Gardeners, avoid making these vegetable planting mistakes

Q. Are there any vegetables that you do not recommend for the home gardener?
If you had unlimited space, there’s hardly anything you can’t grow here. You may have to wait until winter to grow those fancy lettuces, but you can still grow them here. 
Large yards are the rare exception in most of California, so most gardeners must focus on efficient use of their available space. Vegetable gardening is no exception. 
Artichokes are cool-looking plants with their gray-green spik