When to plant globe artichoke in Kandos
- Plant seedlings: late Jan to early FebKandos area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Oct to mid OctKandos area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Kandos. 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.