I'm always chomping at the bit to get stuff planted early in the season.
When we first moved here I had some brilliant globe artichoke plants, although they didn't last out the winter. And over the years I've grown them a few times since. Always a real treat to eat (if a bit of a faff) and some real structural plants for the garden.
So I thought we'd put them in again this year. The instructions say that planted this time of year they'll be annual so it has made me think that might be why they didn't make it through last time.
I've always fancied growing cardoons as well. I know they take up a huge amount of space but that's not something we're short of here. I've never eaten the blanched stems but have wanted to ever since seeing it on Victorian Kitchen Garden many years ago.
My boy helped me plant them. I love how careful he is with seeds, such a delicate touch as he plants them.
What have you been sowing lately? Keep me on my toes! Who has peas in already?
