tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749601618320817103.post6276732770928349788..comments2023-04-02T15:48:31.245-07:00Comments on Scattered Gardener: Rampant artichokesScattered Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09036280727246164559noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749601618320817103.post-39412884235543859732008-11-21T10:21:00.000-08:002008-11-21T10:21:00.000-08:00Flowers finally appeared on the plants in late Sep...Flowers finally appeared on the plants in late September - perhaps because of the cold wet summer or because I'd chopped their heads off earlier in the summer!<BR/>The flowers are very small in comparison with the height of the plants...one certainly wouldn't grow them as an ornamental plant.Scattered Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036280727246164559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4749601618320817103.post-43035465511925499532008-09-01T04:36:00.000-07:002008-09-01T04:36:00.000-07:00Scattered Gardener returned from holiday to find t...Scattered Gardener returned from holiday to find the plants almost seven foot high, but no flowers yet and a couple of the plants fallen over after recent high winds. Sadly I had to cut off the tops as they were leaning over my neighbour's plot.<BR/>I've also recently discovered that once planted they are very hard to get rid of - hoping to move them to the back of the plot in autumn, where they're more likely to find support from the fence...Scattered Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036280727246164559noreply@blogger.com