One (1) Nutritious Chinese Artichoke Plant In A Pot

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Chinese artichokes (or Stachys affinis), can be grown all over Australia (from arid and semi-arid to warm and cold temperate parts). Closely related to the herb betony (S. officinalis), they came to Australia with Chinese goldminers in the 1800s. In Europe they are known as crosnes, after the French town where they were first grown.

The  70cm high plants have grey-green leaves and mauve flowers in spikes. They grow vigorously from spring right through to autumn when the witchety- grub-like tubers grow at the end of the roots.

Plant tubers in spring a few cm below the soil surface. They thrive in any reasonable, well-drained soil. Don’t over-fertilize or you’ll get masses of leaves and very few tubers. Water well in dry weather. In ideal conditions new plants will grow from any small tubers left in the ground.  Harvest tubers as the plants die back in autumn. Tubers can be left in the soil until needed, or stored in the fridge in water with lemon juice added (to stop them turning brown) for about a month.

Gently scrub the dirt off.   Eat them raw or add to stir fries, soups and stews. They have a lovely crunchy texture and mild flavor that resembles nutty artichokes.

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