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zxcvbob said:I've grown them. They grow well here even tho' the soil is not that great. I grew them as a novelty just to try it, and didn't like them all that much. I would grow them for the flowers if they bloomed earlier. Once you plant them, it takes several years of pulling them up to get rid of 'em.

Anyone who thinks Jerusalem artichokes are invasive, should do battle with Wisteria. An entity in itself. The only way to rid yourself of Wisteria, is to move to a different town. The flowers however are truly beautiful. The mother wisteria on my property has a 10 inch trunk. Must be a few 100 years old. I know the homes here go back to the 1800s, and the Wisteria was here before they were built. I give it squatters rights.