Hey Homegirl watching the Gardening video makes me almost tear up since im loosing my San Diego Rental spot and after growing all these plants and investing alot in my Plants i have to get rid of them is the most heartbreaking thing for me well looking for another Living dwelling should be number one for me and my Kiddos life sucks right now for me in the 619 hope i find a spot and continue my Journey once again one day till then keep us posted Fam Blessings...❤
@@PixiePrincessBrat Yes. It's a pain to peel them, and sometimes the stems are pretty thin after peeling, but my family loves the stems, as well as the buds.
The ones you see growing along the roadside are wild artichokes, cynara cardunculus, while the ones in the garden are globe artichokes, cynara scolymus. I only point this out because the wild variety is extremely thorny. Darn near easier to handle cactus than to harvest that species. Smaller flower, but great flavor.
It's can be either actually! If you're in zones 9 or 10, I recommend starting them in the fall so you can harvest in the spring. You can also direct sow them in the spring, though, and most zones would plant after the frost. More info on the site too: sandiegoseedcompany.com/product/vegetables/artichokes/green-globe-artichoke-seeds/
Hey Homegirl watching the Gardening video makes me almost tear up since im loosing my San Diego Rental spot and after growing all these plants and investing alot in my Plants i have to get rid of them is the most heartbreaking thing for me well looking for another Living dwelling should be number one for me and my Kiddos life sucks right now for me in the 619 hope i find a spot and continue my Journey once again one day till then keep us posted Fam Blessings...❤
Hope you find a place where you can thrive and continue to grow
@PixiePrincessBrat Thanks I hope.i do has well Time is ticking to.get grinding in this Rat race I must aquire a second Job It is what it is...
My chokes are full of earwigs! Even after I shake and rinse thoroughly they turn up in the pot I boil in!
You can use traps in the beds when the earwigs get out of balance. I use a product called a slug saloon
zone 8 B , no so easy to grow..:( but I keep trying ..lol
I have tried so many times😢
Mine is doing great except battling aphids and ants….
Another reason to cut long stems is that the stem is delicious! Peel and steam and they taste just like the hearts.
Do they really?
@@PixiePrincessBrat Yes. It's a pain to peel them, and sometimes the stems are pretty thin after peeling, but my family loves the stems, as well as the buds.
Going to have to try that!
I was so upset a month ago when gopher destroyed two of my three artichokes (2-year old) by eating the roots.
Ooo dang. That's a bummer :/ Those little suckers!
Oh no!😭
The ones you see growing along the roadside are wild artichokes, cynara cardunculus, while the ones in the garden are globe artichokes, cynara scolymus. I only point this out because the wild variety is extremely thorny. Darn near easier to handle cactus than to harvest that species. Smaller flower, but great flavor.
Yes, great point! Don't just go foraging any ol' plant as tempting as that is
what kind if ground cover do you use?
Mostly just mulch!
So it's a cold weather crop?
It's can be either actually! If you're in zones 9 or 10, I recommend starting them in the fall so you can harvest in the spring. You can also direct sow them in the spring, though, and most zones would plant after the frost. More info on the site too: sandiegoseedcompany.com/product/vegetables/artichokes/green-globe-artichoke-seeds/
So when Costco sells them in the spring, I should expect to harvest them … next year?
@@lh3130if they're plant starts then they likely were started last year and you might get luvky