouse who bred them; One has very short stolons and makes a ton of thumb sized tubers, and the other makes globe shaped tubers that are directly attached to the plant. Varieties with medium length rhizomes include: 'Stampede': A doubly day neutral variety which means that flower as well as tuber production happens based on the maturity of the plant rather than day length. This means that it flowers and sets tubers early. It is also a very productive variety; perhaps the most productive. The size and shape of its white tubers vary greatly and can be very large, also having various lengths of string-like rhizomes but mostly medium or short within two feet from the plant. Another thing about stampede that ive observed is that the plant never makes branches but sends up a lot of shoots from the base. 'Early Dwarf Sunray': Perhaps day neutral or has a longer critical daylength for tuberization. Productive with variable tubers but perhaps not as variable as stampede. Short and medium length stolons within two feet from the plant. Varieties with long rhizomes include: 'French White Mammoth': Supposedly found in the wild; big, tall, thick plants with branching. Lots of large club shaped tubers on rhizomes up to three feet or maybe longer. The wild varieties that i have personally found (which isnt really that many and all in MA and VT )all have long rhizomes; whether theyre red or white. It seems to me that most varieties have long rhizomes. I am particularly interested in varieties with very high yields and preferably also short rhizomes; so i have certainly not grown every variety out there. 2. Sunchokes do not need full sun to flower and produce. The more sun they have, the more they will produce, but they are perfectly fine in part shade. The first spot that i grew sunchokes gets about four hours of sun and they make substantial plants with substantial yields. I feel like they would really start to fade out once you get to less than three hours of sun; going from part shade to deep shade.

i love your videos. i now have three goumi berry plants growing in the food forest. looking forward to tasting them and putting them in jam

In theory You can apply black coloured mulching sheet in addition, that will trape heat

Zone 8 here in the Pacific Northwest. I use painters drop plastic and frost fabric over sawhorses to winter my outdoor plants. You are so right about knowing which direction the wind comes from. I also use the buildings to huddle plants against.

They look a lot like osage orange. Just tiny and red. Perhaps there could be some hybridation with the Che and Osage orange to get much bigger fruits

I have two mulberry tree in my garden, in Guatemala. Yes, they love any kind of soil. My garden is clay soil and they're doing great. I love their fruit.

Thanks for the great info, really enjoyed it. Do you have a plant for when your pineapple-guava gets full size?

Hey neighbor! Happy New Year to you and yours. As always thanks for the info. Bought 3 small figs last summer and they were beautiful going into winter. Hope they make it.

If you put in tiny velcro dots on the inside of the northern side, and install a velcro dot attachment of a silvery mylar sheet on the north side, you gain more solar and infrared heat and light, and this would also between the mylar, plastic sheet, and outside temperature, any moisture would be heated up and kept off the northern side freezing up and creating a cold convection current.

Grows like a weed here in northwest Louisiana. We have made jelly with the berries, mosquito repellent. But my sheep absolutely love the leaves and berries in the fall. I believe it acts as a natural dewormer in them as well.

I have astringent and non astringent varieties.

this dude is kind of creepy

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I trimmed my down very low every year so it stay short like me😂

Can I only propagate cuttings with a root system, or do cuttings from the top of the plant work too? If so, how would I go about that?

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I’m replacing a metal handle after 1-2 years, it has rusted out. I’ve just bought a wood handle as a replacement. Why don’t they make a solid plastic or fiberglass handle?

Hey Hep! I have the Li, and I was thinking about either the Honey Jar or the Sugar Cane varieties. Are you familiar with those, and if so, which do you recommend?

If thus us your plant. You are so blessed!

That reminds me, I need to do something with mine! They are taking over their area. If you leave just one of those little tubers, next year, you will have a LOT to harvest the next season. And yes, very drought hardy. This past summer, here in South Carolina, it was brutally hot, and no rain for two months. They were lovely when they flowered, and they really multiplied!!!

