blanching cardoons

[Eleanor]

Thanks Charles,

What you say makes sense.

Will try it and let you know what happens. And take pictures.

Have you eaten cardoons–or their flowers before they bloom?

Also am trying to grow artichokes. Have just split mine and shoved on lots of manure. The ones given me by an allotment neighbour do well–the others I planted not so good. A good example of local usually being best–tried and true in our soil and aspect. Do you do artichokes?