Planting guide

When to plant jerusalem artichoke

Tall, tough perennial that gives knobbly tubers with almost no effort. In Melbourne it goes in Sep–Dec.

Start as: Tuber
Ready in: 21–29 wks
Spacing: 40 cm
Depth: 10 cm
Sun: Full sun (6+ hours)
Water: Low
Effort: Easy
Frost-tender: No

When it goes in

● means jerusalem artichoke can go in that month, ○ means wait. Worked out from each town's climate zone and season, the way planting guides do it. Pick your town for the full list for that month.

Australian towns and cities
Town	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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Cairns	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
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Darwin	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
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Mackay	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	○	○
Rockhampton	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	○	○
Coffs Harbour	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Blue Mountains	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●	●
Bunbury	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Bundaberg	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	○	○
Alice Springs	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Mildura	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Port Macquarie	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●

Around the world
Town	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Auckland	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Wellington	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Christchurch	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●	●
London	○	●	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Manchester	○	●	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Edinburgh	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
Dublin	○	●	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
New York City	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
Los Angeles	○	○	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Chicago	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
Seattle	○	●	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Austin	○	○	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Toronto	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
Vancouver	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
Cape Town	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Johannesburg	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	●	●	●	●
Singapore	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
Mumbai	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○
Paris	○	●	●	●	●	●	○	○	○	○	○	○
Berlin	○	○	○	●	○	○	○	○	○	○	○	○

How to plant jerusalem artichoke

Plant tubers 10 cm deep in a spot you can leave alone.
Water in dry spells only.
Cut back tall stalks in autumn.
Dig tubers as needed; leave a few to regrow.

Jerusalem Artichoke varieties

Classic varieties are the reliable, widely grown ones. Adventurous ones are heirlooms, odd colours and rarities.

Fuseau Classicheavy-cropper · 21–30 wksSmoother tubers that are easier to peel
Stampede Classicheavy-cropper · 21–30 wksHeavy-cropping tubers with a nutty flavour
Gerard Adventurouscolourful · 21–30 wksReddish tubers; sweet and nutty
Jerusalem Artichoke Classicheavy-cropper · 21–30 wksThe classic knobbly sunchoke tubers

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Good companions

Pea, Corn, Bean

Jerusalem Artichoke by month

Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec

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