When to plant globe artichoke in Gould Creek
- Plant seedlings: mid Mar to mid MarGould Creek area, Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: late Aug to late AugGould Creek area, Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Gould Creek. 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.