Artichokes are ready to be picked. And so are asparagus. These green vegetables are really the first taste of spring.
I have about five mature artichoke plants and three more which were planted late in the fall and are still small. Now the only task is to get to them before the earwigs do.
I steamed two artichokes for dinner Saturday. The leaves were thin and tender, not fibrous as some are. Very flavorful. I let Glenda know we were eating them, just to make her envious.
The asparagus are coming up, too. I cut about a dozen stalks. They are still a bit on the scrawny side; I may have to replant the bed next year. I also steamed the asparagus and they were delicious with steak and boiled potatoes.
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