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Title: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: Arthur Fallowfield on July 29, 2009, 09:55:07
Cardoon flowers with airliner! 8)

(http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp141/Flatters_photos/cardoon2.jpg)
Title: Re: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: BarriedaleNick on July 29, 2009, 10:23:21
Nice pic Aurthur! 

I cant tell the difference either - it's a good job I don't like artichokes!
Title: Re: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: angle shades on July 29, 2009, 20:05:20
 :) so good a pic I had to do a double take! It looks like my lottie!! ;D

love your forum name/ shades x
Title: Re: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: Kea on July 29, 2009, 20:13:13
You probably bought them from Wilkinson's! (as artichokes)........look's like my allotment except my Cardoon has gone mad this year and has masses of flowers on it covered in bee's.
Title: Re: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: Arthur Fallowfield on July 29, 2009, 20:33:31
Quote: 'love your forum name'
Kenneth Williams character from way back, signature from same! 8)

I inherited mine from the last plot holder Kea, its attracting lots of bees. I swap the flowers for veg with a flower showing plotter!
Title: Re: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: chriscross1966 on August 03, 2009, 17:59:18
Ahh.... someones got some of that a ew plots down from me.... I was trying to work out why he was letting a perfectly good crop of artichokes flower.... now I know.... they're not artichokes, they're cardoon.......

chrisc
Title: Re: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: Squash64 on August 03, 2009, 18:14:15
Lovely pic Arthur!  They look quite tall, are they?
Title: Re: Thought they were globe artichokes!
Post by: Arthur Fallowfield on August 03, 2009, 18:38:15
Quote from: Squash64 on August 03, 2009, 18:14:15
Lovely pic Arthur!  They look quite tall, are they?


Nearly seven feet! :o