Thinking about planting some artichokes.

are they fairly "low" maintainence?

just water, or do they require some creature comforts?

Wikipedia is AWESOME :D

Globe artichokes are perennials, and produce the edible flower only during the second and subsequent year. Commercial culture is limited to warm areas in USDA hardiness zone 7 and above. It requires good soil, regular watering and feeding plus frost protection in winter. Rooted suckers can be planted each year so that mature specimens can be disposed of after a few years, as each individual plant only lives a few years. The peak season for artichoke harvesting is the spring, but they continue to be harvested throughout the summer, with another peak period in mid autumn.

When harvesting, if they are cut from the ground so as to leave an inch or two of stem, artichokes possess good keeping qualities, frequently remaining quite fresh for two weeks or longer under average retail conditions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_artichoke


Good luck with your artichokes, they are tasty, I like to eat them with butter :)

i like them with soy sauce.

yummy.

WTF?!??! "second and subsequent year"

Soy sauce makes everything good.