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How to Grow Globe Artichokes in the Southeast

Photo Caption: This young artichoke was planted in the spring in my new garden.

This is a vegetable I am still experimenting with to get a formula that really works, but I thought I’d share my observations so far.

Out of growing them collectively (but not consecutively) for about 5 years, I’ve harvested artichokes in two [...]

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How to Choose and Grow Fig Varieties for the Southeast

One of my backyard fig trees

If you live in USDA zone 5 or warmer, you can grow figs.

If you are in a colder area, the trick is to put your fig in a microclimate (next to the sunny wall of a building, beside a sheltered, blacktop driveway, etc.). You can also try pruning and [...]

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