AT A GLANCE
Should I prefer artichokes?
If you want to harvest artichokes in the same year, you have to pull the plants forward. The testimony then begins in winter. However, there is no guarantee that the buds will develop. This also depends on the weather.
What do I need to grow artichokes?
For the Cultivation of artichokes do you need a nursery pot and nutrient-poor soil. The most suitable potting soil for vegetables or pressed coconut fibers. Cultivation soil should be sterilized in the oven before use. In this way you avoid fungus gnats, whose larvae damage the roots of your young plants. If you don't have a seed pot in stock, a flower pot with a transparent bag is also suitable. To prevent the soil from rotting, you should poke holes in the bag.
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How do I prefer artichokes?
Before the sowing At the end of January, the artichoke seeds must be placed in room-warm water swell for at least 8 hours. subsequently become the seeds pressed one to two cm deep in the potting soil
. Place the finished culture containers on a bright window sill. At 20 to 25 °C, the artichoke seeds germinate after 15 to 20 days. Don't forget to ventilate and water the growing containers regularly during this time.Tip
Sufficient light for your cultivated plants
When the plants germinate in mid to late February, the days are still very short and there is not enough light for the young plant to grow healthily. If you don't have room on a south facing window, use one plant lamp,(€29.00 at Amazon*) so that the plants do not wither.
