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Originally Posted by Helen Smith
Hey, Beppe. How did you get on with that? It's quite common to grow globe artichokes (the thistles, rather than Jerusalem artichokes) in France - and I see you're in Italy - but it's not so common here, and they're really expensive in the shops.
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artichokes: I got the cuttings from a friend and planted them, in a sheltered place. They need food, quite a lot and water, and heat. I had the spiny ones, that are more fragrant then the globe one. It's a huge bush. You pick the buds and eat them. We are in a marginal zone, being close to the lakes. They come nicely near the sea or at the latitude of Rome.