Is there a special way to cut off sunchoke flowers?

Question

My sunchokes are starting to flower, is there a special way to cut the flowers off, or should I just cut off the heads when they emerge from the foliage?

Answer 1

If you want to remove the flowers (to boost yield), all you need is to get them before the buds open. You can use whatever you want (I used scissors last time if I remember correctly). I suppose you could pinch/twist them off by hand if they are young, as long as you don't break a main stem.