The "Survival Crop" That Makes You Feel Terrible

But we're planting it anyway. Here's why.
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Today we're planting Jerusalem artichokes. They have been touted as a survival crop, yet we've found them to be less than satisfactory... except as an animal feed! This year, we're planting sunchokes for seed for next year, as they are good for pigs to eat as well as cows.

[@davidthegood]

Are you a backyard gardener worrying about growing enough food in case things go south? Are you struggling to grow just a few cucumbers and tomatoes? How would it feel to have thousands of calories in the ground, and to know you could grow plenty more if times got tough? A stockpile of Spam and beans will eventually run out, but your backyard can be an endless pantry. You might think you need raised beds and piles of compost, or lots more land, or some sort of magical "green thumb," but you don't. The real problem is a lack of knowledge. If you know the right crops and methods - and can tailor them to your abilities and climate - you can live off the land just like your ancestors did - and it may not take as much land as you think. If you can spend a little time reading, get your hands dirty, and get a few simple tools - you can grow food, eat pesticide-free produce, and no longer worry about feeding yourself. If we can do it, you can too. Get a copy of Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening: amzn.to/43iKBA2 Thanks for watching. -DTG

[@bonniesgarden7869]

It's when the screaming stops that you have to worry.

[@stacylandis9806]

Correct...😂

[@desertratgardener8870]

😂 Its not survival gardening unless your kids are rehearsing Lord Of The Flies in the background.

[@kathleensanderson3082]

It sounded just like when I was growing up -- I have four younger siblings and a horde of cousins.

[@LeadingLady.]

Vb to;; 😮 0:36 JH by v l❤😅😅❤​@@kathleensanderson3082

[@EmpoweredWithPiper]

BAHAHAHAHA!! That’s exactly why I watch David and his family - and as an only child, I’m somewhat jealous that I never had a Lord of the Flies childhood. 😂😂😂

[@b_uppy]

​@@kathleensanderson3082 My mom is from a big family, I love it.

[@kathleensanderson3082]

@@b_uppy I love big families, too! I wanted one, my husband (ex) didn't want any. We compromised and had three, but it would have been great if we could have had more. I think children from big families have a lot of advantages over lonely onlies.

[@AuntNutmeg]

Just have to let you know, David, that you have taken up rent-free residence in my head. I was running errands yesterday and passed a pond with a fountain, and my brain instantly yelled "David the Good"! 😂 Also, I've loved eating Jerusalem artichokes since I was a kid. I plan to grow them once we get our homestead property.

[@davidthegood]

Hahaha

[@karenfrankland7763]

Been growing them for about 4 years now. We started with just 10 quarter size tubers our first year and harvested well over 15 five gallon buckets full of huge tubers. We started eating just one at a time and increased the amount we ate ever week. They don't bother us at all. We like them fermented, shredded raw on a salad and the best is to slice them thin on a mandolin, toss in some avocado oil, turmeric, garlic, pepper, salt and smoke paprika and air fry them. They are better than potato chips. We grow ours in front of our large duck aviary and it supplies them with some much needed shade all during the summer. The ducks also love to eat them along with the chickens. I also use them to feed my mealworms and the quail will eat them if finely shredded.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you

[@jennifergaringer6410]

LOVELY! I love them but the consequences.... I am going to try this.

[@karenfrankland7763]

@@jennifergaringer6410If you wash them and slice or cut into pieces, soak them in cold water in the refrigerator for a day or two. Take them out and rinse when ready to cook them. It helps those that have trouble with the gassy part of them. They are an excellent food for Diabetics as well.

[@TheLordHumungus]

the blood-curdling scream at 6:20 really ties the video together

[@loves2spin2]

I LOVE Jerusalem artichokes! I ferment them with the same spices I would use for dill pickles and some simple brine. They are SO good and crispy and the gassiness is gone. :) I once read, "The man that has Jerusalem artichokes will never starve." Whether or not that is true, it's an intriguing idea.

[@davidthegood]

Fermenting sounds like a good idea.

[@ContactsNfilters]

That's so cool! I just got a notification for a comment I left on another video about possibly fermenting them to calm down the gassy effect. If it works on cabbage I'm sure it would work on this.

