Originally Posted By: Susan
I am going to grow some Jerusalem artichokes this year, also. I have a slightly leaking cheap rigid plastic wading pool, and I will be growing them in there. They don't like rich soil, so my regular soil will probably be fine... once I remove the rocks.


Sunchokes thrive on total neglect. Water, or don't. Fertilize, or don't. Sandy soil makes it easier to dig them up. Good idea with the wading pool - they certainly spread from year to year.

You can also use the hand pollination method you described if your zucchini are not getting adequate pollination from insects. My zucchini did well last year despite white mold growing on the leaves. I did some research and wrote a little article about what to do about it here:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4819729_dusty-mold-zucchini-squash-leaves.html

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