Crosnes

[Fibilou]

We live in Eastbourne. I love crosnes (chinese artichokes) but could not find them anywhere last year. I really want to get some, does anyone have any ideas where I could find them in the Sussex area - I would be prepared to go to London for them as well.

Alternatively, as we have an allotment, does anyone have any experience of growing them ?

clearly I meant off-topic there...

[erica graham]

We live in Eastbourne. I love crosnes (chinese artichokes) but could not find them anywhere last year. I really want to get some, does anyone have any ideas where I could find them in the Sussex area - I would be prepared to go to London for them as well.

Alternatively, as we have an allotment, does anyone have any experience of growing them ?

clearly I meant off-topic there...

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We got some this week from Wild Harvest in London. www.wildharvestuk.com

You can grow them from seed, a local school is groing them for us- I'll see if I can find out where they got the seeds for them.

[Fibilou]

Thanks Erica, just the ticket. I would dearly like to try growing some.

[Fibilou]

Further to the above, damn that site - fiddlehead ferns ! Hopefully the bank manager will extend my overdraft

Doh ! Just realised I was looking at the USA one. I love fiddleheads.

Edited January 26, 2008 by Fibilou (log)

[lapin d'or]

I have seen chinese artichoke tubers for sale in a few of the seed catalogues ie Marshalls.

I hope these are the same thing, I had never heard the name crosnes before?

[adey73]

just googled them.

Thems one good looking Tuber.

do they taste just like artichokes?

use like a spud?

[Jon Tseng]

Booths in boroough market have them

do they taste just like artichokes?

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Yes, mini jerusalem artichokes, look disconcertinly like small insect pupae

very trendy in london restaurants about four years ago.

[Fibilou]

thanks all.

[CheGuevara]

we sell them on our site....