Organic seed - Carbon blanco inerme

The carbon blanco inerme looks like the artichoke.

Family : Asteraceae

Latin name Cynara cardunculus L.

Genus type : reproducible seeds

Weight : 1 g

Sowing and harvesting schedule:

How to grow blanco inerme cardoons?

Soil maintenance: deep, soft, light and rich soil.

Exposure: sunny.

Sowing : in a bucket or in the ground by poquet of 3 to 4 seeds. Thin out to leave only one plant every meter and 40 cm between rows. Remember to add compost to your soil before sowing.

Emergence: in 10 to 12 days in soil at 23°C.

Watering: water regularly but be careful, cardoon fears excessive humidity. A lack of water will alter the taste of its ribs. Hoe and mulch in order to preserve humidity.

Associated culture: cardoon appreciates the company of broad beans. Its cultivation cycle is long, so you can associate it with plants that develop more quickly, such as lettuce or radishes

Harvesting: from sowing to planting, it takes 5 to 7 weeks.

Conservation: very good conservation.

Origin: it is native to the central and western Mediterranean regions.