[@trockodile]

We don't get on great with them either tbh, but we're also planting them as the cows love the stems, and the ponies/rabbits love the tubers, win-win!😁👍

[@RevRedmondFarrier]

I don't know why I am so amused by your love/hate relationship with sunchokes. lol I am one of those who can eat them with little ill effect, or perhaps I am already so gassy that I just don't notice. I planted six plants last year and just harvested one and turned it into a small field of sunchokes (as long as what I replanted survive) and had plenty left over for a meal or two. My love for them stems from just how ridiculously easy they are to grow, kind of a set it and forget it crop.

[@predatorgetter]

I ferment them and use them in my soups and stews or for snacks. They hold their texture when cooked and no gas if they are fermented.

[@hedyparks3772]

In the early 80s the were quite trendy in the alternative/hippy/punk restos in Europe. Never liked them much. Was probably stoned so don't remember any aftereffects, just that I thought they were not for my tastebuds. So, until I "have to survive where nothing else grows", I leave them out of my patch of soil ... As always, your vids are very inspiring, informative and intertaining, thanks so much DTG

[@NHamel123]

They're about the only thing that does incredibly well in NW Kansas, with zero care. I plant them as ornamentals and soil builders/stabilizers on steep hills and as a privacy screen along my fence

[@SgtSnausages]

Fodder crop for our Rabbits. They go to town on all parts of the plant. Stalk. Flower. Tuber. Leaf.

[@reneebrown2968]

David while researching them I found that they will be easier on your tummy if you cook them with other foods, such as frying them with potatoes. Add them slowly to your diet. They are wonderful for diabetics because they don't produce starch, they produce inulin. Inulin is an antisttarch and make them great for diabetics that crave starches.😊😊

[@kathynix6552]

Thanks for those tips

[@hummingbirdhillhomestead]

We are doing the same! We planted a 75 ft row last year, right on our property line, in poor soil and did nothing at all with them. I'm hoping they will be coming up soon.

[@kathynix6552]

I will be interested to hear how they grow as I’m thinking of doing the same next spring (opposite seasons down under in Australia)

[@DeathToMockingBirds]

I just ate some "topinambour" yesterday (what we call Jerusalem Artichoques here in France), another word is "Héliantis". I do have gas today, but there was a lot of beans in my meal too, so I'm not sure which ingredient is contributing most to my flatulence.

[@dfreak01]

Kefir at each meal helps!

[@kathynix6552]

Ah they belong to the Helianthus genus - as do sunflowers.

[@gardenfornutrition6373]

Jerusalem artichokes are difficult to digest because they have very long chain sugars; especially for the elderly.

[@Carolynfoodforest355]

Hi ya'll from North Florida.

[@Firevine]

"I didn't want them where they were" Hahahah, too bad. They're there. Forever.

[@MeanOldLady]

I soak mine overnight in some salt to help with some of the gas. The water is then where the farts live & is discarded in the compost pile.

[@rehoboth_farm]

I can't believe that you are throwing out perfectly good fart water.

[@thadrobinson8343]

there's gotta be a market for that.... @@rehoboth_farm

[@annalynn9325]

@@rehoboth_farm😂

[@robertschmidt9296]

A farting compost pile, that's interesting.

[@jakob1840]

Legendary KZbinr

[@davidthegood]

More like "somewhat well-known inside a small subset" KZbinr, but thank you. I'll be hanging out with Bigfoot.

[@06a09]

After reading and researching landrace gardening (thanks to you and Joseph lofthouse) I’ve been wondering about the sustainability of some root crops as a staple survival crop for a culture. in a long term generation kind of way. The fact that you can’t keep genetically adapting plants through seed is a problem, unless you live in the native climate of the plant. Sweet potatoes would be almost impossible and potatoes challenging in my climate in the uk. Makes me wonder if we should be reverting back to less exotic plants to our climates if we truly care about survival long term. At the same time, as things are, you can’t really beat potatoes in the short term. It’s a bit of a dilemma.

[@WilderDust]

I lost my JAs last season. I left them in the ground over winter, which was a very dry one. When I dug them up to check on them they had shriveled up! The winter before I stored them in a lidded bucket with damp sand and about 80% survived. I like them raw the best - in small amounts 😁 Stored in the fridge in lemon water works well to keep them crisp for a few weeks. I fermented them too, but didn't like them so much like that.

