Globe artichoke 'Green Globe'

Cynara scolymus

How to grow Globe artichoke 'Green Globe'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Harvesting flowers can start in the second summer. Buds are edible the first year.

A full sun position will ensure your plant thrives and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Green Globe is thought of as half hardy, so it will need cloching or fleece protection when the temperature dips. Green Globe requires a loamy and sandy soil with a ph of 5.6 - 6.6 - it grows best in weakly acidic soil.

Growing Green Globe from seed

Sow into pots in early spring, cover with vermiculite and place under protection at 15C
Or sow in late spring in open ground when temperature does not go below 7C at night.By this method germination takes two or three weeks

Look to ensure a distance 4.06 feet (1.25 metres) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 15°C / 59°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Green Globe about 48 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Green Globe

Plant out when all danger of frost has passed

Ensure that temperatures are mild (minimum night temperatures should be around 5°C / 41°F) and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Green Globe is a half hardy plant.

Harvesting Green Globe

Harvest before flower buds open the first flowers are ready in the second summer, although the plant could last up to four years

Pick while the bud is still tightly closed and the lower parts start to separate.

Expect harvests to start to occur in late summer.

Other Names for Globe artichoke 'Green Globe'

Artichoke