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'Emerald' Artichoke - Globe
 
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Description: Hybrid. Plants up to 5 feet tall bear large, globe-shaped, thornless, glossy heads over long harvest period. Tolerates both hot and cold conditions better than most artichoke varieties.
Days To Maturity: 180-360
Seed Sources: Adaptive Seeds - updated in 2016
Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013

 
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Reviewed on 03/15/2005 by Oldgardener - An experienced gardener

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Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Started indoors 4 weeks before frost date - set out 2 weeks after avg. frost date (early May). Plants grew 3 feet high. About half produced good sized artichokes in late summer. They attracted aphids, some fungus in aphid areas. Interesting plants but tricky to time planting for a crop in first season. They naturally produce in early spring. Not sure they survived our tough winter.
 




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