[@terencechandler845]

I was going to say it sounded like someone got murdered in the background. I'm glad you ask if they are okay. 😂😅

[@FloridaFoodForest]

Just planted some, they are growing well. Have never tried them but if they mess my stomach up I guess I’ll give them to the pig 😂 and my daughters will love the flowers 😊

[@-whackd]

I grew tonnes of purple Jerusalem artichokes and none of the plants had flowers

[@tanyawales5445]

Some people can't handle the inulin in Jerusalem artichokes. It's your intestines where they ferment and can make people gassy. Start eating a little and see how it affects you. You may be one of the lucky people who are not affected adversely! :)

[@robertschmidt9296]

I heard that if they freeze before you eat them, you won't get gas. Same if you cook them. The ground froze here and I dug some up after it thawed out and fried them. No gas.

[@bowtielife]

So, the seeds I bought from your daughter last year for Everglades tomatoes have seeded themselves for this year! I am so EXCITED🎉!! Those sun chokes are a dream for any diabetic that loves potatoes 🥔! We cook them exactly like potatoes and my blood sugar levels stay SOLID! Fried, baked, hash browns, you name it! Absolutely no difference in taste! …and none of the bad feelings! You’re right, though, here in Destin not far from you they are a beautiful plant!!

[@turnitupmike]

I found chopping up damaged ones and tossing them into the worm farm the worms love em. Some times I've chopped some cannot roots and Jer Artichoke tubers into a garden bed I'm wanting to build up the worm activity. Though on survival criteria I have not tried washing the worms to cook them. Might look into soaking them in lemon or fermenting. Definitely avoid the green sprouting tubers, those are worse fart jokes.

[@runningwarrior5468]

@6:21 ahhhh...the silky dulcent tones of artickoke intestinal ambiance!

[@8Jory]

I live on the east coast of Canada and there are jerusalem artichokes that more or less grow wild here. In my opinion they're a great "just in case" addition to throw in a corner somewhere nothing else wants to grow. Give them a little compost tea, or top dressing of excess organic matter (my new neighbors don't like my giant compost pile) from time to time and forget about them otherwise. And as you said, they produce a decent amount of green matter that can be used elsewhere.

[@FrugalGarden]

As a Sunchoke lover myself, I have been doing a bit of research on them. They are unable to self cross, so if you have two different varieties- you should be able to get true seed that then can be selected for southern climates.

[@rosacunningham7559]

I plant it for the flowers.

[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

Hey Dave my Gramps would have loved you mate, he was my first inspirational adult regarding nature especially gardening organically, composting etc. you are a real throw back of when things were quite simply good. Hence your wonderfully adept name. When I’m gone I hope my kids or their kids are watching someone with a gift like yourself and thinking he reminds me of my Dad or Grandpa. Big ups to you , from Australia

[@davidthegood]

Thank you - that is an honor. I learned about gardening from my own Great-Grandfather.

[@ohio_gardener]

Jerusalem Artichokes are a Forever Plant. When you dig up the tubers in the fall there will be small portions that will get left in the soil, and they will re-grow and multiply the next spring. It is virtually impossible to get rid of them once they have been planted. But, on a positive note, the deer love them! 😀

[@kimnenninger7226]

Hey, this is an important video for anyone who thinks that they and their animals can live on weeds. I grew corn stalks, sugar beets, chard, and lettuce to toss over the fence for my bunnies, chickens, and pigs. I have alfalfa hay as the everyday food and then I add those vegetables and another protein source. It turns out that no animal can eat the plants that are high in oxalates nor any plant toxins. My animals are getting ill from the organic fertilizer, herbicide free, pesticide free plants that I am growing. I am sticking with raising my plants organically but it would be great to raise plants that someone could eat.

[@agapefield]

Hi David from SouthEast Texas in the Big Thicket!

[@baneverything5580]

Mine died in Louisiana last year during the drought. I watered them but they would grow about a foot, turn yellow, grow again, turn yellow and die. Someone said our soil is too acidic.

[@jakesarms8996]

Mine come back every year in northern Illinois. It's famine food - nice flowers

[@djgriffin66]

Hahahaha I had a feeling you might be talking about these: I had one winter in Wales, UK when we were seriously broke and the only thing we had to eat was Jerusalem Artichokes that had taken over the yard.... and I admit, I haven't planted it since moving to NM as I don't like it...but knowing the chickens might eat it might change my mind...:)

[@dropclutch1]

I have had the same experience with sunchokes. Glad I'm not alone.

[@glenhac5973]

In the Spring they are super snack and i love them! Soil gets froze here! But never thought of it as chiken feed! Cool!

[@koicaine1230]

I run off of ambivalence

[@leoncaruthers]

I'm going to try out buckwheat this summer as my "survival staple". Even if I could grow sunchokes (illegal in MI) I'd rather not be a rocket every time I eat them.

