200 Pounds of Food With this Plant You Can Harvest in Winter

[Cheryl Nelson]

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Jerusalem artichokes.  Animals, including horses, eat them.

Less starch that potatoes and are not nightshades like potatoes are, belonging to the same group as sunflowers.

Significant protein.

Significant amount of inulin, a prebiotic fiber.

May help lower blood pressure.

Significant amount of trace minerals.

A very hardy plant, needs no care, can grow in any soil.

Grow 8-15 feet tall.

[Kim B]

Beautiful plant!

[Byron wilkins]

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[Cheryl Nelson]

Well, they are not in our local Walmart.  You can search the internet to find sellers. 

More about the Jerusalem artichoke:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_artichoke

[Byron wilkins]

How do you find them so you can start a patch of them.