{"title":"Plants for Food","description":"\u003cp\u003eCrops you plant once and harvest for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSunchokes, taro, ginger, turmeric, galangal, garlic and sugarcane. Everything here ships live, packed the same day it leaves, and everything here was chosen because it keeps producing without being replanted every spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you're building a food supply rather than a flower bed, this is the part of the store that matters.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"colocasia-esculenta-bulbs","title":"Taro Bulbs (Colocasia esculenta) — Live Green Elephant Ear Bulbs for Planting","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe only thing in your garden that's both a six-foot centerpiece and dinner\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost people plant elephant ears for the leaves. You can also eat them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColocasia esculenta\u003c\/em\u003e is the plant your neighbors will assume you hired someone to install. Heart-shaped leaves the size of a serving platter, on stalks that run four to seven feet by late summer. It fills a shaded corner, screens a fence line, or anchors a patio pot better than anything else you can plant from a bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also taro. The same root that feeds more people worldwide than most crops you could name. Gabi in the Philippines, dasheen in the Caribbean, kalo in Hawaii, cocoyam in West Africa. You dig it in fall, after the foliage has done its work all summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat's the case for this plant in one sentence. It's the rare thing in a garden that pays you twice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get for the money\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3 bulbs, $13.50\u003c\/strong\u003e ($4.50 each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e10 bulbs, $20.96\u003c\/strong\u003e ($2.10 each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e15 bulbs, $24.00\u003c\/strong\u003e ($1.60 each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e25 bulbs, $27.50\u003c\/strong\u003e ($1.10 each)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-five bulbs cost about twice what three cost. If you're planting a border, a privacy row, or a real food patch rather than a single container, take the larger count. The math stops making sense at the small end.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat actually arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLive bulbs, packed the same day they ship. Depending on the season you'll get dormant bulbs, or bulbs that have already broken dormancy with visible shoots. Both plant the same way and both come up. A dormant bulb planted in May catches a sprouted one by July.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBotanically these are corms rather than true bulbs. They're solid all the way through instead of layered like an onion. The trade calls them bulbs and so do we, but you'll see both words used for the same thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery bulb is picked by hand from that week's stock, sized, checked and packed by us, not repackaged by a fulfillment center that has never seen the plant. We don't ship dried-out bulbs from a bin. That's the whole reason this listing exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to grow it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWait until your soil is genuinely warm. After your last frost, not the week of it. Cold soil is the one thing that will stall this plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlant four to six inches deep in rich soil, blunt end down. Full sun to partial shade both work, and more sun means bigger leaves if you keep up with the water. Shoots usually break ground in one to three weeks once the soil warms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen water it more than you think. Taro grows wild at pond edges and in flooded paddies. A low spot that stays soggy and kills everything else is exactly where this plant wins. Feed it during active growth and the leaves get noticeably larger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn zone 8 and warmer, leave the bulbs in the ground over winter and the clump comes back bigger. Colder than that, lift them after the first frost blackens the leaves, dry them a few days, and store them somewhere that doesn't freeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe wrote the whole thing up step by step here: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/how-to-plant-your-elephant-ear-bulbs\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow To Plant Your Elephant Ear Bulbs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to eat it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest after frost knocks the tops down, or any time the plant is mature. The main corm is the prize. The smaller offsets around it (cormels) are next year's planting stock, so save a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaro must be cooked.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every part of the raw plant contains calcium oxalate and will burn your mouth. This is not a plant you sample in the garden. Boil, steam, roast or fry it and it's excellent. Nuttier and drier than a potato, and it holds its shape in a stew where a potato would fall apart. The young leaves are eaten cooked too, in dishes like laing and callaloo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs elephant ear the same thing as taro?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes. \u003cem\u003eColocasia esculenta\u003c\/em\u003e is sold as an ornamental elephant ear and eaten as taro. Same plant, two markets. Some other plants called elephant ear are different species and are not edible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan you eat elephant ear plants?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can eat this one, cooked. Raw taro contains calcium oxalate and will irritate your mouth and throat. Cooking breaks it down. 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These you plant once.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJerusalem artichokes, or sunchokes, are a perennial root vegetable in the sunflower family. They're native to North America and were being grown here long before anybody brought a potato over. They come up six or seven feet tall, flower yellow in late summer, and set a crop of tubers underground that you dig after the first frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen they do it again next year. And the year after that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't replant them. There's no seed to save and no germination rate to worry about. And you don't need somewhere to store the harvest, because the ground is the root cellar. Leave them where they are through winter and dig what you need when you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat last part is why a lot of the people buying these from us are putting in a food supply rather than a garden bed. There isn't another crop that asks this little and keeps producing this reliably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy buy them from us\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA customer wrote to us recently and signed off with this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"so u are king of the jerusalem artichoke world, cause when i google, google highly recommend u.