How to grow globe artichokes
Daisy family
When to sow and plant
- Start indoors 25 January – 22 February
- Plant out 22–29 March
- Plant out 19 April – 3 May
Based on: average for Germany, last frost 19 April, safe from 6 May
Planting calendar for your areaWhere the dates come from
The weeks come from our sources; the dates use the average frost in Germany. Enter a German postcode to get dates for your area.
- Start indoors: 8–12 weeks before the last frost (Johnny's Selected Seeds: Globe Artichokes (growing instructions, PDF))
- Plant out: 3–4 weeks before the last frost (Utah State University Extension: Artichoke in the Garden)
- Plant out: 0–2 weeks after the last frost (RHS Grow your own: Globe artichokes)
Good and bad neighbours
We don’t know any sourced neighbours for this plant yet.
Crop rotation
Perennial: it stays in the same spot for several years and is not part of the yearly rotation.
At a glance
- Family
- Daisy family (Asteraceae)
- Spacing (row × plant)
- – × 75 cm (– × 30 in)
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Spacing according to RHS Grow your own: Globe artichokes. Other sources: 61 × 46 cm (24 × 18 in) (Utah State University Extension: Artichoke in the Garden).
Questions and answers
When can I plant out globe artichokes?
Plant out, average for Germany: 22–29 March. Enter a German postcode above for your area, or your own frost date in the planting calendar.
How far apart should I plant globe artichokes?
– × 75 cm (– × 30 in) (row × plant), according to RHS Grow your own: Globe artichokes.
More from the daisy family
Sources
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- RHS Grow your own: Globe artichokes
- Utah State University Extension: Artichoke in the Garden
- Johnny's Selected Seeds: Globe Artichokes (growing instructions, PDF)
- Südtiroler Bauernbund: Merkblatt Fruchtfolgen im Gemüsebau (Oktober 2022)
- Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig-Holstein: Fruchtfolge im Garten (Gartenmerkblatt, 2020)
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (über die GBIF-API, species/match)
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