Jerusalem artichokes – Crafty Gardener

10 Sep 2019

Alphabetical Gardening – J

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Alphabetical Gardening | 5

Join me for my alphabetical garden tour with things starting with J. Juncos, one of my favourite little birds, are mainly winter visitors but they do arrive in the late Fall and stay until about mid spring. Juncos enjoy all … Continued

11 Mar 2018

Jerusalem Artichoke

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Vegetables | 12

J is for Jerusalem Artichoke. Don’t let the name fool you, the Jerusalem Artichoke has nothing to do with artichokes or Jerusalem.It is in the sunflower family and is also called sunroot, sunchoke, or earth apple. It is a perennial … Continued

3 Oct 2017

Fall-ing into October

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Lens Friends, The Garden 2017 | 15

We are into a new season now. September finished off with a really hot spell, in fact some of the days were hotter than the in July and August. A quick rain storm abruptly brought that weather to an … Continued