vestigial II

everything i have read tells me that jerusalem artichoke seeds have a very low order of viability...i have faced that before, specifically with eastern gamagrass which also is a pain to germinate...so seed tubers are the preferred and more reliable form of sunchoke propagation ( no kidding! plant a dozen and in a few years they take over if you let them...trust me on this...you have to keep after the little devils )...i am stubborn however so i filled a couple of peat pots with compost ( top photo ) and i went out to the larger of the back yard stands to look for mature seed heads ( second photo ) i pulled off a dozen ( third photo ) and split the seeds between the two pots and watered thoroughly..now we wait to see what happens...more if it comes up.