The Most Underrated Vegetable You MUST Grow!

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I don't believe any vegetables are overrated, but I do believe some are underrated and in this video, I show you what I think is the most underrated vegetable of them all and why you should grow it. Diversification is what makes a vegetable garden great, so always look to grow underrated vegetables to truly get the most out of your space.
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[@PartTimePermies]

There is a reason that the plants are usually harvested in the winter. The inulins that are around in the summer (and cause the gassiness for many people) are converted and stored as glucose and fructose in the winter. It's best to harvest these after the first hard frost to reduce their effect on the gut.

[@jendubay3782]

Part-Time Permies do you think it would be worth it to grow if I’m in Florida? We do get frost, but it doesn’t stay long

[@PartTimePermies]

@@jendubay3782 if you get some frosts, you probably could harvest them after you get a couple nights of frost and try. Some people also have more some people less of an issue with the inulin. But with a good frost for a couple nights, I think you could get enough conversion. Plant them in a place where they have room to spread, because they will spread by tuber. Eventually, if you are not harvesting, the thicket will eventually compete itself out and become hollow in the middle.

[@wholeNwon]

Unfortunately those intolerant of inulin are often also relatively intolerant of fructose.

[@queenSummerKeli]

Wow..great tip!!

[@tracycrider7778]

Unless your body cannot handle fructose 😢

[@Barskor1]

If any of you are worried about economics or political turmoil these are pure gold you can set these growing anywhere long before you need them a plant and forget food bank stashed all over the countryside empty lots in the city or town along ditches any bit of open unused ground can keep you and yours from starvation.

[@wildfood1]

Good call, I'm going to set about it immediately :)

[@Barskor1]

@@wildfood1 Wonderful I hope the future is great but planning for the worst usually does not hurt especially with how easy these are.

[@joebloggs619]

