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Artichokes are easy to grow in mild climates where the growing season is long and temperatures are not extreme.
| Green Globe Artichoke
- Fruit Size: 2 to 5 inches
- Days to maturity: 120 days
This improved artichoke is such a pretty plant that it is also sold as an ornamental. Bold, deeply lobed silvery-green leaves grow in a giant rosette that can get 4 feet tall. The fleshy flower buds 2 to 5 inches in diameter borne on a tall stem from the center of the plant are the edible portion. Most artichokes grown commercially in the US come from Monterey County, California, where the weather suits them best. Our transplants should produce artichokes in the first year. If not cut, the buds open to purple thistle-like flowers. Space transplants 4 feet apart. Plants are perennial in climates where winter is mild. Cut in late summer before fruits open. Trim spent stalks back to base for new shoots. Nutritional Information  One medium-size globe artichoke packs a real punch of dietary fiber, weighing in at 10 grams. Eating the edible parts of the leaves and heart will also serve up a good amount of the required daily value (DV) of vitamin C, vitamin K and folate. A recent study found that artichokes ranked extremely high in total antioxidants per serving, out of more than 1,000 foods tested. Artichokes even outranked broccoli and spinach. Just watch out for those high-calorie sauces that make such delicious dips for the fibrous leaves.
1 medium globe artichoke, boiled: - Calories: 60
- Carbohydrates: 14 grams
- Dietary fiber: 10 grams
- Protein: 3.5 grams
- Vitamin C: 15% DV
- Vitamin K: 22%
- Folate: 27%
- Magnesium: 13%
- Potassium: 10%
- Manganese: 13%
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