Artichoke update

[malokvale77]

Original post: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1284842

It now is over my head (I'm 5'2&quot . There is a nice 4" choke shooting up from the center.

I'm going to have to get on a step ladder to take a picture of that bloom when it opens.


I know, weird hobbies. I'm poor, I can't afford travel or golf.

Speaking of golf. I just unloaded a vintage set of Royal golf clubs (w/nice persimmon drivers) complete with leather bag and assorted balls. I received them decades ago for partial payment on a custom paint job.

I was glad to see them go.

[procon]

1. Yummy things those artichokes.

Forget the bloom and just enjoy eating it. The ones I've grown usually put out a second set of blooms that were smaller and didn't have much that was edible. I let them bloom and dried the chokes and used them in a decorative arrangement, but then the cat discovered them and they were a major pain to clean up, but for a day or two they looked good.

[malokvale77]

2. I know...

but that first choke has the most spectacular bloom.

As I said before, there's good money in that first bloom. I can buy three jars of artichoke hearts for that one bloom.

[malokvale77]

3. Update...

I posted a picture of my pet artichoke over at JPR (Bar and Grill).

It's over 6ft tall now. We ate 3 chokes a couple nights ago. Yum.

I'm still waiting for that center bloom. I'll post the pic over there.