After sleeping in yesterday, I headed to breakfast, and then the farmers market. There were some pluots and early peaches for sale. Mmm…
And look! Artichokes that were allowed to fully bloom!
I rested a little mid-day, then did a little gardening. A while back, I got some roots for globe thistles and planted them in pots. They have bloomed. The variety name on the package was Veitch’s Blue, but these were not blue thistles. I was swindled!
I pulled out the thistles, and planted marigolds instead. Here’s a before and after:
And of course I spent a lot of time hanging out with Bruno. He thought I was in need of a cleaning:
Can you eat an artichoke that has fully bloomed or has that ship sailed?
Glad it was a productive/peaceful day!
Are those thistles (out of which you were, as you put it, swindled) legal? Thistles in general are plantae non grata around here. BTW, that new “Spruce” weedkiller (pet and person-friendly formula) seems to work! Not cheap, but it nailed the weeds coming up in the cracks of our driveway and walkway at home. End of commercial…
Carol, these are garden variety thistles, not weed thistles. Huh. Usually, “garden variety” means common or boring, but in this case, I actually mean it’s a variety grown in gardens. In any case, they are not invasive. And mine were definitely not blue, so they had to go.