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General Category => OSSI pledged varieties => Topic started by: Greenie DeS on 2021-12-03, 05:00:07 PM

Title: Sunchoke/Sunroot/Jerusalem Artichokes
Post by: Greenie DeS on 2021-12-03, 05:00:07 PM
Does anyone have a seed source for the Lofthouse Sunroots? Ideally somewhere that'll ship to Canada, though any source is better than none.
Title: Re: Sunchoke/Sunroot/Jerusalem Artichokes
Post by: William Schlegel on 2021-12-03, 05:33:33 PM
Joseph sent me clones last year. I need to dig them up and spread them around. Haven't gotten seed back yet here. Someday we will get a mild enough fall.

Oikos used to sell seed for sunchokes. That is the provenance of my other sunchokes.
Title: Re: Sunchoke/Sunroot/Jerusalem Artichokes
Post by: William Schlegel on 2022-11-02, 05:20:28 PM
https://permies.com/t/40/51274/Sunroots-Sale-Genetically-diverse-Prolifically

Joseph has these for sale again. I got some last year. I got mine mixed in with some Oikos ones already.
Title: Re: Sunchoke/Sunroot/Jerusalem Artichokes
Post by: William Schlegel on 2022-11-04, 07:57:36 PM
I might get true seed off my Oikos sunchokes tomorrow for the first time. I'll check the mixed Oikos/Lofthouse patch too. Big freeze coming Monday night.
Title: Re: Sunchoke/Sunroot/Jerusalem Artichokes
Post by: William Schlegel on 2022-11-05, 03:44:45 PM
Clipped what there is. All from two of the five or so patches. Uncertain if the Lofthouse material contributed. Though the mixed patch is one of the two.

In the dehydrator now.
Title: Re: Sunchoke/Sunroot/Jerusalem Artichokes
Post by: William Schlegel on 2022-11-06, 08:36:33 PM
Opened them up and there are good looking seeds. Set them out to dry for the week.
Title: Re: Sunchoke/Sunroot/Jerusalem Artichokes
Post by: UnicornEmily on 2022-11-06, 11:56:30 PM
Those look great!  I'm so excited for you!