Have you started any of your seeds yet? Well if you’re looking for some information on how to grow artichokes, this is for you!! Yesterday I started my artichoke seeds under grow lights and I am super excited. My husband LOVES artichokes and I think it’s one of the most beautiful vegetables you can grow. Read More >>
Dig for Your Dinner – Starting Artichokes from Seed
The HH loves artichokes, so I always make sure to include them in my garden. They are actually really beautiful plants, in a strange, Tim Burton cartoon sort of way. I kind of saw them in a new light when we stumbled onto the Thomas Keller’s French Laundry garden a couple of years back. They Read More >>
Mavis Garden Blog – Rhubarb, Poppies and Artichokes
Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day in Western Washington!! I spent 3 hours… THREE HOURS outside in the garden. All by myself. No dog, no kids, just me and my garden. It was awesome. Check out my rhubarb plants! I planted the two larger ones last spring as crowns {see how to plant rhubarb} and Read More >>
Mavis Garden Blog – Planting a New Artichoke Bed
I spent a couple hours in the garden yesterday {in the pouring rain} digging up the artichoke plants I had planted this spring after starting them from seed under grow lights in early January. I knew the artichoke plants would probably out grow the garden box I had planted them in, but I didn’t have another bed Read More >>