GREEN PEAR TO CUT AB
Beta vulgaris cicla
Cardoons are delicious cooked in butter, cream, with meat juice, or in a gratin.
The leaves are used in soups or like spinach. It produces several harvests. Cut the leaves and water them to encourage them to regrow.
Sowing cardoons
Under cover: February to March
Outdoors: April to September
Sow 3 to 4 seeds every 40 cm in the row, in rows 40 cm apart, in a sunny location.
Keep the soil cool until emergence.
When the plants have a few leaves, keep only the most vigorous ones in pockets.
Frequent watering.
Growing Tips
Leeks are sensitive to drought, so mulching is recommended in case of extreme heat.
