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katmom	Posted - Apr 22 2016 : 1:37:30 PM Ok. this is my Artichoke on Steroids plant... my other one is a normal plant but this one just went crazy. they were both bought at the same time, from the same Nursery and planted 2 1/2 years ago... Wowzers! This one has 13 Chokes on it! don't mind me,,, I had been out in my garden of weedin... and look pretty much grubby. it seems pretty much each stalk has set on 3 chokes each... While my other Artichoke plant has single chokes and they are barely the size of a large marble... I can almost taste them now! >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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ceejay48	Posted - Apr 25 2016 : 1:14:20 PM Now, THAT is an artichoke! CJ ..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665. 2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com
Bear5	Posted - Apr 25 2016 : 11:06:55 AM Amazing, Artichoke, Grace!!!!!! At first glance, I thought it was a joke. I love your postings. Marly "It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross
naturemaiden	Posted - Apr 25 2016 : 05:34:34 AM Wow thats awesome! http://www.naturemaiden.com/ Handcrafted Soap & Candles http://saratoga-rose.blogspot.com/ My published books & other writing. http://modern-day-laura.blogspot.com/ Filled with everything I love! http://www.thriftyfarmgirl.com/ Vintage Sewing Machine Parts
katmom	Posted - Apr 24 2016 : 7:58:15 PM Marilyn.... I use to grow then when I lived in SO.Calif....and they grew well...but none ever grew like this one! I just chopped them down at the end of the season... covered with mulch and come the next Spring they would grow back... I could get 3 seasons out of a plant... after that they hardly produced chokes. >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
edlund33	Posted - Apr 24 2016 : 4:11:11 PM Wow Grace that is one impressive Artichoke plant! I've never had good luck growing them here...they will grow lots of leaves and occasionally bloom but have never made it to the harvest point for me. Enjoy them! Cheers! ~ Marilyn Farm Girl No. 1100 http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
katmom	Posted - Apr 24 2016 : 10:00:40 AM Bonnie... i do nothing short of ignoring the plant... lol... if i pampered it i probablly would have scrawny chokes! Lol! PeggyAnn.... oh yum! I will have to try the seasoned breadcrumbs... The store bought chokes up here are between $3-4 and when i cook chokes i always cook 2 ... one for DH and the other for me! Lol! >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
LadyInRed	Posted - Apr 23 2016 : 9:02:21 PM I love to stuff my Artichokes. I use fine Italian Bread Crumbs, a little galic powder, with Parmesan Cheese...mix them together then I open up the leaves and sprinkle the mixture down into the artichokes then steam them for 45 minutes in a 3 quart covered pan. Then take them out and dip each leaf in butter and Oh what a feast! I have a friend who is Italian...and that is how she always fixed them only she used a pressure-cooker...then she would invite me over (when we lived in the same Neighborhood)... now I always fix them the same way! OK...Gracie now I'm going to half to go to the Store and buy me a couple of Artichokes... you've gone and made me hungry!!! LOL Hugs, Peggy Farmgirl #1326 Dec 2011-Farmgirl of the Month http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com Don't allow others to steal the Glitz from your SPARKLE Life is too short to knit with ugly yarn! Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch
Bonnie Ellis	Posted - Apr 23 2016 : 2:38:34 PM Wowzers indeed! My son in TX grows artichokes too...sure you didn't feed that one three times more? Enjoy! grandmother and orphan farmgirl
katmom	Posted - Apr 23 2016 : 08:33:55 AM Kristi... I will do my best! Lol! Krista... Ditto that, with Bagel Chips! ;>) I usually let the smaller ( end of season) chokes go to blossoms... they make a lovely thistle type blossoms ... and they dry beautiful as well. >^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva! www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
MaryJanesNiece	Posted - Apr 22 2016 : 6:48:06 PM Wow! That is so crazy! You will have plenty of artichokes this year. Now I'm craving some spinach and artichoke dip! Krista
KristiW	Posted - Apr 22 2016 : 2:56:17 PM I think your artichoke plant really might be on steroids! Are you going to be able to eat them all? Kristi Farmgirl Sister #6

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