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Originally Posted by Hunt-Grow-Cook
I'm in northern CA and artichokes are almost invasive in my community garden. They return every spring and the area is littered with them. Not sure if the roots go dormant and send new shoots as the weather warms or if its the thistles falling in the summer and germinating themselves. Regardless "zero" effort is done to get them to overwinter here.  And they are the Green Globe variety. |
Are they very expensive there? My dh just bought some at Walmart last week. They were almost $3 each. I love the taste but they are a delicacy here.
Next year I will try cutting back some foliage before I put down the straw and frost blanket. I think I will be able to revive them.