Following up to The Reids

at this time of year for the 2 years i've been growing a fair
amount of the mainly older foliage collapses, is this normal or
do they need more water?

rewritten in english
At this time of year, my 2 year old artichoke bed suffers from
collapsing branches and sometimes whole plants. Is this normal or
am I doing something wrong?
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Mike Reid
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