Produce Briefs...
White Corn
White corn is a sweet corn variety. Its ears are wrapped in tightly layered pale lime green to white husks. One ear of corn can contain up to 400 kernels growing in rows lengthwise.
Iceberg Lettuce
It is the only lettuce type that does not occur in red form as well as green. Iceberg is the given name to dozens of cultivars of lettuce, all of which are adapted to specific planting regions and time periods.
Grower
Late Winter through Spring
Many of the older artichoke varieties are grown from cuttings and will be left in the field for many years and harvested many seasons from the same plant. Rutiz Farms grows emerald variety from seed and as an annual plant, and only harvests from the plant for one season before plowing them under. The Emerald variety is favored because it is thorn-less.
The emerald artichoke variety can range from small to large size. Each artichoke is a bright green, with meaty flesh.
The emerald artichoke is a cousin of the green globe artichoke. The green emerald variety grows best in the California climate.
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Seasons/Availability
Late Winter through Spring
Current Facts
Many of the older artichoke varieties are grown from cuttings and will be left in the field for many years and harvested many seasons from the same plant. Rutiz Farms grows emerald variety from seed and as an annual plant, and only harvests from the plant for one season before plowing them under. The Emerald variety is favored because it is thorn-less.
Description/Taste
The emerald artichoke variety can range from small to large size. Each artichoke is a bright green, with meaty flesh.
Geography/History
The emerald artichoke is a cousin of the green globe artichoke. The green emerald variety grows best in the California climate.