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe'll take it. This is our crop and we've put the work in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat actually matters to you is that we know how to ship them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSunchokes are extremely tough once they're in the ground and extremely delicate out of it. Here's the part almost nobody gets right: they don't need to breathe. Air is what kills them. A tuber sitting out in the open dries down and loses viability faster than just about anything else you can order in the mail. That's why people so often get a bag of shriveled sunchokes from some marketplace seller and figure they got a bad batch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe pack ours in sealed bags with a pinhole or two, the same day they ship, so they show up carrying the moisture they left with. They come nested in cedar chips with a growing guide in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 tubers, $11.00\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 tubers, $15.00\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e25 tubers, $34.00\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 pound, $26.00\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.5 pounds, $33.10\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5 pounds, $48.25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10 pounds, $94.00\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20 pounds, $188.00\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThree tubers works out to $3.67 each. Twenty-five brings it down to $1.36. If you're starting a patch you intend to keep, the bigger counts are where the value is, and a patch started from 25 tubers gets to feeding you a year sooner than one started from three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to plant\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA customer wrote in and asked us this:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"is that true that u can plant jerusalem artichoke tuber any time of the year, you can leave them outside overwinter and they will come back next year.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMostly yes. Here's the detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpring is the easy answer. Get them in once the ground can be worked and they'll be up in one to three weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut you have more room than most people think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLate summer\u003c\/strong\u003e is not too late to plant, it's just too late for a real harvest that year. They'll grow slowly in the heat, which is fine as long as you keep water on them, and they'll put down a few small tubers before the first frost. Leave those in the ground over winter. Every one of them comes up the following spring, and then you're on the normal cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinter planting\u003c\/strong\u003e works too. Nothing happens above ground, which unnerves people, but the tubers sit there and sprout when spring arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlant them four to six inches deep, a foot or two apart, in full sun to partial sun. They aren't fussy about soil. 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But they will spread if you don't harvest them each year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor a lot of the people who buy these, that's the entire point. If you want a patch that feeds you, or a standing emergency food supply you never have to replant, spreading is the feature. Plant it once and it's there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you'd rather they stayed put, use a raised bed or pots. They won't climb out of a raised bed. They're not that crazy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd pots don't cost you much in yield. I've seen them pack so many tubers into a 5-gallon bucket that they split the bucket down the side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHarvest and storage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDig them after the first frost knocks the tops down. The flavor is better after a frost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen leave the rest in the ground. That's genuinely the best place for them. Sunchokes don't keep well once they're out, and the fridge isn't reliable past about two weeks. Dig what you're going to eat this week and let the ground hold the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA lot of growers think the ones that overwinter in the ground taste better the next year. I'd agree with that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you do need to pull a batch and keep it, here's how we handle it: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/how-to-store-your-sunchokes-for-winter\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow To Store Your Sunchokes For Winter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA note on the gas thing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou may have heard that sunchokes give people gas. Some people affectionately call them fartichokes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome people do report it, so the first time you eat them, start with a small amount and see how you do. 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Rather than ship those as regular dormant tubers, we pull them out and sell them as what they are: pre-sprouted, bare-root, and a few weeks ahead of the season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat's why this listing comes and goes. It exists when the crop decides it exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach tuber will have a few roots on it and at least one small sprout emerging. That's the whole point of buying these instead of the regular ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSome of the roots may look darkened, even black, when you open the bag. Not all of them will, but a few usually do, and it's normal. Roots darken in transit. It doesn't mean the tuber is dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease look at every photo on this listing before you order.