Re: [gardeners] Artichokes
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 17 Jan 1998 19:30:49
At 05:55 PM 1/17/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 09:42 AM 1/17/98 +0000, you wrote:
>>asidv@ktc.com <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Either that, or I am trying to talk myself into thinking
>>> that a soil pH of 7.8 is really not so horrible if I end up moving
>>> here to live year round!
>>>
>>> Suggestions, admonitions, warnings, and advice appreciated.
>>
>>Don't move there.
>>
>>I'd give them a whirl. They grow artichokes in Arizona (see Deborah
>>Madison's Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone) so they should have some
>>heat tolerant varieties. I know there is one that is grown in S.
>>Louisiana called "Creole". My guess is that her problem is going to
>>be winter temperatures. Below 20F and they begin to die off.
>>Liz
>
>Catharine,
>
>Are you familiar with Rob Witherspoon from rec.gardens? His father grows
>artichokes somewhere up here near me. If he can do it up here, then surely
>you could do it down there.
>
>Kay, are you out there? I sent you an email but it's come back as
>undeliverable.
>
>Marianne
>Southeastern Ontario AgCan zone 5b
>
All of Kay's mail appears to be bouncing at the moment. Steve just set them
up on an ISDN line and I think their server is still having problems with it.
George