Have been raising a couple of plants with some success but this year they look pretty scrawny and are almost inedible. Must be doing something wrong. I am in California and not too far from San Francisco but with a little warmer weather.
Answers:
There is a Fact Sheet on growing artichokes at the site listed below with information on:
Planting Artichoke
Water Requirements
Fertilizer Requirements
Varieties of Artichoke
Pests and Disease
Harvesting Artichoke
There is also some information located at:
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