\u003c\/strong\u003e They show exactly what shows up, sprouts, dark roots and all. We'd rather you know than be surprised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eRead this part before your box arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDo not leave these sitting out in the open air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSunchokes are extremely tough in the ground and extremely delicate out of it, and pre-sprouted ones are the most delicate of all. They don't need to breathe. Air dries them down and kills them faster than anything else you could do to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKeep them sealed in the bag they arrive in until the moment you're ready to plant. And plant them soon. They won't last forever in a bag either, and they're already growing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can't plant within a few days of arrival, order the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jerusalem-artichoke-tubers-helianthus-tuberosus\"\u003eregular dormant tubers\u003c\/a\u003e instead. They're far more forgiving about sitting on a counter, and they'll catch up by midsummer anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy buy these instead\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA head start. A dormant tuber has to wake up before it does anything. These have already done that part, so they get going as soon as they're in the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt also takes the guesswork out. You can see the sprout. You know it's alive before you plant it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003ePlanting and growing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFour to six inches deep, sprout side up, a foot or two apart, in full sun to partial sun. Water is the main thing they want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEverything else about growing sunchokes, how far they spread, when to harvest, how to store them, and what to do about the gas people talk about, is on our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jerusalem-artichoke-tubers-helianthus-tuberosus\"\u003emain sunchoke listing\u003c\/a\u003e. Same plant, same advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOut of stock?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis one runs out often, because we only have it when a batch sprouts early. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/jerusalem-artichoke-tubers-helianthus-tuberosus\"\u003eregular sunchoke tubers\u003c\/a\u003e are stocked year round and grow into exactly the same plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eFacts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Helianthus tuberosus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlso known as:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jerusalem artichoke, sunroot, wild sunflower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bare-root, pre-sprouted, roots and at least one shoot per tuber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandling:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep sealed in the bag until planting. Plant promptly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6 inches, 12 to 24 inches apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunlight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to partial sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature height:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 7 feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seasonal and limited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOur guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf anything's wrong with your order, call or text me at (760) 835-8711 and I'll replace it or refund it, whichever you'd rather. No time limit and nothing to mail back. That's my personal line and I answer it myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFree shipping.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenhouse PCA","offers":[{"title":"3 Tubers","offer_id":44975838134499,"sku":"GHP-SUNP-T03","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 Tubers","offer_id":44975859237091,"sku":"GHP-SUNP-T05","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 Pound","offer_id":44975838167267,"sku":"GHP-SUNP-01LB","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2.5 Pounds","offer_id":44975838200035,"sku":"GHP-SUNP-02LB5","price":36.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 Pounds","offer_id":44975838232803,"sku":"GHP-SUNP-05LB","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"10 Pounds","offer_id":44975838265571,"sku":"GHP-SUNP-10LB","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25 Pounds","offer_id":44975838298339,"sku":"GHP-SUNP-25LB","price":192.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/1458\/8899\/files\/Pre_Sprouted_JA_1.png?v=1788044967"},{"product_id":"exciting-new-product-pre-planted-jerusalem-artichoke-pots-easiest-way-to-grow","title":"Pre-Planted Jerusalem Artichoke Pots – Easiest Way to Grow!","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to introduce our latest product that makes growing Jerusalem artichokes easier than ever before!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFor years, we've provided top-quality Jerusalem artichoke tubers for planting. Now, we're excited to offer a new, hassle-free way to grow these delicious and nutritious plants:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-Planted Jerusalem Artichoke Pots!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/1458\/8899\/files\/Blog_Post_1_480x480.jpg?v=1719258933\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's New?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOur one-gallon pots come pre-planted with fresh Jerusalem artichoke tubers, nestled in organic potting soil, and covered with cedar chips to protect them during shipment. When your pot arrives, it will appear to be a one-gallon pot with soil in it, but it's so much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow Does It Work?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEasy Setup:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSimply remove the tape from the top of the pot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect Placement:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePlace the pot in a sunny area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMinimal Maintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWater it regularly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatch Them Grow:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn just two weeks, you'll see your Jerusalem artichokes begin to sprout!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/1458\/8899\/files\/Subheading_480x480.png?v=1719259315\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Choose Pre-Planted Pots?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConvenience:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNo need to worry about planting tubers yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlexibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKeep them in the pot or transplant them once they reach about one foot tall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGuaranteed Success:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWe offer a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. 