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  moggy August 21, 2012 at 5:28am

  I would not worry about jerusalem artichokes turning into a rampant weed. The main reason it has a bad reputation is that it will grow from the smallest piece, this means if you put peelings on the compost heap then spread them around the garden, it will sprout up every where. The simple solution is do not throw it on the compost heap and you have no problem.

  They will slowly creep if they not dug up every year, but only very slowly. If you dig them up in the Autumn and want to completely eradicate them, just wait till the sprouts the following spring and dig them up. It is unlikely there will be any left to sprout the following spring.

  The problem with them in pots is that they are very tall and you will need a method of ensuring they do not blow/fall over constantly.
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  Justin JX August 21, 2012 at 12:25am

  Has anyone tried to grow Jerusalem artichokes in potato planter bags? How many tubers can I fit into a bag? I have sort of run out of planting space and I don't want to plant them into my wildflowers meadow as they can potentially turn into rampant weed.
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  Richard Watson June 4, 2012 at 9:47pm

  Oh OK,thanks Pete,my anti virus wouldn't let me open it anyway
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  Pete Russell June 4, 2012 at 1:06pm

  Hi Richard.  The message was spam so has been deleted.  The member has also been suspended.  Sorry about the hassle.
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  Richard Watson June 4, 2012 at 1:04pm

  I get an email and it says - A message from John Lastingbone to all members of Food Growing Q&A on Ooooby!
  Health coverage cheaper than my group plan at work! Check it out!

  i click on the link,arrive here and where is the posting??,i'm confused
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  Shona Cullen April 27, 2012 at 3:19am

   Can anyone tell me the easy way to clean cruched shell, my garden surounds are a mess and to dont know how to tidy it up for the winter?
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  Richard Watson November 30, 2011 at 6:31pm

  yes for cooking it doesn't matter if they are not a 100% ripe but for us we leave ours till they turn a yellow colour and slightly soft
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  moggy November 30, 2011 at 6:58am

  there are different varieties of gooseberries, some turn reddish, some do not. It does not matter if they are 100% ripe or not, all recipes usually call for the addition of sugar anyway. Gooseberry and elder flower fool is delicious
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  Matt Moir November 30, 2011 at 5:12am

  Thanks for the memories Josephal I fondly rember my grandfathers gooseberrys from back in Dunedin in the late 60s early 70s with that red tint on them when they were ripe for picking he regreted showing me the ripe ones after that but because I always beet him to that bush never left any for anyone else.
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  josephal November 30, 2011 at 4:04am

  From my childhood, I remember gooseberries with great affection. When they get a slight red tinge and go a bit softer they are ok to eat. Green ones are super sour eaten raw! My grandmother would use them green and make gooseberry pies.