tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post1883334503357321740..comments2024-03-17T05:15:43.804-04:00Comments on A Growing Tradition: Artichoke PlantsThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-89453187623260835032012-05-01T10:00:39.891-04:002012-05-01T10:00:39.891-04:00Thomas, my husband is a lover of artichokes and it...Thomas, my husband is a lover of artichokes and it never occurred to me, ever, to try growing them! I thought they were too tropical for this climate. You've inspired me to try. Where do you get seeds?Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-45205056453929864292012-04-30T06:47:07.148-04:002012-04-30T06:47:07.148-04:00I bought a packet containing both globe artichokes...I bought a packet containing both globe artichokes and purple romana. The globes all look like yours right now but the purple romana were late in germinating and the few that did died from a little cold treatment. I trying again with new seedlings in soil blocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-7601310936367197202012-04-27T09:18:02.036-04:002012-04-27T09:18:02.036-04:00I have three plants I overwintered and one of them...I have three plants I overwintered and one of them has a bud already. The buds are indeed smaller than the commercially produce variety but I bet I could change that if I was willing to feed them constantly during their growing season. I will settle for "feed them regularly". :DkitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-45801978882458361912012-04-26T19:37:21.413-04:002012-04-26T19:37:21.413-04:00Good luck with them, Thomas! :o)Good luck with them, Thomas! :o)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-53718089256501419392012-04-26T16:53:59.969-04:002012-04-26T16:53:59.969-04:00mine are dead - again... LOL!mine are dead - again... LOL!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-40669774763890328522012-04-26T15:33:32.541-04:002012-04-26T15:33:32.541-04:00Hopefully they will produce well in Burlington too...Hopefully they will produce well in Burlington too. I've yet to attempt them.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-78421764040318907872012-04-26T15:29:57.226-04:002012-04-26T15:29:57.226-04:00We are trying again for the third year. What types...We are trying again for the third year. What types are you growing? We are trying the annual Imperial Star ones, because our green Green Globe ones never produce buds the first year and never survived the winter.Goneferalinidahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10001720343818923656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778141609680363377.post-28048354935853810872012-04-26T11:52:54.193-04:002012-04-26T11:52:54.193-04:00I didn't know artichokes grew that far north. ...I didn't know artichokes grew that far north. Will have to try and plant some here and see how they will grow. Do you plant fresh each year or do they regrow on their own?Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.com