Artichokes - when do you stop harvesting?

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aubergine

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Artichokes - when do you stop harvesting?
« on: August 14, 2011, 21:58 »
Hi I have 2 year old plants that are producing a lot of small heads.  I am not sure if there is a point I should stop harvesting and let them go to seed or keep taking the flowers off.

Any advice on what is best for the plants long term would be appreciated.

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Aub

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Re: Artichokes - when do you stop harvesting?
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2011, 23:11 »
You can keep taking them to eat for about another month :) After that I'd nip of any that form while small to build the plant up a bit for the winter.

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Re: Artichokes - when do you stop harvesting?
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2011, 16:11 »
thanks for the advice mumofstig :))


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