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MissMoustache · January 14, 2019

PlainJane this will be my third year growing them. The first year was 2015? (I'm not sure) I followed the instructions in the third comment on this article https://ask.extension.org/questions/296831
It worked perfectly! I was giving chokes away to family and friends.

In 2016 everything in my house was hit by a bad case of fungus gnats. Very few plants survived, the artichokes did not. I didn't grow artichokes in 2017.

Last year (2018) I didn't get seeds until March so I bought plants in May instead. They were pretty but never got any bigger than about two feet tall, no chokes.

I'm doing exactly what I did in 2015 (or 2014?)...starting three in mid January and three in mid February. From there they will go in a makeshift cold frame in late March/early April or my garage if it's below freezing. Then they will be planted out in early to mid May. Fingers crossed it works again! I'm growing a mixed packet from Botanical Interests that contains green and purple artichokes.

January 14, 2019	#26
MissMoustache Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Cold hardy zone 4b-5a, Heat zone 4-5, Sunset zone 43 Posts: 228	PlainJane this will be my third year growing them. The first year was 2015? (I'm not sure) I followed the instructions in the third comment on this article https://ask.extension.org/questions/296831 It worked perfectly! I was giving chokes away to family and friends. In 2016 everything in my house was hit by a bad case of fungus gnats. Very few plants survived, the artichokes did not. I didn't grow artichokes in 2017. Last year (2018) I didn't get seeds until March so I bought plants in May instead. They were pretty but never got any bigger than about two feet tall, no chokes. I'm doing exactly what I did in 2015 (or 2014?)...starting three in mid January and three in mid February. From there they will go in a makeshift cold frame in late March/early April or my garage if it's below freezing. Then they will be planted out in early to mid May. Fingers crossed it works again! I'm growing a mixed packet from Botanical Interests that contains green and purple artichokes. __________________ Books, cats, gardening...life is good! gwendolyninthegarden.blogspot.com Last edited by MissMoustache; January 14, 2019 at 11:17 PM.