Artichoke Green Globe - seed
Artichoke 'Green Globe' - Cynara scolymus
DESCRIPTION: Favourite in Italian cuisine, gourmet chef's vegetable with large dense heads (flowerbuds). Cook and eat the sweet leaf bases dipped in butter or sauce; or leave to flower and enjoy big purple blooms. Will crop for 4-5 years after planting
PLANTING: Sow direct or in pots indoors in Spring fr most regions; sow Autumn-Winter in the tropics. Lightly cover seed to 5mm. Plant out when frosts are gone and temperatures are above 15C.
CARE: Keep moist through germination and while growing. Water and feed regularly through the growing period. Harvest in 16-20 weeks from sowing.
HEIGHT: |
PLANT SPACING |
SOW DEPTH |
GERMINATION |
HARVEST |
90-120cm | 60cm | 5mm | 14-28 days | 12-16 weeks |
Plants For State | ACT,NSW,NT,QLD,SA,VIC |
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In Stock | in 4-6 weeks |