The things that look like potatoes are the tubers from the ornamental sweet potato vine, Ipomoea.
Those spiky things are Jerusalem artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunchokes. You can eat them but I planted them. They produce tall yellow flowers in the fall.
I'm a Master Gardener, have a small organic vegetable garden in Maine, grown vegetables in containers in Florida, and also grow lots of flowers.
I enjoy good food, cooking what I've grown in my garden or with ingredients I can buy locally.
I'm happiest when I'm in the water, on the water, or just looking at the water. I also love being in a garden.
I have a golden retriever named 'Emily', also known as 'The Monster'. She loves to play ball, go swimming, and has lots of people friends.
We spend summers on the Belgrade Lakes in Maine and the rest of the year in South Florida where I'm in the process of creating a tropical garden.
I love garden clubs, and am currently the 1st Vice President of the Wellington, FL Garden Club, the webmaster and newsletter editor, co-president of a garden club in my community, and Horticulture Chairperson of the Waterville, Maine Community Garden Club.
I also teach fun, hands-on gardening courses at Palm Beach State College.
4 comments:
sweet potatoes?
regular potatoes? bulbs? artichokes?
Isn't that the foam underneath the deck?!
Good guesses!
The things that look like potatoes are the tubers from the ornamental sweet potato vine, Ipomoea.
Those spiky things are Jerusalem artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunchokes. You can eat them but I planted them. They produce tall yellow flowers in the fall.
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