The city eats tons of food, largely grown in the bush, by only a small section of Australia's population, where most are urban dwellers, contrary to the rugged rural image of outback, rough tough Aussies presented to the world. They are largely a motley multicultural mash up of business types, street gangsters etc in the latest fashion style designer suits, fast expensive label sports runners etc or yuppies trawling through supermarkets or markets for the perfect avocado or whatever. The cost of basic food is through the roof here now,especially in rural areas, including where the food is grown, where, like here, where we do fish, locals cannot even afford to buy what they work to ptoduce and must travel hundreds of KMS on public transport etc just to buy affordable food, which will be much cheaper in the cities, to feed all the foreign rapidly breeding multicultural hordes there. It never occurs to the city dwellers they can grow their own eg on empty lots, beside railway tracks, I public gardens, even or simply in their own backyards. Why should they? Life is way too easy and comfortable and safe, secure etc for them and they get paid way too much to ever have to bother doing any real work, to actually produce what they consume I excess, all the while whingeing and holding climate change public protests etc. But, out here in the bush I met an ex city city World War 2 Army veteran who grew up in a fairly well off Melbourne family during the Great Depression and he told me that he recalls his mother still being able to get all the veggies, plums, apples, berries etc she needed to feed her family. The just grew wild, along railway tracks, sides of roads etc. People simply threw pumpkin seeds, rotted tomatoes, apple cores etc along railway tracks etc and they grew and fed others foraging for natural organic food. No need to buy it. Try throwing seeds around like that now in the city or anywhere and you could find yourself I court and charged for it, a hefty fine etc.And, here, old locals recalled the great fun we had "blackberry picking" in the bush as kids, picking buckets of free berries our mothers used to make blackberry jam, pies, tarts etc which created great joy and community life because everybody got everybody else's "great blackberry pie" or whatever inflicted on them. You just smiled graciously, thanked the cook and then passed it onto some other local who wanted a slice, if you were sick of blackberry anything...But, now, an old local woman sighed, "They kill and poison everything....I do believe there is a worldwide millennials age group plot to kill us all off, so they can rule the world...Hope I die before then. But it would be even better still if they did. From no food, because they destroyed us and our wisdom about how to live and the blackberries, too..." Well, I know she has a few emotional disorders, like potential paranoia that can sometimes accompany Alzheimer's disease onset, though her memory seems perfect...But I can see what she is getting at, despite her obvious ageing...Why don't these urban millennial fuckwits, as well as their yuppy counterparts now moving to the bush for the "country living experience" try doing some real work and get a bit of dirt on themselves, to grow what they consume, in excess, thus contributing to global warming they all complain about? And, if they don't know how, why don't they get off their butts and learn how? Sure, you can learn a bit from such videos on You Tube, but nothing substitutes for the real hands on type learning that comes from watching those who really do know how and imitating what they tell you to do. The best way to get such skills is by taking low level "beginner" jobs on places like farms eg as a farm hand, digging ditches in the hot sun etc. Just get in there, up to your neck in shit and muck among the vows, sheep, pigs, mud, bushfires, whatever and just do it. That's how you really learn how. A bit messy, not terribly stylish or elegeant and pretty exhausting, even dangerous, sometimes and definitely not comfortable, with no air conditioned work place or home. But you soon get used to it and toughen up up. Or die. If the country folk get killed off by urban selfishness, consumerism, laziness, crime, looting, scamming, rip offs and such typical urban ways of making a living, you're all going to be dead from starvation in the cities, anyways...So, why not give it a try...You might just be lucky enough to grasp the principles of survival the real country folk have known for generations. No university qualifications or computer technology required. Though a degree in science and clever ie productive use of technology etc can prove useful, sometimes, though not essential. The rural secrets for survival have been around for millennia, long before Advent of technology or creation of cities and will continue to prevail, long after the cities disappear, from starvation, through their excessive focus on inanimate objects to trade/steal/loot/scam etc. And their mission to destroy any semblance of life and nature in cities eg how they cut down trees in cities and destroy all vegetation and then do such insane things as replace these with artificial plastic plants in offices, imported from China etc. In one government department I once worked in, I once saw one absolute fuckwit of a superior actually watering an artificial plant in artificial soil. She said it would make it grow better. But it began to rot the fake soil it was in and smelled foul. Nobody could guess why. I knew, but I was only a low level worker and decided it prudent to just mind my business and get on with the job. "It's an occupational health and safety issue, we must call a meeting and demand yoget the environmental pollution experts in to test our work environment, which is unsafe and we all need to have the day off, until the pollution is rectified. Now, if they had an internal easy care plant it would have actually helped keep the office air purer. From toxic fumes, though not necessarily toxic urban employees in such buildings. The best indoor plants for this are easy to keep and propagate and look good, too eg the spider plant tops the list. But others work, too eg Monsters, Philodendrums, which a slow growing and tolerate darker corners etc.And, contrary to what people in crime infested urban suburbs, trees do not cause crime there. The local urban inhabitants that do crime cause it. So, why cut down the trees, when it is the real root cause of the crime ie the urban hoods who need cutting down? This is a typical example of "urban insanity", absolute irrationality. In some more enlightened world cities they are finally seeing the light or that contact with nature can humanise the urban animal humans, so they become a little more civilised and act more homo sapiens species we are supposed to be. And less like homo stupidus species most urban dwellers exhibit traits of being.These new cities are planting as much living green vegetation in cities as possible, even on the window sills of very high rise building, on rooftop barbecue areas etc, city sidewalks, everywhere. And not for aesthetic reasons. It feels better to be among nature eg for people in old folks' homes, or in offices all day in the city. Or just relaxing after work on the sidewalk cafes etc. The plants also bring back the birds, so you get more than just grey pidgeons to match the grey buildings that match the grey business suits that will, after a few decades of such monotonous lifeless urban grind, also match the grey hair it gives you. And eventually kills you, so you wind up I a grey grave, that also matches and coordinates tastefully and stylishly, like urban folk like things to be. Obviously "greening up the city" will take a while as a project. It needs careful planning eg for how to maintain and keep the new living greenery under control so it does good not damage eg with tree roots cracking up footpaths etc over time. You can"t just go planting anything anywhere eg some nice plants, like Oleander trees, Angel trumpets etc look good but are highly toxic. So none of these near, say, a child care centre or school. In poor areas, folk need good they can't afford. So plant food plants, which also look good eg why plant ornamental useless trees, like council's do along footpaths, when they could plant apple or lemon etc low care food trees instead, to feed the people? (Just fine or jail young hooligans caught using the fruit as projectiles in their street gang fights, though such weapons are not quite as dangerous as their current knives and machetes, guns etc the violent unemployed employ...It is a hard project but doable and it can yield benefits for all, if correctly planned and administered. But this is where many good ideas for a natural death. Bad planning. Poor administration I massive state and council level fat useless costly bueaucracies. Bad implementation. No accountability, no review by external government authorities eg the Federal government. Every council, typically very politically correct, mainly feminist, ethnic or indigenous controlled, doing their own thing. To suit those it employs but not those who pay their wages. A major shake up is now in order and long overdue, many agree.

[@ludicrousone8706]

@@joebloggs619 gosh, you're full of hate

[@welsh_vegan_allotment_holder]

@@joebloggs619 That's one long post but to be fair I agree with most of what you say.

[@1210200163pn]

I grow J-A's at my allotments, for about five years now and when they are big and fat harvest them for snacks to go with lunch. Scrub them clean, slice longitudinally or into chunks. They have a fresh semi-nutty flavour, and eaten in moderation do not have any side effects! It's a free food year after year, oh and I mean I eat them raw, minus the dirt! The flowers are spectacular as well!

[@wholeNwon]

The GI effects are, in large part, genetically determined.

[@jimwilleford6140]

I, going on 81, have always had an interest in gardening. However, now that the hormones for other passions have subsided, Permaculture has most of my attention. I have an amazing urban back yard garden with 7 beds and a terrific worm bed. Astonishing at both the volume and quality of the production. Your videos are always full of rich tips and suggestions. Thank you very much.,

[@rsbhomevideos]

Where in the world are you, Jim?

[@jimwilleford6140]

Ryan Sandford-Blackburn In southern Oregon, USA.

