PrintSpeaking of artichokes.. Any tips on growing your own?
I adore artichokes, and will often treat myself to one if they look especially lovely in the grocery store that day. But recently I drove past a house near my neighborhood and saw them growing in the yard! So, to those of you who have grown your own artichokes, any tips or tricks to raising them in the heavy heat of Texas?
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2 Comments:
I've never grown my own, and had never seen an artichoke plant until I visited Monterey, California where there are fields of artichokes everywhere! I found this page with some basic tips on growing artichokes which might be helpful. Sounds like the Texas heat might cause the artichokes to be smaller and tougher than normal.
Alaina Browne at 11:17AM on 04/26/07
Here in Seattle we just throw them in the ground and they come up year after year (although I recall it took about a year before they produced). However, the first time I cooked one I saw that it was infested with earwigs -- YECH! Haven't been able to eat another one since (we just let them flower now; they're really pretty!)
Ovens2Betsy at 5:40PM on 04/27/07