Comments on: HOW TO GROW AND COOK CARDOON https://gardern.co.za/2013/02/growing-and-cooking-cardoons/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:05:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Sandra https://gardern.co.za/2013/02/growing-and-cooking-cardoons/#comment-2651 Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:33:08 +0000 #comment-2651 Hi! LOVE your blog on the how-to's to grow CARDONE. This is my first yr growing 3 plants. It's Nov, about to drop to 30 degrees soon and still confused about when to harvest! When you say "can tolerate at light frost"…. What about the temperature? We have grown Kavolo Nero( Italian black kale for years) & that too gets sweeter if left outside for frost. But even though it's perinneal here in PA it never lasts the cold. So it's Nov here, about to drop to 30 degrees, do I pick now or let it go? I have had them wrapped to blanch. One is really leaning and I think it's ready! Thanks so much. Your post has been the most helpful in learning how to grow this special vegetable.

]]> By: John https://gardern.co.za/2013/02/growing-and-cooking-cardoons/#comment-2650 Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:43:12 +0000 #comment-2650 Great post; I was unaware of them until now. I love the flavor of artichokes, and the flowers look spectacular. I'm adding them to my list for the coming season. While they appear to be too large for my veggie garden, I have a few spaces available in the perennial beds. Thanks for the info!

]]> By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2013/02/growing-and-cooking-cardoons/#comment-2649 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:17:58 +0000 #comment-2649 I grew these in 2011. In the fall I wrapped them up with paper to blanch them. You didn't mention doing this. Did you notice any difference? Our 2011/2012 winter was very mild and the plants survived. They bloomed last summer. Very pretty and the bees loved them.

]]> By: Laura https://gardern.co.za/2013/02/growing-and-cooking-cardoons/#comment-2648 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:09:24 +0000 #comment-2648 I grew up eating cardoons, as a little girl I would eat so much of my mom's dish I would feel so full, delicious. When I moved to the States I was able to find them only a handful of time in the stores, usually in bad shape, picked days before. Once I had a garden I planted them, they are beautiful plants but take lots of space, so I can only have one or two going. I don't know whether it is the mild winter, but they never form the big center like yours. In Italy they blanched them by covering the leaves so they get more tender. I always wanted to try this. Thanks to their prolific nature I keep finding volunteers plants so no need to sow them back. I am going to use them in a part of the garden I haven't landscaped yet since they are great to establish a food forest as they have big roots and lots of green leaves to feed the soil.

I rarely comment in your blog, but love your posts. I wish I had a green house….oh the possibilities!

]]> By: Nadia@loveliveandgarden https://gardern.co.za/2013/02/growing-and-cooking-cardoons/#comment-2647 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 11:15:09 +0000 #comment-2647 Interesting post. I'd never heard of them before. They sure produce a pretty flower though!

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