Margaret wrote: > Well, and why not? It's always fun to try new things. Even here in > alkaline soil Idaho I grew artichokes last year. Yep, I did. My plant > produced two artichokes, one of them one inch across by one inch high, and > the other one smaller. I'm strongly suspicious they wanted more fertilizer > than I gave them. What do you think? I saw one at Albertsons yesterday > that was dinner plate sized. As tight-fisted as I am, I was and am sorely > tempted to pay $3 for one that size. Good things come in small packages! Pat