Specialty Gardening: Vegetables in the Cottage Garden??!, 1 by dryad57

dryad57 wrote:
no, I've not tried anything but the basic standard basil :) but it sounds like my garden's repertoire is definitely going to expand this year!

Cardoon may be "illegal" in California as an invasive, this is wild conjecture on my part but it may be due to the very strong presence of artichokes in the ag. economy. It could also be that the area there is just much more conducive to the plant being *really* happy. I know the ones at the Chi. Botanic Gardens were started and tended until they were specimen size in the private greenhouses. They were placed in the beds pretty much like they looked all season. I've attached a picture I took of one of the beds but it's not very good - too sunny so it's washed out. They were going for a color/texture statement in one bedding area that year.

tabasco, is that flat leaf or curley parsley you plant?