[@ang5035]

Hormones for other passions sound like you are talking about your libido 🍆🤪

[@joebloggs619]

The garden is a very "hormonal" place to be. The female hormone oestrogen is is plant life. And it defined us as female gender and gives us power to make more human beings. As we age this diminishes, as we all know. But, fear not. We won't turn into men, grow moustaches, lose our breasts, grow male genitals instead. Not if we get stuck into our gardens. They keep up the female hormone oestrogen, I heard. And, have you noticed how many attractive males ,any age, seem to be drawn like honey bees to a garden flower, when a woman is up to her neck I muck and dirt, dirty u manicured nails, doing the garden? Gets embarrassing sometimes when you know you look a fright, covered in sweat, smelling of BO, hair a fright. Ah, but who needs a mere manicure as a woman? When you can easily attract a "mancure". Just dig the garden, grow something edible, cook it up and invite him to come share it. You might find you don't have to do all the hard yakka yourself. He may wish to help you get it up and running. The garden that is. Maybe a few other things, too, in the bedroom, once you clean up a bit...

[@jimwilleford6140]

Ryan Sandford-Blackburn in S.Oregon, USA.

[@AnnikaLidne]

Boil for a minute. Change water. Repeat three times and the gas problems are usually resolved.

[@pluisnonplux9728]

Thanks, I'm gonna try that!!! I love the taste but my belly grows 3 times the size after eating them, and then... Stormy winds...

[@euphoniahale5181]

I just planted some this fall. Good timing for me to see this. Thanks. Hope I like them

[@jimwilleford6140]

Annika Lidne Thanks.

[@ludicrousone8706]

@@pluisnonplux9728 you need more fiber in general

[@pluisnonplux9728]

@@ludicrousone8706 Thanks! I eat every day heavy biological - dynamic multy grains and seeds sourdough bread, but I'll try some more to see what's happening.... 🍛🍲🥔🍞 🤸‍♂️

[@stevecharters8965]

On no account include Jerusalem artichokes in a crop rotation or you'll end up with them in every plot.

[@gavinhall3669]

Well some things are bleeding obvious

[@Lazydaisy646]

@@gavinhall3669 not to those who don't know

[@banzy3]

My neighbour can no longer eat Jerusalem artichokes because of the memories it holds, but during the second world war, when there were great food shortages, many people survived and kept their animals alive by growing and eating these.

[@jimwilleford6140]

Gavin B. Why not try some of the solutions suggested here for alleviating the gastric issues.

[@-whackd]

Do hens eat em?

[@banzy3]

@@-whackd Yes, it's a good healthy food source for chickens. I give mine some Jerusalem artichokes (aka sunchokes as I think they call them in the US).

[@sleeplessinthecarolinas8118]

A local greenhouse didn't have any Jerusalem artichokes but kindly reached out to one of her customers who who gave me nearly two pounds. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@freddimble7024]

At 70 years of age i am just really getting into gardening so i watch all your videos and Charles Dowding , i like the idea of no dig and raised gardens being disabled ; never tried Orka or Artichokes so i will be giving some of them a go as well as some of the other ones you mentioned.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Fred that is so kind of you! Good luck with all your growing :)

[@mbahmarijan789]

I'm 25,,, I need some advises sir...

[@craftypam9992]

Jerusalem artichoke is a bit of a gas producer in some people, and can taste a bit earthy. Oca, on the other hand, has a light flavour, in salads it's a bit like lemon juice, as chips it's like vinegar, and when roasted/baked it's unnoticeable. Plus, you can eat them raw, and the leaves too! Both need more cleaning than spuds, but as I can't eat spuds, I grow oca. And no matter how diligent I am when digging them up, there's always enough left behind to start again! (Though I do plant some deliberately.) Enjoy your garden :)

[@omfug7148]

@@craftypam9992 I think JA produces gas in most people alas, it sure did in me, I have to limit potatoes as well and was hopeful about these being a substitute, but eating them was painful within hours, LOL.

[@rsbhomevideos]

Inulin feeds your gut bacteria - this is what causes gas. Maybe you could use this as further feedback to help improve your health.

[@beautifuldecorating]

Loved the advice for people to try something old or new over Christmas that isn’t gardening! I can’t help but feel you deserve a break Huw you’ve worked your socks off this year! Glad you are having some me time.

[@nettyabbott5412]

They were experimented with, in New Zealand, as a substitute for the common potatoe & eaten, instead & the results were really outstanding. Obesity dropped by over 35% & I don't judge anyone on Thier appearance. I simply remember the story about Jerusalem Artichokes.

[@suzclarke]

Really 🤔 do you have a link to some kind of study results etc. I would like to look into it, I live in NZ and I am super curious.

[@lilacDaisy111]

They must have much less carbs than potatoes. An old lady with a KZbin cooking channel, who went through very tough times during the depression as a child, said that her and her siblings were "very fat kids," because their family lived off potatoes.

[@MalcolmKingswell]

I grew JA’s in a tub this year because I understand that they can take over after a few years, the tub produced enough tubers for a good meal and the balance went back into a tub for next year. We cleaned them in water , scrubbed them with a vegetable brush and then roasted them , we had no issues with the dreaded wind thank goodness :) My leeks are feeding us well , this year I grew a few in offcuts of pipe and it made a real difference. Thanks for all the great tips this year Huw.