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Cane is harvested fresh and shipped raw — never dried, never treated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"629\" data-start=\"605\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"629\" data-start=\"605\"\u003eWhat you’ll receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"787\" data-start=\"630\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"666\" data-start=\"630\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"666\" data-start=\"632\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"666\" data-start=\"632\"\u003e1 fresh green sugarcane stalk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"700\" data-start=\"667\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"700\" data-start=\"669\"\u003eApprox. \u003cstrong data-end=\"700\" data-start=\"677\"\u003e10 inches in length\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"735\" data-start=\"701\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"735\" data-start=\"703\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"735\" data-start=\"703\"\u003eMultiple viable growth nodes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"787\" data-start=\"736\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"787\" data-start=\"738\"\u003eNatural, raw cane suitable for planting or eating\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"798\" data-start=\"789\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"798\" data-start=\"789\"\u003eUses:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"954\" data-start=\"799\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"865\" data-start=\"799\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"865\" data-start=\"801\"\u003e🌱 Grow your own sugarcane at home (warm climates or containers)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"892\" data-start=\"866\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"892\" data-start=\"868\"\u003e🍹 Fresh sugarcane juice\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"910\" data-start=\"893\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"910\" data-start=\"895\"\u003e🍬 Chewing cane\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"954\" data-start=\"911\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"954\" data-start=\"913\"\u003e🍳 Traditional cooking \u0026amp; cultural recipes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"973\" data-start=\"956\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"973\" data-start=\"956\"\u003eGrowing info:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1150\" data-start=\"974\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1015\" data-start=\"974\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1015\" data-start=\"976\"\u003ePlant horizontally with nodes facing up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1056\" data-start=\"1016\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1056\" data-start=\"1018\"\u003ePrefers warm temperatures and full sun\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1098\" data-start=\"1057\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1098\" data-start=\"1059\"\u003eCan be grown in containers or in-ground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1150\" data-start=\"1099\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1150\" data-start=\"1101\"\u003eKeep soil consistently moist during establishment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1172\" data-start=\"1152\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1172\" data-start=\"1152\"\u003eImportant notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1173\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1269\" data-start=\"1173\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1269\" data-start=\"1175\"\u003eSugarcane is a \u003cstrong data-end=\"1222\" data-start=\"1190\"\u003enatural agricultural product\u003c\/strong\u003e — color, thickness, and node spacing will vary\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1322\" data-start=\"1270\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1322\" data-start=\"1272\"\u003eBest planted soon after arrival for optimal growth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1323\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1364\" data-start=\"1325\"\u003eNot intended for commercial farming use\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1494\" data-start=\"1366\"\u003eShipped fresh and carefully packed by \u003cstrong data-end=\"1422\" data-start=\"1404\"\u003eGreenhouse PCA\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr data-end=\"1426\" data-start=\"1423\"\u003eMessage us anytime with questions — we’re happy to help you succeed!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenhouse PCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47955979927779,"sku":null,"price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0645\/1458\/8899\/files\/ColorfulSquareWebsiteLogos_1_a69561e2-0d27-41e1-8584-bee14fe97a6e.png?v=1770345702"},{"product_id":"fresh-purple-garlic-bulb-great-for-planting-and-growing-or-eating","title":"Fresh Purple Garlic Bulb - Great for Planting and Growing OR Eating","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePurple Garlic That's Good Enough to Plant, or Good Enough to Roast Tonight\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFive whole bulbs. Fresh, cured, never irradiated.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost garlic in the grocery store has been treated so it won't sprout. That's the whole point of it. It's built to sit on a shelf. Plant a clove of it and you'll usually get a sad little green shoot and nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the opposite. These are live bulbs, cured and shipped whole, the same stock a grower would put in the ground. Break one open and every clove in it will grow. So you get to decide what this order is for after it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant them,\u003c\/strong\u003e and next summer you'll pull up a season's worth of garlic. You'll also have next year's seed stock in your hand at the same time. Buy garlic once, save a few of the biggest bulbs back each year, and you may never buy it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr eat them.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fresh purple garlic is a different ingredient than the bin stuff. It's pungent. You'll smell it when you open the box, before you've cut anything. Denser cloves, real heat raw, and it goes sweet and jammy when you roast a whole head with the top sliced off. Nothing about it says \"seed\" except the way we packed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout that packing.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your bulbs ship nestled in wood chips, and there's a reason for it. Garlic needs air moving around it and cushioning that won't trap moisture. A plastic bag will make a fresh bulb sweat and a bare box will bruise it. The chips do both jobs at once. It's how we'd store them ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost people do both. Plant four, cook one, see what you think.