Globe Atrichokes Survival

[chilealan]

I lost all my Globe Artichokes last winter, Surprise.
I have resown and grown on a new bed.
Now to keep them for this winter.
What are peoples thoughts to creating a cage and filling it with a depth of leaves either full size or shreaded.
The leaves will be removed/thinned out early spring. Would it help to put a cloche over them

[realfood]

Yes, a cloche is a good idea as they are frost tender. A wire basket or a plastic vegetable tray with lattice work sides and bottom. A lot of restaurants and veg shops throw them out.

[Durgan]

Originally Posted by chilealan

I lost all my Globe Artichokes last winter, Surprise.
I have resown and grown on a new bed.
Now to keep them for this winter.
What are peoples thoughts to creating a cage and filling it with a depth of leaves either full size or shreaded.
The leaves will be removed/thinned out early spring. Would it help to put a cloche over them

When I grow Globe Artichokes, they are planted anew each year. Four or five plants produce a lot of artichokes, about 8 per plant, and I don't even like them particularly. I have overwinteed some, but they produced poorly in the second year.

[Pot man UK]

Some of ours survived last winter with justa straw mulch suprisingly!

[realfood]

But you are a long way South and in a very dry area. It is the combination of cold and wet that really does the damage.

[kfan]

I thought you cut them back the first year before the flower heads develop and protect from frost by mulching the crown after cutting back stems late autumn. Feed in spring and then harvest in summer. They should produce then a few years to come. So your cage with leaves would help I guess. Mine are just up the first year now so only speaking from what I read about it!

[vegetable-gardener]

Ours just overwinter and they are fine and it was pretty cold here last year. We didn't put anything around them.

[klevelyn]

I cut mine back to a couple of inches from the ground and covered with a plastic bucket and pine shavings. I then put more pine shavings around the bucket and covered with plastic and weighted it all down. We have had a very warm winter but it did get down into the teens. I well see if they survived the winter. check this page for pictures.

Growing Artichokes in the North