[@aminemedsy]

I was just seeing your oldest videos and I’m just " WOW " how much you’ve changed since the last 6 years. keep going you’re great 👍😊

[@joelegrand5903]

I love sunchokes almost as much as the wild deer that kelp the sun chokes mowed to the ground, until they died. The 2nd year, they never got over 4 inches high. The sunchoke grows wild here in South Carolina.

[@janetrobison2765]

You are living proof that growing and eating fresh vegetables is so healthy. You look very healthy. Thank you for all the great information about gardening.

[@lorraineowen7978]

I grow them and don't have to bother with them at all. They taste great roasted and there quite prolific so it's a win win for me. 😋

[@jasonwhite1757]

I was given about 0.5 kg of gold skinned sunchokes 3 or 4 years ago, they were half rotted and I thought they were gone. Last year we harvested around 20 kg from them and I left them in the garden this year to harvest when the snow melts. I had also ordered kg of a red skinned variety 2 years ago, in the same garden there are 3 rows of these about 30 m long each (the gold ones have 4 rows same length). What I* like is they grew when the potatoes were sluggish and diseased, they are about fist size.

[@przybyla420]

Cook them thoroughly, and like beans or lentils, it is best to eat Sunchokes no more than one meal of the day, and not to eat a large serving until your gut is used to digesting them.

[@-whackd]

Pressure cooking all three of the foods you mentioned really reduces the indigestible fiber.

[@dougwilliams216]

We love them in Alabama, but once planted, we can't get rid of them in that particular place. I've tried moving them only to have them come back the next year in the same place. It is hard to get all the roots out.

[@paulsaxby7579]

Jerusalem Artichokes Love the taste, can't manage the aftermath I'm afraid. They give me excruciating stomach cramps and gas so bad it would stun a Rhino at 50 paces... Other than that they are great :)

[@1caramarie]

You should check the internet on how to avoid the side effects, and show recipes.

[@banzy3]

In the UK I often hear them referred to as fartichokes. They have a reputation.

[@1caramarie]

@@banzy3 Wow, you discovered the Mediterranean Sea. They have a reputation because people don't bother to do research. Plus, anyone who suffers from Diabetes and may worry about current shortages of the medication, should do so as soon as possible.

[@banzy3]

@@1caramarie I wasn't disparaging the Jerusalem artichoke, I happen to like it myself. It was just anecdotal.

[@1caramarie]

@@banzy3 lol And I was making a joke at your expense. lol But, fact is that there are ways to prevent the side effects, by people like Paul.

[@jaimehyland2250]

The dried sticks are good too! They're straight and long and strong enough to make A-frames or wigwams for runner beans, etc. Mine (in Berlin -- they love the dry, sandy soil and the summer heat) grow up to about 3 metres!

[@maranscandy9350]

Gophers absolutely LOVE sunchokes/Jerusalem artichokes. The flowers smell like chocolate.

[@markedwards9247]

Not so keen on artichokes myself, but I very much appreciate this video on the best veg and crops to grow for a winter harvest, There are of course, plenty more, and I hope one day you can feature more of these in your wonderful videos. You really are a first class inspiration Huw. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and your family.

[@sedoniadragotta8323]

These are nothing like artichoke at all , they taste more like a potato cross parsnip .

[@janbeck7989]

Swedes = Rutabaga in the U.S.

[@viperh9948]

THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!

[@everichard568]

Thank you!

[@ohioitis200]

Thank you. I was just going to ask this question.

[@jimwilleford6140]

Jan Beck Thanks for that. I was wondering.

[@alisonrichardson4503]

Thank you. I have ALWAYS wanted to know what a rutabaga was, as I learned many years ago that it was a common English vegetable. Just not which one! The word, "rutabaga", only appeared (in London at least) after the rise of the internet. Yer bog-standard, common-all-garden swede; who'da thunk it??

[@scottrichard1528]

Never get flower shoots on my kale... growing in Mountain West US at 5000ft. Your soil looks amazing. Using bio-intensive methods to take my soil from ph of 8.5 and heavy clay to sandy loam. 10 years into it and getting soil that is getting blackish and currently a ph of 7.2. Huw knows what he is talking about with his soil. Your interest, inspiration and energy is greatly appreciated. If interested check out Shoshone River Farm, small market farm in rural US.

[@marclefebvre1659]

I make a Jerusalem Artichoke sauce to go with pumpkin ravioli, top the whole dish with a dusting of nutmeg, amazingly good

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

OMG that sounds bomb

[@ewonodi2974]

Would you want to share your recipe ? 😍

[@marclefebvre1659]

@@ewonodi2974 Hi, its basically Gordon Ramsay's Jerusalem Artichoke sauce that he uses with duck ravioli, i just added the dusting of nutmeg. By the way, he has a whole bunch of other recipes for Jerusalem artichokes like soup, puree and risotto, they are all on youtube

[@ewonodi2974]

Marc Lefebvre thank you Mark, I will check this 😊

[@josephgoodyear5303]

Check out hostas, they also grow very well in shady places. And they are edible. They're gourmet food according to some chefs in Asia. I remember reading that they have three favourites but last I heard there are none of them that are toxic. I have a few types and I plan on getting a lot more. There's a lot of trees on my property. Permaculture and forest gardening is a good survival strategy.

