There's a lot of food you can grow with these plants - see the 6.5kg from one plant here. Few pests, just a little support needed, brilliant with no dig.

They are difficult to digest though. Hence the name fartichoke. At the end I show you some ways to help with this.

00:00 Introduction, and some info/background on the name
01:27 Harvesting some tubers which have been in the ground all winter
2:54 Speed of growth
03:35 A closer look at the harvest
07:29 In the kitchen with the harvest - 6.5 kg/approx. 15lb - cleaning them, ideas for cooking with them, plus some info on digestibility :)
09:27 Using them in a ferment - artichoke kimchi
10:59 Options for replanting

More on fermenting in my No Dig Cookbook: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...

And lots of information on no dig in this 'About No Dig' knowledge pack:
https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...

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