How to Grow Artichokes Start to Finish - Complete Growing Guide

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1. I'll make an offer I think is unique. I have bought seeds for 8 varieties of artichokes with the intention of growing all this year and comparing results. I would prefer that somebody with experience also plant as many of these as they have interest and space to plant. R U game? I live in SE Michigan. BTW, of the 8 varieties, 2 are green varieties and 6 are purple. I chose several because they were described as doing better than others in somewhat Northern climates like we have (I'm zone 6a).
2. I had no idea I could grow artichoke in central Arkansas! Wish I added some to my seed order.
3. In the tropics there may be a problem with the flower
   setting of artichokes are the leaves edible and can the artichokes leaves be used the
   same way as cardoons?Response appreciated.
4. Love the channel! A tip I use for growing artichokes: since they are a perennial I grow my plants in a tall border flower bed along with a nitrogen fixing wisteria plant. The artichokes use some of the nitrogen provided by the wisteria, and the wisteria isn't overloaded with nitrogen so it blooms more readily. The idea came to me to help the wisteria produce more blooms vs leaves...the artichokes are an added bonus!
5. Again great guide can really see that you know what your talking about. I started my artichokes from seed this spring and have had good success, even had a few of the plants attempt to flower this year. I nipped those off early to try to focus the plant on root development. Other than pruning and mulching them in the winter do you to anything else to protect them?
6. Thank you for the information! Such an informative video!
7. I haven't eat artichoke in my life but I'm interest in trying
8. How to say that they are dormant?
9. how do I test my PH
10. I haven't eaten artichokes much, but I really liked them when I did.
11. How do you use/cook them? I don't know what I should do with the one I harvested.
12. Harvested my first artichoke yesterday I am really happy. It is a bigger than a tennis ball. I bought 1 (small) plant early june 2016 from my University Agriculture department. People were really curious about this plant in my community garden... Zone 4b and I think it could survive winter... I saw a documentary in my region, they have put temperature sensor near the crown of strawberries and mulched. We receive 2-4 meters of snow per year. Even with temperature going sometime to minus 25-30celcius the temperature near the crown never went below minus 5.
    
    Like your channel!
13. I though artichokes grew in jars of oil. ;)
14. Thank you so much for all the info. I did experiment this year with seed I bought from you. I grew them inside early.. not difficult at all. I spread the plants around in different places to see where they would do best. One thing I discovered, was I had to protect the young plants from deer that occasionally get in my yard as they ripped a few out. I replaced them. Since I am in zone 5, it will be very interesting to see what happens following your advice for overwintering. You did a great job on this video. Now I feel like I stand a chance at success.
15. Very encouraging. I learned a lot.
16. stunning i must grow some i have some seeds must get the other seeddthe ones that grow in the ground have a blessed day
17. I've grown them in Alaska. they do great. and taste 100% better than any store bought.. you can actually eat the whole petal as its tender not tough like store bought.
18. Hi there, will your Trifecta work for artichokes?
19. The leaves (pedals) of the artichoke are the best part! If you only eat the heart, you don't know what you're missing. With love from California artichoke country
20. I tried artichokes last year and went to extremes to overwinter them but they never came back. Maybe I'll try them again next season.