Just Veggies

Fall Care for Sunchokes

Maybe you’ve eaten sunchokes, a.k.a. Jerusalem artichokes, at a restaurant or have seen them as a surprise ingredient on one of the televised cooking competitions. Maybe their nuttiness intrigued you enough to consider growing it yourself. Great! Early fall is a great time to plant these USDA Zones 3-9 perennial vegetables. We’ll cover the hows ...

Long-term Harvests: Opt for perennial food crops

Besides planning the vegetables for the season, it’s a good time to consider a perennial approach to the garden. By incorporating plants that return each year, it makes each season more productive and easier to manage. Here are just a few examples for those who opt for perennial food crops. Creating a Fruit Tree Guild ...