These globe artichokes were sown last autumn and were then left outside quite by accident until last week when they were rediscovered amongst lots of soft fruit cuttings. They were then repotted to ber grown on till April when they will be planted out in their permanent position. Each artichoke plant should be productive for about 4 years before requiring replacing with new ones.
To ensure lots of mature plants which will provide plenty of fresh growth I module sowed flat leaf parsley in early February. No thining will be undertaken, each module clump will be sown as is to provide lots of leaf. Again these will be planted out after the worst of the weather in April after a good hardening off period in the cold frame.
2 comments:
I grew my own globe artichokes from seed last year. A complete success! And they have produced edible artichokes all winter......crazy things!
I've never sown globe artichoke seed before. It sounds like they are quite successful. I have always taken sideshoot cuttings from existing plants. Only downside is the blackfly which infest the heads, so I try to grow them with a plastic bag tied over them which looks unsightly.
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