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIf you're planting it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGarlic is the least demanding thing in the garden, and it's one of the few crops you plant while everything else is dying back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant in fall, 4 to 6 weeks before your ground freezes hard. For most of the country that's October into November. In mild-winter areas plant November into December, and chill the bulbs in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 weeks first so they get the cold period they need to split into a proper bulb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Break the bulb into individual cloves the day you plant, not before. Leave the papery skin on each clove. Plant pointed end up, 2 inches deep, 6 inches apart, in loose soil that drains. Garlic hates sitting wet. Water it in once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen mulch.\u003c\/strong\u003e Put 3 to 4 inches of straw or leaves over the bed. This is the step people skip and it's the one that matters most. It holds the moisture steady and keeps the freeze-thaw cycle from pushing your cloves up out of the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen leave it alone until spring.\u003c\/strong\u003e You may see green shoots before winter. That's fine and it's supposed to happen. In spring, pull the mulch back a little, feed it once when the shoots are about 6 inches tall, and keep it watered through May and June.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid to late summer, when the bottom third of the leaves have gone brown but the top leaves are still green. Don't wait for the whole plant to die. The wrappers break down and the bulbs won't store. Loosen with a fork, don't pull. Cure them somewhere shaded and airy for 2 to 3 weeks and they'll keep for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery clove you plant becomes a full bulb, so five bulbs is enough to get a small bed going. That's a real year's supply for most households.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIf you're eating it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhole roasted, top sliced off, olive oil, foil, 400°F for 40 minutes until the cloves squeeze out like paste. On bread with salt. That's what you buy fresh garlic for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRaw, it's got more bite than what you're used to. Cooked, it goes sweeter. Store it somewhere dry and dark with air around it. Not the fridge, not a sealed bag, and not next to the stove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you're getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 whole purple garlic bulbs\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple garlic, fresh and cured. Not treated, not irradiated, not sprout-inhibited\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAroma:\u003c\/strong\u003e strongly fragrant and pungent. You'll smell it through the box\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e fall planting. Also perfectly good eating garlic\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShips:\u003c\/strong\u003e nestled in wood chips to keep the bulbs cushioned, dry, and breathing\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSold by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greenhouse PCA, a small family operation in the San Bernardino Mountains\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOur 100% Satisfaction Guarantee\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf there's a problem with your order, contact us and we'll make it right. Replacement or refund, your choice. That's it, no conditions attached to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat we won't do is quote you a germination percentage. Nobody can honestly promise you what your soil, your winter, and your watering are going to do. What we can promise is that what shows up at your door is fresh, whole, untreated garlic, and that if it isn't, you're covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuestions before you buy? Call or text us at \u003cstrong\u003e760-835-8711\u003c\/strong\u003e. A person answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I really eat these, or is that just a technicality?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYou can really eat them. It's the same garlic. The only difference between \"seed garlic\" and \"eating garlic\" is that seed garlic hasn't been treated to stop it sprouting. Ours hasn't been treated at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it too late to plant?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIf your ground isn't frozen, plant it. Garlic planted late makes a smaller bulb, not no bulb. If your ground \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e frozen, hold the bulbs somewhere cool and dark and plant at the first thaw, or plant in a deep container.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I grow it in a pot?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nYes. At least 8 inches deep, drainage holes, 4 to 6 inches between cloves. Container garlic dries out faster, so check it more often.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow much garlic will 5 bulbs actually produce?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nEvery clove you plant becomes a full bulb. Break five bulbs apart and that's how many plants you'll have in the ground, minus whatever doesn't take.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is it packed in wood chips?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBecause garlic needs airflow and cushioning at the same time. Sealed plastic sweats and a loose box bruises. The chips hold the bulbs still, absorb any moisture, and let them breathe the whole way to your door. Shake them off and plant, or brush them off and cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I have to buy it again next year?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo, and that's the best part. Set aside your biggest bulbs at harvest, replant those cloves in fall, and the patch runs itself. Save the largest ones every year and your garlic gets bigger over time, because it's adapting to your ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrder your 5-pack of fresh purple garlic.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eFall planting stock moves fast. 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Each bulb breaks into a bunch of cloves, and every clove you plant grows into a full new bulb by next summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftneck garlic does best where winters are mild, and it stores longer than hardneck once it's cured. Plant now through early winter, about 2 inches deep and 6 inches apart, pointy end up. Harvest when the bottom leaves start to brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 lb is plenty for a good home garden bed. 6 lb is for bigger plots, market growers, or anyone who wants a year of garlic. And if you'd rather cook with it, it's good eating garlic too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in California. 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