Suzanne D. wrote:
I have eight globe artichoke plants. I bought them last year, and
they grew all summer but never got any buds.

This year, they have grown quite well, but there is still no sign of
buds. I don't do much to them--no amendments, no tilling, no pruning.
I pull the grasses and weeds around them, and water them with drip
lines for a couple of hours two or three times a week.

I live in zone 8-9 (southwestern Utah). Should the artichokes be
getting buds by now, or am I just too impatient? If they ARE
supposed to be budding, then do you know what I am doing wrong and
how I might fix it? Thanks for any advice.
--S.

They should have had buds in April or May by my reckoning. How big are the
leaves? Are they in full sun?

David