[@thinkchair96]

Buckwheat super easy to grow, and vigorous. From what I’ve read, processing the seed/hull to an edible form is difficult and I believe requires machinery.

[@leoncaruthers]

@@thinkchair96 Not sure about "requires" since cultivation started well before there were machines for it, but I'm sure it's tedious without. That's why I'm just giving it a shot this year. Worst case, I can feed it to my chickens (though not my horses, it can blind equines if they eat too much of it).

[@thinkchair96]

@@leoncaruthers good luck! I wanted to try out sprouted buckwheat as a source of famine food. I may try again this summer

[@meettheworld6241]

For a second there I thought you might have caught a bigfoot yell on video, lol😂😂😂

[@dfreak01]

I'm in Oregon, nah, Bigfoot has a deeper, longer bellow.

[@belieftransformation]

Good knowledge to know; I tried a few last year & didn’t care for them but the deer come through & eat the stalks. I’m going to try drying & grinding them up for inulin to feed my lactobacillus Reuteri yogurt.

[@Huntnlady7]

Jerusalem Fartichokes are beautiful and the bees love them. They're a crunchy snack too, but don't eat very many at a time.

[@jesshorn257]

what the heck happens down south...sounded like a cougar raided a campground...maybe the artichoke I will try next year as livestock fodder. I can grow red spuds easily the only thing is you have to cook it for animals

[@kevinbane3588]

I can’t eat them. They taste great, but they mess me up BAD.

[@user-gk2ut8mc5e]

Great idea!! I grew them last year and harvested some but they didn't store very well. If they sprout this spring maybe the chickens will like them. 🐥🐥🐥

[@kris99596]

I'm in the Florida panhandle. I don't know that I could grow anything on the ground, my soil is too sandy. Or rather, my sand doesn't have enough soil. I'd like to get a garden going but I think I'm a little late already. Might give it a go anyway. I think I'll skip the Jerusalem artichokes, though.

[@davidthegood]

True yams, sweet potatoes, okra, cassava, yard-long beans and Everglades tomatoes all grow in your soil.

[@BrianM-44041]

Sweet potatoes are another prolific alternative. All ground vegetables such as onions, sunchikes, garlic, carrots, and potatoes are easy to grow and provide needed calories.

[@dfreak01]

I'm hoping mine spread! 2 years ago we planted 12. Last year we had 8-12 plants at each spot. The plants get to about 4' tall but rarely have flowers.

[@paulnguyen5861]

Came here from SG. Thanks for the link to this video on there!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you for the tip!

[@Leahslittlepatchofparadise]

Betsy is such a cute little helper❤

[@b_uppy]

Is Betsy the pup? (3:21)

[@Leahslittlepatchofparadise]

@@b_uppy yes

[@b_uppy]

@@Leahslittlepatchofparadise I missed that episode. I was wondering. What is the breed?

[@Leahslittlepatchofparadise]

​@@b_uppy It was on his blog, she was a stray that turned up at their house and decided to stay, so not sure of the breed, My guess would be a fox terrier cross something possibly? Maybe staffy?🤔

[@b_uppy]

@@Leahslittlepatchofparadise Think it looks part chi-wowow, and agree with the terrier bit.

[@GrandmomZoo]

Ya'll are awesome!

[@GoneBattyBats]

Wonder if you can make forage hay from the leaves to store for winter feeding?

[@canadiangemstones7636]

Love that shirt! Trilobites rule, dinosaurs drool.

[@stephaniealexander7481]

I picked some a week ago (March) sliced sauteed in butter absolutely delicious and no GI distress at all. Read that if you eat them after the winter you don't get the gastric distress.

[@gardentours]

I just harvested some as well 🌼🌼🌼👍

[@yougoman1]

Do you have any experience with: Groundnut, Earthnut, Hog peanut, Grassnut or Arrowhead? :)

[@davidthegood]

Just groundnut - I had a vine for a couple of years, never harvested it. I have some new tubers to plant though.

[@slaplapdog]

I've seen little bundles of the dried stalks sold as bunny treats on etsy. This year I'm sprouting some under a bucket, these forced sprouts are said to be tasty for humans.

[@juliehorney995]

Can you use the flowers for biomass or just the stems and leaves? Thanks.

