Artichokes and completion of cut back

It was another beautiful sunny day, so I finished cutting back the asparagus and artichokes.

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Cutback completed

 

As I was pulling off the artichoke stalks, I pulled up many artichokes and uncovered a large mound of artichokes still in the ground.

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A mound of artichokes left after cutback

 

I ended up with a 10l bucket mounded high with artichokes

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Artichokes, yams and potatoes pulled up while cutting back
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The largest artichoke
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The largest yam

Weeded all garden beds.
Next steps 1) manuring asparagus & artichokes
2) peastraw to asparagus, artichokes & potatoes
3) tidy paths – weed and clear of peastraw scratchings from birds
4) clear out tunnel houses