[@ludwigvonmiseswasright4380]

I haven't checked in on Huw's garden in a while. I think it's looking very "finished" boxes with paths in between. Maybe thats evidence of getting older and stronger. Nice beard. Huw's not a kid anymore!

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you Sarah! And thanks for your kinds words and for watching.

[@jimwilleford6140]

Handsome as ever though!

[@beautyforashes2230]

Yes! I grow all of these vegetables, and I'd also mention salsify, which can also stay in the ground and is a delicious vegetable.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

I heard those have an oyster flavor is that true?

[@beautyforashes2230]

@@TheRealHonestInquiry No, they really don't and I don't know why it's named "oyster plant", unless it's named after the oyster mushroom, which has a similar flavor profile. It tastes like that mushroom and asparagus, and has a very delicate rooty taste and texture. But it doesn't have the salty, briny taste of actual oysters. Unless my taste-buds are out to lunch, haha! But I've tasted oyster and salsify didn't come to mind. The delicious oyster mushroom? Yes, there it did.

[@ChihoLee]

Big Fan from south Korea~ Thanks for the info! Now Seoul Korea is freezing Cold so I’m just focused on correcting leaf for compost. With Respect. LEE.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much for your support Lee! That sounds like an excellent plan! All the best

[@johnmuckleroy]

I wish you would do a video on all the vegetables that you can leave in the garden during the winter.This is so helpful if you don't have to can them.

[@clairemcconway6266]

might be tricky, since it depends so much on climate zone

[@przybyla420]

Burying works well for quite a few things. If it gets too cold and they would freeze, an improvised roof and insulation/mulch can go a long way. If it gets too wet, then just a roof over them.

[@ecocentrichomestead6783]

Swede and beet root are main traditional crops for home gardens in Newfoundland

[@Freakontheway]

Same here in The Netherlands/Holland :D

[@donoghrees4051]

The young leaves of the beetroot are delicious in salads too. Thanks for the vid

[@joebloggs619]

Been growing Jerusalem artichokes for years in hot dry Australia, as these are pretty tough plants. I use them to keep the garden weed and pest free, from certain rodents etc and to create summer shade from our very fierce sun for other plants that just shrivel up and die other leaves badly burnt in just one day of bad 45°C summer. Leeks are consider d precious here. They cost a fortune to buy just one leek at the supermarket. I did grow a few, with great effort, as they require more water than I could afford, water being a pretty scarce commodity in Australia. Beetroot are pr to y easy to do and you can also fry up the leaves and eat these, too, like some Eastern European and Greeks do in their recipes. Never tried turnip or Swede leaves but I hear they are good, too. I heard from some Middle Eastern people that turnips and swedes pickled I vinegar and spices are great for summer salads. As for storing potatoes, from my own European agricultural background, I can say we stored our large mounds of harvested spuds covered with Hessian bags and other spent garden plants we uprooted eg old tomato plants etc. Sometimes an extra layer of soil or a old tarpaulin was put over all this, as an extra layer, to keep the light out and prevent greening or sprouting. You don't want to eat green or sprouting potatoes because,xas the tubers green or sprout, a chemical reaction occurs, which renders the resultant chemical it generates toxic to humans, as are parsnips tops and rhubarb leaves, too. I don't know if these kill you, but you can get pretty sick investing them. As some country y kids did, playing I parents' veggie garden here. You need to not only teach kids about sustainable food production eg home gardens, but also how to be safe growing and eating your own food.

[@mariadurrence6508]

Totally agreed with you, Jerusalem Artichokes are very productive, I started growing them the last year, from 2 lbs of them I got a harvest of 150 lbs no kidding, I didn't have to replant because they regrow from little ones or pieces that I didn't see, the only problem is they are very invasive working on that tho, thank you for this video 😀

[@mariadurrence6508]

@K Barnes I don't know, I bought it from an online organic store in California, I live in United States, I was really surprised how productive they are, but I made a huge mistake storing them, this year I haven't dig up them yet 😀

[@keralee]

They are VERY invasive...give them plenty of own space. Also can be allelopathic to fruit trees. But they are tasty fried in butter. Low carb. And storeable in ground so handy for late spring when other things are not growing.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

I'm in CA too, looking to find a recommended variety of Sunchoke... sounds like I'll be planting them in a container for now ;)

[@mattfinchdesign]

One of my favourite veg,especially roasted. But never grown them, must have a go. Happy Christmas & new year.

[@HuwRichards]

You must absolutely give them a go Matt - they are so easy to grow!

[@musicalrice]

Rocking the beard Huw - very distinguished!

[@georgejennings9959]

I once knew someone who had to use roundup to kill off a huge 30 feet bed of them. That was 20 years ago. Just realized last year that he could have pickled them in salt brine. In just 1 week the bacteria (which we don't have in the gut) digest the inulin to remove the fartyness and becomes delicious and tasty like a pickled cucumber.

[@petermcfadden9426]

Yacon every time! No problems with induced wind.

[@ximono]

I've heard that Yacon is mostly sugars and water, and not so nutritious as many other root vegetables?

[@carltonroberts6091]

Your soil there looks so rich,here in North Carolina in the upper Piedmont about all of our top soils are gone.Keep up your great work and thanks again.LOVE will CONQUEROR all.

