{"product_id":"kardoen-bio-zaden","title":"Cardoon BIO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThe 'Kardoen' looks nice in the vegetable garden because of the artichoke-like flowers. The plant can grow up to one and a half meters. By bleaching the leaf stalks during cultivation, they are also edible. One bag is for approximately 10m2, and the planting distance is 80x60 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCardoon is very similar to artichoke, the plants are closely related. In contrast to artichoke, you grow cardoon mainly for the edible leaves (if bleached – see below), and less quickly for the flowers. Cardoon often becomes a large plant, up to one and a half meters high, with deeply incised leaves, gray-green in color. The plant also produces artichoke-like flowers. The decorative properties of the plant make the plant very popular with vegetable gardeners. Cardoon is therefore a heat-loving plant – the plant originally comes from the Mediterranean region. Therefore, preferably give cardoon a sheltered spot in your vegetable garden. The plant produces a lot of leaves in a short time and therefore needs fertile, moist soil. Add some extra compost or well-rotted manure before planting. Also loosen the soil well before planting. During the growth period you could add some fertilizer if necessary. In warmer areas, cardoon will easily be able to overwinter, in the Dutch climate the plant can freeze to death. By covering the plant\/root during severe frost, the plant has a greater chance of survival. The leaf stalks of cardoon are edible, after cooking. These stalks are usually bleached, to reduce the fibrousness. Sow cardoon in the open ground in May. Sow a number of seeds per spot, leave the strongest plant and remove the rest. Pre-sowing in a pot, and then planting out is also possible. Start bleaching the plant at the end of August: make sure the leaves are dry when you tie the leaves together, otherwise the leaves will easily become contaminated. Wrap the leaves with a piece of rope, and prevent light from reaching the leaves. Originally, jute was always used for this, another air-permeable material that blocks light is also possible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plukkers.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53736148140358,"sku":"8717202600403","price":3.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/3924\/7942\/files\/1380.png?v=1732712737","url":"https:\/\/plukkers.com\/en\/products\/kardoen-bio-zaden","provider":"PLUKKERS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}