I wouldn't eat it though, those berries taste like pine cleaner.

I am looking to plant persimmon trees, but there are so many varieties! I'm finding it difficult to choose which would be better. I've subscribed!

Thanks for being quick and to the point!

My illinois everbearing had fruit in the first year I planted it .. and I planted it in spring of said year. I could try 3 delicous berries and I am looking forward to this year :)

Stopped watching after Ukraine…😂

Thank you for your exceptionally wealth of knowledge on fruit trees, thanks. Can you also do how to plant the trees from seed or branch.

Would any varieties you know of survive in the Ozarks, zone 7a close to a south facing brick wall? We used to be 6b so I’m hesitant but considering trying this as a container plant too

How may I buy matsumoto persimmon tree from you?

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Honestly, I bought these the other day and made juice. On the positive side they are the most antioxidant rich berries. On the negative, the texture is just awful. You need cheese cloth to filter them. And even then, they are no where near as delicious as Wild Blueberries.

Im definitely growing these

Nice video. Very helpful. Thanks Mark

I wanted to see you eat them.

Any updates?

I have a few American beautyberry. They are still small, but I will transplant them in the spring. They do well here in N California. Zone 9b

Wanted one for years, they grow all along the woodline pretty much everywhere around here. Sure enough, birds planted some for me under an oak. Full shade but has gotten to about six feet and loaded with berries. I want to propagate it around the property and mix it in with the rest of my food forest. Truly a beautiful plant that I remember growing up around.

Thank you for sharing. They look so yummy!! How old is your Nikkita's gift, or how long in the ground before they produce fruits? I just put two of them in the ground and they are so tiny. They are grafted Nikkita's Gift.

I’ve been meaning to buy this shrub. Thanks for reminding me 😊

3:40 reducing Potassium slightly, plus giving Gypsum & Bone Meal, will increase lateral branching, denser growth & far less vertical suckering. Potassium increases Auxin, while stimulating dormancy at lateral nodes & limiting auxin transport to areas other than tap root growth. Calcium limits Auxin production while increasing Auxin transport to lateral branches & dormant nodes. Sulfur increases Auxin & Auxin transport, as well as (Ethylene or Cytokinin) triggering based upon Zinc Finger Protein feed back. Therefore Gypsum allows Cytokinins during growth temps, pluys Ethylene during ripening conditions. Ethylene widens branches so they don't break from fruit load. Potassium thins the branches & elongates internodes! Potassium increases fruit yield at the end of branches. Sulfur increases fruit yield near the trunk!

According to Alexander Salazar of Tropical Acres Farms, mangos have to be picked at the perfect time, let ripen to the proper stage before eaten fresh or frozen. Some need to be tree ripened & others ripened off the tree at the correct temp. And only a few cultivars maintain flavor complexity if frozen. I propose that being treated with Citric acid then freeze dried is a far better storage method for mangos & many other fruits.

I have never grown mulberry till now. The tree has a long thin stem about 1.8 meters high then branches out. I would like it to branch lower to the ground. I read that l can Pollard it at the end of winter. Is this correct? I do not want to kill it. But a long thin stem like this will break off in the high winds. Any advice please.

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I have a huge but lanky Beautyberry in my Central Florida yard. Any pruning tips to promote fullness? I’ve seen some videos recommend cutting to the soil level in the spring, but that feels off?

Can u send me some plants?

Do u have alot of fat birds around??

The Beautyberries (red) that I have encountered here in northwest Arkansas have a rather insipid flavor, however I have never tried them after a frost.

You didn't tell us about hardiness or what zones this will grow in. Have to look that up.

They do grow wild in central to eastern Oklahoma. I have seen them along country roadsides there. And a really huge one growing by itself in the Mcghee creek state park about a quarter of a mile down from the main trailhead. and as i mentioned in another comment one volunteered on my mother's lot under a hackberry tree.