IMPERIAL STAR ARTICHOKE (ROMANESCO) - 1034
It forms the classic "mammole" (daisy flowers), and is a late spring variety that prefers a mild, dry climate. The flower heads are harvested gradually until spring. From sowing, you can also obtain a certain percentage of false plants that produce small, spiny fruits and therefore should be eliminated.
Sowing period: in spring.
How to sow: in a seedbed and then transplant, or in the ground.
Seed needed: 3-4 g per m2 of seedbed.
Distances: 1 m between plants.
Practical advice: Pick the flower heads when they are not too ripe.
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Asteraceae / Compositae family. Sowing: in seedbeds in February-March. Outdoors in April-May. Transplanting: outdoors in May in well-fertilized soil, abundantly watered. Spacing: for home cultivation, space 1-1.20 m in all directions. 60 cm between rows along the row. Tips: It is important to vernalize the seed (you can put it in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks or in the freezer for a day). Pick firm, not too ripe flower heads. The plant can last for 3-5 years. The lateral shoots (carducci) should be detached from the main plant in September-October and in January-February. They can be eaten in the kitchen like cardoons. In the rotation, do not follow with species belonging to the same Asteraceae family (chicory, lettuce, etc.). Seed required: 3-4 g per m2 in the seedbed. "
Recipe by Raffaela Millonig:
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