Grow guide
How to grow Cardoon
Cynara cardunculus
- Type
- Misc edible
- Zones
- USDA zones 7–10
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 120–180 days
- Spacing
- 36″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Half hardy
- Sowing
- Start indoors, then transplant
- Start indoors
- 8 weeks before last frost
Care
- Harvest Once
- Fertilize Monthly
- Water Deep weekly
Notes
Blanch stalks 3 weeks before harvest. Perennial in 7B with mulch.
More misc edible varieties
Grows well nearby
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