Ah, Ron -- you speak of Paradise, not home... How can any one home owner have all that glorious success at one time...? I don't see how you can tear yourself away to go to work! Am I correct that the artichokes like the cooler winter weather and the lack of rain, followed by a supply of rain but not any noticable heat...? Artichokes in our markets are still wildly expensive. They are currently charging $1.50 for one medium to small sized. In the dead heat of summertime, how much water do you provide to them..? When you travel East in April, will you have an automatic watering setup? Penny, zone 6 and still snow covered. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.