artichokes looming crisis
 

planted in May, they're about 2 feet high

if present trends continue, they'll be 500 miles high by 2050

help

what do I do? pinch out the tips or something?

anyway, which bit of artichokes do you eat?

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artichokes looming crisis
 

On 14/06/2010 10:33, Gill Smith wrote:
planted in May, they're about 2 feet high

if present trends continue, they'll be 500 miles high by 2050


Assuming they're Jerusalem artichokes, they'll make it to 6ft or more
tall and have nice yellow flowers a bit like small sunflowers.

help

what do I do? pinch out the tips or something?

No need to do anything.

anyway, which bit of artichokes do you eat?

Again - assuming they're Jerusalems, you eat the tubers. Cook like
potatoes, or make into soup. Some folks find them fairly indigestible!
If they're the other sort of artichoke (plant looks like a large
thistle) you eat the flowers.

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artichokes looming crisis
 

Gill Smith wrote:
planted in May, they're about 2 feet high

if present trends continue, they'll be 500 miles high by 2050

help

I'm guessing you mean jerusalem artichokes, not globe?
In which case, you just let them grow.

what do I do? pinch out the tips or something?

Nope. Mine regularly got to over 7'. They did better than the sunflower.
Less spectacular flowers, though. (they are sunflower family, iirc, so it's
not all that surprising)

The kids made a den in the artichoke bed (which wasn't meant to be an
artichoke bed!) last year. I think they're going to be disappointed this
year as they won't be allowed to play in the corn.

anyway, which bit of artichokes do you eat?

Tubers. You dig them up in the autumn.

artichokes looming crisis
 

On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:33:27 +0100, "Gill Smith"
wrote:

planted in May, they're about 2 feet high

if present trends continue, they'll be 500 miles high by 2050

help

what do I do? pinch out the tips or something?

anyway, which bit of artichokes do you eat?

Nah they won't go much over 7ft.

The underground bit if they're jerusalam ones.
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artichokes looming crisis
 

globe?

Aaah, that was the word I was wracking my brain for!!

artichokes looming crisis
 

Jill Bell wrote:
globe?
Aaah, that was the word I was wracking my brain for!!

It's an awkward word to lose - it just rolls away if you drop it.

They're cyclical. They die down each winter and start again ;-)

artichokes looming crisis
 

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On 14/06/2010 10:33, Gill Smith wrote:
planted in May, they're about 2 feet high

if present trends continue, they'll be 500 miles high by 2050


Assuming they're Jerusalem artichokes, they'll make it to 6ft or more tall
and have nice yellow flowers a bit like small sunflowers.

help

what do I do? pinch out the tips or something?

No need to do anything.

anyway, which bit of artichokes do you eat?

Again - assuming they're Jerusalems, you eat the tubers. Cook like
potatoes, or make into soup. Some folks find them fairly indigestible!
If they're the other sort of artichoke (plant looks like a large thistle)
you eat the flowers.

I have been warned that the 'f' is silent in these plants.....

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