Artichoke Green Globe
Globe shaped green fruit with a purplish base. Productive and good tasting. Perennial. Suits cool areas.
Description
Features
- Hybrid vigour
- Good leaf cover
- Great all rounder
Seed Count
65
How to grow
Position
Full sun
How
Raise in trays of Yates Seed Raising Mix. Gently firm down and keep moist. Transplant when 7cm high.
Care
Choose a sunny, well-drained position where cabbages, cauliflowers have not grown for 2 years. Add Yates Blood & Bone before planting. Apply Yates Thrive Soluble Fertiliser regularly for best growth. Protect from snails and slugs with Yates Blitzem. Control leaf-eating grubs with a Yates caterpillar killer (Success or Dipel) or a Yates Vegetable Dust (Derris).
Hint
Great companion plant for beans, beets, celery, coriander, cucumber, marigold, peas, potatoes & tomatoes. As curd develops, fold leaves over the top to prevent yellowing.
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