[@2005chrissie]

I knew you were an arty soul, all your content is impressive, great work👌🤘🤘

[@cassieoz1702]

My housecow loves jerusalem artichokes 😁. Have you tried growing yacon tubers? Swedes are 'underrated' and abhorred by anyone who had to eat the school dinners of years gone by

[@fainitesbarley2245]

They are called “fartichokes” for very good reason. You have been warned. Delicious roasted though.

[@ijanms]

We Asians add lots of ginger to any food that gives us gas. Works most times 😁

[@jeffreydustin5303]

That's a selling point.

[@fainitesbarley2245]

Norizan Mohamed Said 🤪 💨💨

[@GDKLockout]

If you boil them its considerably less gassy.

[@krankywitch]

You can build a resistance to the gas fermentation effect by eating just a few each time, 4 perhaps, and add a couple more when you find you’re not getting the gas. I started with 4 a week and over a year built up to 20. They are delicious roasted whole - little puffs of yum that burst in your mouth.

[@TheHerbdude]

Inulin is the carb you were referring to. It is treated more like a fiber than a sugar. It is prebiotic and acts as soluble fiber. Good for blood sugar regulation.

[@HuwRichards]

Awesome thank you! And yes it's an excellent fibre :)

[@spoolsandbobbins]

Very informative and inspiring this time of year! Gonna be -20 Celsius here with wind chill. Bring on summer!!!

[@citizenshipkingdomofgod8108]

You need to show us how to cook these underrated vegetables. Please add a cooking video as well. Thank you.

[@TheEydaos]

Squirrels went after my freshly planted tubers. They only snagged a couple, but left them alone after that. Even if you aren't interested in eating them, "sunchokes" make a nice background flower for ornamental gardens as long as you keep them controlled.

[@seanwaters8886]

So amazing to watch you teach. You are gifted, so glad I discovered you. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us.

[@nancymertens9739]

Huw 🥒, thank u for sharing- u give me hope for planting in this USA- never ever have I needed to grow my own food like u and I definitely will share with the town where I live!~~~~~~~God knows I will help take care of others and thank Him for the rain HE will send! Keep sending updates, Nancy

[@ianwynne5483]

You cannot overrate the pain from trapped gas that jerusalem artichokes will give. I thought I would have to go to hospital to help ventilate my gut. ! Mice have more sense.

[@pashminagal]

cooking them with winter savoury is a herb that alleviates that symptom...

[@trigonfarm6659]

same here, so easy to grow, but I won't be growing it anymore.

[@StarOnTheWater]

All asteracae produce and deposit varying quantities of inulin. It's actually good for your gut bacteria if you don't eat too much of it. Some peoples' bodies react rather sensitively to this substance, others will have no symptoms. I can't eat scorzonera for example, they're the worst! 😂

[@PartTimePermies]

The inulin that causes gas reduces in amount as it gets colder, so harvesting well after first frost helps reduce the gassy effect of sunchokes/Jerusalem artichokes. Also why they are usually eaten in winter, not summer. Cooking i t in something acidic also breaks down the inulin into fructose and glucose, which is much more digestible, but may defeat the purpose of eating it for reduced sugar absorption. It's the fact that the sugars are converted to inulin, a substance we can't digest, that gives this plant the lower glycemic index compared to other carbs.

[@hillockfarm8404]

"My" mice don't, but they make good animal food, although the old books tell you to start feeding them after feb. 1st.

[@selenesArt]

We tried this a few days ago, when i recieve them they were very very cold almost like half frozen,i let them warm up a bit , tried them for lunch and dinner the same day,and we had no Gassy symptoms perhaps ,maybe put them in the fridge before you cook? one think i will personaly say its I loved the flavour, cooked mine roasted with olive oil,and they did taste just like artichocke hearts, yum yum.I am planing on growing them this year in pot so they dont run crazy thru my raised beds , also can acess pot by pot as i want/ need them. Happy Gardening :)

[@saltystone103]

When you spoke of Swedes, are those turnips. I was amazed last year at how the turnips over wintered and were edible and good. Peeled, cut up into squares and a few minutes in my ricer. Add salt and butter, very tasty.

[@janetwinslow2039]

Very useful video Huw. Didn't realise artichokes could be left in the ground, although that is what I do with leeks! That beard really suits you by the way...

[@maireadmcguinness4473]

I see you have also cultivated an awesome beard too! Great video as always! You've inspired me to grow sunchokes!

[@michaelripperger5674]

Mairead McGuinness So you are not going to grow a beard ?

[@ElisandeWalters]

leeks. OHHH soo yumm: Apicius suggested cooking leeks with quinces, in broth with a dash of wine and honey and some salt n pepper, I implore anybody to check it out: it is delicious, with a savory meata broth served weill with meat but also if you get a good vegetable broth, as a vegetarian dish There are also quite a few french Leek dishes.. so much still to discover

[@gapey]

I have some in the garden right now that I still need to harvest. Need to figure out what to make with them first. I'll probably harvest some in the next week.