[@cdevidal]

Ever since that one video I always watch the fountain for a flying potato

[@tanyawales5445]

I am going to plant Jerusalem artichokes for a lot of reasons. The main reason is that my soil is dreadful. It is clay mixed with chunks of sandstone and virtually no organic material. Drilling equipment businesses will not rent out their equipment to anyone in my town because the soil here destroys their equipment. I need to plant crops that are somewhat "weedy" and hard to kill. My climate is USDA Zone 7 with 50 inches of rain/year. Ironically, I cannot eat a lot of root and other crops that are a good source of calories due to their being high in potassium. I am also going to plant Canna indica which is edible rhizomes, edible immature seeds and flowers. Comfrey is also on my list of things to grow. I have a large yard and need to fill it up with plants. Otherwise, my yard will remain grass and a few large trees which have tap roots and are flexible in high winds. I want to attract native pollinators and other wildlife. Jerusalem artichoke, cannas and comfrey are decorative and have a real will to live. If you are taking probiotics a small piece of Jerusalem artichoke has inulin in it that feeds the good bacteria in your gut. That amount is not enough to give you gas. I am fortunate to get gas if I eat Jerusalem artichokes as a potato replacement. I am growing these plants to provide organic material for my soil. Any food I grow that I can't eat I can give to my family in the area or my neighbors if there is a Zombie apocalypse or major unrest affecting supply chains. I just have to stock up on rice and grain-based noodles for my carbohydrate needs. One way to provide a food that is nutritious and can be stored for a long time is to grow nuts. I plan to grow a hedge of dwarf hazelnuts for precisely that reason. They are easier to grow than most nuts and properly dried in the shell can last for years.

[@harrymusgrave2131]

The j artichoke is good raw. Peel and slice them thin for salads. The flavor is that of a mild carrot. Cook them in soups. The stocks are excellent for making fuel alcohol, material fabric, and paper. And much more.

[@JoyoftheGardenandHome]

Argh, I lost my beautiful patch to voles😤. Dug it up last night looking for dinner, and found 3 measly tubers. Replanting those of course

[@AuntNutmeg]

Voles! The bane of my garden the first few years in Indiana. The field nearby was turned to a subdivision shortly after I think I managed to kill the last one that was living under the slab of my front porch. Now I'm down to bunnies and chipmunks.

[@betty8173]

Becca was just given a few for her food forest, I warned her!! Your soil looks gorgeous!

[@rustedoakhomestead]

Sounds like Bafeemus in the background!

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

A great privacy fence that grows in over a season, a wonderful place for cherry tomatoes or pole beans to frolic. I think the gophers tried them once .. them left the yard alone for a while, afterwards (edit) oo - we found that wringing almost ALL the moisture out of your peat moss helps them stay hydrated, but they don't dry out. If the peat feels almost dry, thats about right.

[@Val-fi9hg]

If it works as a gopher deterrant then I will start a hedge of them!😅

[@Green.Country.Agroforestry]

@@Val-fi9hg That inulin indigestion is no joke

[@dfreak01]

If you want a 3' privacy fence with tons of gaps😁

[@breaking_bear]

I'm digging the Pulp Fiction-style editing process! Great video, thank you David!

[@russellsmith8609]

I was thinking that you had a zombie attack going on until you yelled at you kids. Glad they all have healthy lungs.

[@bradlafferty]

I thin slice mine and lacto-ferment them. Very tasty!

[@freelivingtennessee]

I love raw Jerusalem Artichoke 🤣🤣🤣🤣 they taste like a nutty water chestnut to me 🙈 and I have like zero stomach issues when I ate them raw. Cooking them wasn’t my fav but it was ok

[@GoneBattyBats]

Want more? I have several 1000 to Move / Share / Clear from a Garden spot I want to re-purpose. Going to relocate allot along the road edge bank IF I cannot find homes for them. If I had a large field, I would create a permanent forage row along the perimeter for animals and cut them down every few weeks as the grow before letting them go for the rest of the summer.

[@1boortzfan]

From central Florida, I was wondering if you plant by the signs?

[@amandagrace3371]

I couldn’t get rid of them in PA. My brother decided to til the patch and they went crazy. I haven’t found any that will grow well in FL. I love the taste and they are used as a prebiotic in certain supplements. Maybe if you only eat a small amount until your body adjusts? I love the taste but yeah, the GAS!!! 😮

[@johngault8688]

I wonder if you eat Jerusalem artichokes enough your body would become more efficient at digesting them? In the same way our bodies adapted to digesting animal milk. Just a curiosity....BTW, thanks for the last shot of the fountain🤣

[@davidthegood]

Like The Princess Bride, where he ingested small doses of poison over time.

