Globe Artichoke

Globe Artichoke

Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus

Plant out around your last spring frost. Space plants 36 in (91 cm) apart.

Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Transplant

From a plantRecommended from a plant
  1. Plant outaround your last spring frost

Optimal Spring Planting (Crowns)

RootRecommended root
  1. Plant outaround your last spring frost

Optimal Indoor Start

From seedRecommended from seed
  1. Start indoors9 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. Begin hardening off1 week before your last spring frost
  3. Plant outaround your last spring frost

Growing globe artichoke

Spacing in the row
36 in (91 cm)
Between rows
60 in (152 cm)
Planting depth
Seed 1/4 inch; crowns 2-6 inches deep with the tops at soil level
Sun
Full Sun
Years to first crop
1
Mature height
3-5 ft
Hardy to
USDA zone 7
Life cycle
Perennial

Feeding

How often
Every 3-4 weeks during active growth. Use light, frequent nitrogen side-dressings once new growth is a few inches tall, kept off the stems and watered in.

Your globe artichoke, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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