[@suegibson8914]

Roasted 😃

[@suegibson8914]

Or Boiled

[@priscillacollins2185]

I believe the best and most practical vegetable is Chard. It is available throughout the year, and is a true cut and come again plant. Two or three plants will provide all you need throughout the year

[@davewygonowski984]

Chokes are great. I have found that harvesting in the spring eliminates the flatulence, which makes them that much more delectable... God Bless.

[@paolomaggi8188]

Great video! .... Jerusalem artichokes are invasive (here in northern Italy) but I don't care: I have grown them without pesticides, without copper sulphate, nothing !!! I grow up too thistle, artichokes ... Sometimes (here in northern Italy) the extreme cold kills part of them ... But in the end, every year I eat a lot of things BETTER than organic !!!! Thank you Huw! : every your video is very interesting!!!

[@suegibson8914]

I’m in Melbourne Australia & my family have grown Jerusalem artichokes for 40 years, they are probably my favourite vegetable. Roasted yummmm

[@suegibson8914]

Gravefri Have yes to the soup but I haven’t heard of it as a chips sprinkle, please tell me more 🤔

[@DanCooper404]

I planted some in buckets (holes drilled in the bottom for drainage) last month, and now I'm just waiting for them to come up. 🤞

[@bethanskitchengarden]

Great advice Hugh, I’m moving from growing in an allotment to growing in my front and back garden which has shady areas so I will plant some J-A’s there, you’ve solved my problem of what to do with the shady parts. Take care Bethan 😊

[@suzyq6767]

I adore kale--possibly because I always pick it at the baby stage. Large leaves steamed and eaten with dry sauteed mushrooms and onions with a drizzle of vinegar is brilliant. I don't understand denigrating its flavor. I think I'll put in Jerusalem artichokes at my new place. ooo...half the calories of potatoes!!! I will try Swedes. I love to eat heartily.

[@simplifygardening]

Great video Huw. Been way to wet here for me to harvest my JA or oy OCA so soon as I get a dry day I will be pulling some out.

[@spencersnursery1547]

Great list,I'm hoping to go full out in 2020 to grow much more. escpecially potatoes. Thanks for the video

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Spencer! I hope it is a super productive year for you! :)

[@HealthGeekMum]

Jerusalem artichokes are amazing prebiotic. Great for supporting your healthy gut bacteria. Leeks are also powerful prebiotic. Swede is actually antifungal and azing to anyone cutting carbs and amazing carb for a candida diet ☺ I am going to grow jerusalem artichokes this year finally 😅

[@vijayascend]

Excellent practical and easy! My favourite resource for self sufficiency

[@Depthofu99]

I loved Jerusleum Artichokes! Use to buy at local grocery back in 90's. Loved in salads due to lovey, slightly sweet and crunchiness. Then three years later......could no longer find them! As far as side affects that other posters have mentioned......I had none...

[@josephgoodyear5303]

People are starting to call them sunchokes now because they're not artichokes and they're not from Jerusalem. They are related to the sunflower. I'm taking note of them growing around here at abandoned sites. I'll probably get around to putting some on my property. I will try to take note of all the good advice here. If all else fails one could resort to the Yoga wind relieving pose. I told a guy about it once and he immediately tried it and it was a very loud one. The method is to lay on the back and raise the feet up and over the head and touch the floor with your toes. It was also a dynamic exercise in a judo school that I attended. We didn't stop when we touched the floor with our toes, we just kept going with it and kept repeating the movement. We had a lot of laughs with that exercise; a lot of the guys were getting rid of "wind". Good thing it was all guys.

[@gillianwarrender9092]

We love beetroot roasted in cream with bangers and mash. Great on a wet day like today. Lovely.😊

[@ukpaul9221]

I seem to have a lot in common with the previous comment. 73 - this year since April having the first opportunity to construct a garden I can call my own. I recall my dear old late dad who used to double dig into his early 80s, I've got neither the strength nor the energy but your advice is really encouraging. I have gone for no-dig and a variety of fruit. You may be a bachgennyn (I hope I got that right!) but, by golly, you know your stuff and I have learnt a great deal from your good sense. Every good wish to you and yours at Christmas and blwyddyn newydd. Bit confused when you call artichokes perennials when you seemed to pulling the plants out!

[@suegibson8914]

You pull them out when you want to eat them but leave a few little ones in & they will keep going year after year after year.

[@poseyperspective3591]

Thank you for all these helpful videos!

[@1caramarie]

I live in the US, in Minnesota, where the winter can go to -35 F (-37.2 C) and sometimes even lower, they come back every year and spread. As I mentioned to another person, you can find information on KZbin and the rest of the internet on how to prevent the gas that it produces. Also, I suggest that people with diabetes, grow them in case of an emergency. I'm not a doctor so I can't prescribe anything just tell people to do their own research.

[@craiglozzi5391]

I love sunchokes! This year I planted them with some potatoes. Normally as my potatoes grow, I either put straw or dirt around them. With this harm sunchokes? In onother words, piling up dirt or straw vertically as they grow? Thank you for your video and your answer!

