When to plant globe artichoke in Chain Of Ponds
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to early OctChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Chain Of Ponds. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A big, silver-leaved perennial that crops for about four years and suits Adelaide's Mediterranean climate well. Plant suckers or named plants in late autumn to winter, and pick the buds in spring. Its spiny wild relative is a declared weed in SA, so cut buds before they flower and go to seed.