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Artichoke Violetta Precoce

Artichoke Violetta Precoce

• Position: full sun
• Soil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soil
• Rate of growth: fast
• Hardiness: half hardy
  
  A purple - violet coloured variety with a delicate flavour. These plants produce medium sized globes which have tender, meaty leaves.
  
  
• Growing Instructions:

  Sow indoors - under cover in late winter and plant out in late spring when the plants have reached a height of about 15cm.
  Sow outside - Direct into soil April to June when the air temperature is above 15°C
  Sow 5cm deep
  Thin plants to 1m apart
  
  
  Harvest - April to July
  
  When harvesting the artichoke if there are no secondary heads left, snap the stem off at the base; if there are secondary heads on the stem, cut off the terminal bud together with a short length of stem as this will stimulate secondary shoots which may yield a second crop. In autumn cut the plants back to the ground and mulch and protect the crown over winter.