[@mikeharrington5593]

Be careful with eating Jerusalem Artichokes. They taste nice but eat sparingly, not as much as you would eat in a normal potato serving. I overdid eating them and had terrible painful flatulence (!), which I've never had with any other food. They certainly grow easily & can make a useful windbreak if you grow in a row. With sandy soil I have never had luck with growing beetroot even the so-called bolthardy variety - they have always gone to seed before developing the desired root growth. Good series of videos thanks.

[@wingabouts]

Beet tops are fabulous in salads and you can saute them and then add balsamic vinegar. My beets never get big enough because I eat the tops as soon as they show up. 😀

[@pepper24able]

A. Wind break? No,no.no. They are the wind makers. You need a wind break from. Just saying....

[@mikeharrington5593]

@@wingabouts yes I grow spinach beet too for the leaves, useful as salad greens with coriander leaf & rocket leaves.

[@alph8654]

I like beet root but i like beet greens better !!!

[@najlahayden8489]

I eat them raw chopped into a salad, it's very nice and gives a lovely crunch.

[@suemerritt1679]

Great video...My grandfather grew Jerusalem Artichokes...Thank you

[@Starlight22215]

I grew sunchokes /Jerusalem artichokes and made the most amazing soup. Tasted lovely but lived up to their name of farty choke, but not just that, also incredible and debilitating stomach pains. I obviously have a sensitive stomach because they didn't affect Hubbie. I won't be growing them again.

[@cityhomestead4490]

Hello Magenta Bubbles, do you have a recipe for that sunchokessoup?

[@janinasimons8533]

+Hew Richards, Did you know the the leaves on the beets, make fantastic healthy salads?

[@ClausenWorld]

I’m a new subscriber. I recently saw Jerusalem artichoke in the grocery store. I’ve never eaten it before. To be honest I’d never heard of them before. I may give it a try. Thank you, Merry Christmas from the US.😊.

[@HuwRichards]

You can simply plant the ones they sell in your local grocery store :) Merry Christmas to you too!

[@dhh488]

I just tried Sun Chokes for the first time, very tasty. A great alternative to potatoes.

[@Sinmara]

When I was a kid my mum once grew Jerusalem's Artichokes (we call it Topinampur in German). She thought she's giving us a treat from the normal potatoes she's growing, but it was unanimously rejected by all of us, apart from her haha Years later when I was already living in the UK I saw them in the supermarket and bought them out of curiousity. When I ate them I remembered why I hated them so much... oh well.

[@HuwRichards]

Hahah well it isn't for everyone, for example I love them! How did you cook them?

[@Sinmara]

@@HuwRichards I think I tried a few things with them - mashed, boiled with a bit of salt, roasted. I just don't like the taste.

[@JoeAwesome1]

Hi there young man never commented to you sorry I watch you all last year but was not commenting at the time but always out a like, thank you for helping me help the natural world around me, have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅🎅🎅 and a blessed new year 🤗🌬️💚🙏🌎

[@HuwRichards]

Hi Joe. Thank you so much for watching my videos this year and for liking them. You are very welcome! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too

[@cek7940]

Hi Huw, if you had to pick one flower that you could plant all throughout your garden, which one would you choose and why? Blessings to you and your garden :)

[@Silvereagledude]

Any more videos on sunchokes would be welcome, Huw

[@grannysweet]

Awww, its a rutabaga. Slow roasted it like vegetable candy.

[@HuwRichards]

Delicious right!

[@Trailtotable]

Thanks for the insight I have sunchokes but a very small lot and have been pulling most of them to keep in check but i do like them

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much for watching Clint

[@northernbohemianrealist1412]

I've heard of root vegetables and leafy vegetables, but never unduated vegetables.

[@GrowHealthTV]

@Huw Richards found your channel and subbed. Have a Merry Christmas.

[@grjoe4412]

Well after a season or two it has to be planted in a different area, because the worm problem becomes so severe.

[@sarapulford5957]

Jerusalem Artichokes are very difficult to get rid of if you don't like them. It also has a somewhat antisocial effect on your innards. Not to be eaten before going visiting.

[@Mrbfgray]

Good ideas and info.

[@gardenfornutrition6373]

Sunchokes are very hard for the elderly to digest; oligosaccharides

[@jimwilleford6140]

Garden For Nutrition Which elderly. I have no problems going in 81. However I do have a gel cap of papaya enzyme with dinner.

[@grow.nurture.nourish]

Jerusalem artichokes are something I've only recently learned about - I'm going to have to look at when best to plant them here in New Zealand

[@LOOGamala]

They grow like a weed here in Motueka

[@AleshaOpry]

Hi. I'd like to try garden, I've never done it before and I adore this look! from Thailand.

[@omfug7148]

you have a great opportunity to grow what we consider exotics here in the west in your country, glangal, turmeric, taro, Kefir Lime, lemon grass, etc. so many things that I wish that I could grow outdoors!

[@elizabethflynn8455]

Thanks for the post. Appreciate it.

[@richardhaylett8080]

I do like fartichokes but they don’t half have an effect on me. I can only eat them when I’m on my own

[@Barskor1]

Small portions regularly eaten for three months will get you over the farting then you can eat as much as you like cook them with lemon juice or similar the acid changes the inulin.

[@yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515]

Thanku

[@gphx]

Wondering about growing hopniss with sunchokes so they can vine up them for two perennial root crops in one space...