artichoke 'Violetta Precoce' (artichoke)

Product Description

Position: full sun Soil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soil Rate of growth: fast Hardiness: half hardy A purple - violet coloured variety with a delicate flavour. These plants produce medium sized globes which have tender, meaty leaves. Growing Instructions: Sow indoors - under cover in late winter and plant out in late spring when the plants have reached a height of about 15cm. Sow outside - Direct into soil April to June when the air temperature is above 15C Sow 5cm deep Thin plants to 1m apart Harvest - April to July When harvesting the artichoke if there are no secondary heads left, snap the stem off at the base; if there are secondary heads on the stem, cut off the terminal bud together with a short length of stem as this will stimulate secondary shoots which may yield a second crop. In autumn cut the plants back to the ground and mulch and protect the crown over winter.