Jerusalem artichoke

DELIVERABLE FROM NOVEMBER UNTIL STOCKS LAST. Finally, a potato that doesn't get sick and is also winter-hardy!
The Native Americans of North America knew how to appreciate this crop, and it's incomprehensible that this strong plant isn't much more well-known in the Netherlands!
With its pointed, divided leaves and fantastic blooms, this climbing plant adds ornamental value that is very welcome in the vegetable garden! The sweet pea-like flowers have a wonderfully sweet fragrance and a slightly twisted shape with a deep color combination: chestnut brown, red, old rose, and cream are united in one flower, arranged in dense clusters. The scent leads to interesting discussions: sweet, spicy, and chocolate, but there are also people who don't appreciate the smell. The late flowering (August-September) does not lead to seed formation but is a beautiful closing act of the flowering season. From November (in the 2nd or 3rd year), the wonder can be dug up, and the tubers harvested. These grow like a string on a long umbilical cord and are worth harvesting after several years of growth. To prevent excessive growth, they can be grown in large containers. Keep them well-moistened and fertilize regularly! The taste? Like a potato, so boil, bake, fry, enjoy…
Apios contains a protease inhibitor that is completely broken down during heating. It is therefore not even necessary to discard the cooking water, although in Bolivia they do, where Apios is cooked in milk. My grower says: "We've been eating them for years as the perfect substitute for sweet chestnuts, with Brussels sprouts, or as "chestnut puree"!

Names:
Latin: Apios americana, or also Apios tuberosa, Glycine apios
Dutch: Indianenaardappel
Also known as: Amerikaanse Grondnoot
English: Groundnut