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Title: new artichoke bed
Post by: ruud on October 14, 2007, 22:09:04

I have a nice lane of artichoke.I hope they will produce a nice crop next year.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/crazytomato/afbeelding282.jpg)

Title: Re: new artichoke bed
Post by: saddad on October 15, 2007, 07:45:11

Looking good, Ruud.
8)

Title: Re: new artichoke bed
Post by: calendula on October 15, 2007, 08:50:57

are they green or purple - mine were terrible this year :'(

Title: Re: new artichoke bed
Post by: Jitterbug on October 15, 2007, 09:44:12

It looks good. How old are they?

How did you prepare the bed and how far between plants do you need to space. I know that they grow into giants and thought that they needed more space than that?

Jitterbug

Title: Re: new artichoke bed
Post by: ruud on October 15, 2007, 15:54:55

This is a green variety,i hope to sow purple ones next spring.The bed contains very old cowdung.The plants are 1 meter apart,six in a row.I hope to get an artichoke wall next year.

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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: ruud on October 14, 2007, 22:09:04