By Sheryl Walters. Artichokes, which can be eaten or taken as artichoke leaf extract, have been shown to improve various digestive health disorders. They significantly lower blood cholesterol levels, prevent heart disease and atherosclerosis, enhance detoxification reactions, as well as protect the liver from damage.
1 Asparagus is planted in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. 2  The plant is grown from âcrownsâ (1-year-old plants). 3  Eliminate all weeds from the bed, digging it over and working in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost, manure or soil mix.4  Dig trenches of about 6 inches wide and 6 to 12 inches deep.sparagus is a perennial bulb and stem vegetable that greets us every spring. It may take 2 to 3 years to get started and produce, so patience is needed! But then the plant can be productive up to 20 years, so we think it's worth the wait. Asparagus has male and female plants, with the female plants producing berries.
A new breed of early season asparagus that can be harvested two months earlier than usual was announced by a UK grower in early 2011. This variety does not need to lie dormant and blooms at 7 Â°C (45 Â°F) rather than the usual 9 Â°C (48 Â°F).