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Am I killing these artichokes?

suzannegannon · 2020-08-17 20:05:46

We planted 4 globe artichokes in large containers this year and all of them, bar one, seemed to be thriving, with two of them even developing fruit. Then over the last few weeks, the leaves on three of them started turning black and brittle. We have ants around where the containers are, so I've been treating them as if…

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August 2020

I can't see the point in going to all that effort to nibble the tiny edible bit when you can enjoy the beautiful flowers for so much longer. I cut mine right back after flowering and within weeks the leaves are growing again. At least two foot high by Christmas

In London. Keen but lazy.
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