Excerpt from The Suburban Garden Guide
Artichoke, Globe. A tall-growing vegetable which is grown for its flower-heads. It can be raised from seed or from suckers, the latter being the usual method, because then one is able to perpetuate good varieties. The varieties do not come true to name when grown from seed. Seeds sown one year will produce good flower-heads the following year; they can sometimes be had the same year by sowing the seed early indoors. The flower-heads are gathered just before the blue flowers begin to appear. The part eaten consists of the fleshy portion on the inside of the large outer scales and the "bottom," or receptacle, of the head.
Grow the artichoke in rich soil. It will bear for two or three years. Give it slight protection over winter. French Globe is a standard sort. The Jerusalem artichoke is grown for its root.
Asparagus. This vegetable is grown for its young shoots, and the quality depends upon the succulence of them. To get the best shoots, plant one-year-old roots and allow them to become well established before cutting begins; they should grow two full years before cutting.
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