[@tanyawales5445]

Ironically, what is put in prebiotics is often inulin which is what is the gas factor in Jerusalem artichokes. You don't need to eat very much to feed your good intestinal bacteria.

[@johnliberty3647]

I still have the mind of a teenager, for me this is the survival food that makes me burst out laughing.

[@bowtielife]

I find that if I cook or ferment my sun chokes (aka: Jerusalem Artichokes) they no longer cause gastronomic distress... aka: farting. 😁 As a diabetic they make a perfect substitute for potatoes as they taste just like potatoes 🥔 when cooked but do not have the accompanying blood glucose spike.

[@stephenluna7932]

With the intro I thought you were gonna surprise the KZbin universe and be planting zucchini 😂 you can feed it to the chickens and pigs….😂😂

[@reneebrown2968]

I bought 1 Jerusalem artichoke from you last year. Now I have enough to plant a 3'×12' bed. Yea.

[@melanielinkous8746]

Just planted some. How long til they sprout? I'm in central Florida.

[@davidthegood]

Quickly when it's warm. Probably just a couple of weeks there.

[@Firevine]

Mine are already sprouting here in central Georgia

[@onionring1531]

When I roasted them in butter they tasted like Oxalis tuberosa on the skins and white potato on the inside. One of my favourite roasted root vegetables and the wind is a nice bonus. I would never eat them raw though, don't want to spend a day on the throne.

[@dfreak01]

I wonder if epazote helps with these? I grow it to help with bean digestion.

[@ski999]

Banshee at 6:21?

[@9tenabigfathen403]

Pickled and canned as relish they don’t get me but blended into soup has gotten me before 😂 I’ve tried thin slice and soaking them in an acid (lemon or lime juice) before sautéing them which didn’t mess up my guts either but does add an extra component of preparation.

[@ericlotze7724]

I wonder if some method of soaking/cooking/fermenting could prevent this issue! That or better yet some sort of gene mod where it stores energy in some different carbohydrate (Granted easier said than done, but not impossible!) (or for those who find that scary a pile of selective breeding maybe, granted i hate patents so it would be an open source protocol not monsanto-patented etc but yeah? (I haven’t finished the video yet, so you may have already addressed it, so sorry if so!)

[@tanyawales5445]

Try cooking the sliced root in lemon water. That is supposed to reduce the "gas" factor.

[@ericlotze7724]

@@tanyawales5445 Acids breaking down the molecule i bet. I wonder if this is similar to how Potato Sugar is made!

[@jcweld]

I tried guerilla gardening with these all over my town in Virginia (I had way too many in my yard after a couple years). I had zero success. The deer got them all after they get about a foot tall.

[@kathywinkler9802]

I heard they were a good healing plant?? ... Once mine took root, they took over my herb bed.. partners in crime with my comfrey!!

[@derekmorris7128]

Have you tried Apios americana (groundnut)? It is a very good tasting native root that tastes like a cross of potato and peanut. LSU did work with this plant a long time back and some of these they worked with are very good sized, as big as a softball. They should be peeled and cooked before eating.

[@davidthegood]

We tried growing some in North Florida, but never harvested any tubers. I need to try again with the LSU types.

[@mikeyfoofoo]

Fabulous looking soil compared to the old sandy stuff!

[@davidthegood]

Yes!

[@glenhac5973]

You're digestive system gets use to it! Burdock root does the same!

[@teresaedwards3659]

Thanks for the video !

[@diggin4thepony]

What is that Jurassic Park stuff happening in the background noise?

[@HedgehogsHomestead]

How well do they in Tennessee? I would love to grown for animals.

[@davidthegood]

Very easy. We grew a big patch of them in Smyrna clay.

[@Commenter-ib8ex]

I personally love Jerusalem artichokes. They don't make me or my girlfriend gassy at all. I do agree that potatoes are a better staple crop, though

[@leomiranda-castro6908]

Looks like the Trilobites may be a good tool to make BIOCHAR! 🔥

[@starryeyedwish8005]

I need a breakdown of all your locations, I never knew where you're going to be when you post a video 😂

[@Shane_O.5158]

at 6:22 ( kids yell ), i come from the land of the ice and snow , from the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow,

[@sorce2175]

David the Good. Aka DTG. Days to Germination! 😅

[@yureituesday]

Try frying them thin like a chip