Artichokes Growing In Garden. Another best and good method for overwintering artichokes is to plant them in containers. Give artichokes room to grow.
Grow your own artichokes from seed and enjoy the large edible flower buds at their prime. To set their buds the plants need a period of vernalization period of cool temperature for at least two weeks. Artichokes grown as annuals can be spaced closer together up to 3 feet.
Perennial shrub-grown vegetable artichoke can be grown in a garden and in a flower pot on the balcony.
Artichoke plants grow into large bushes that need a very long growing season. Although plants can be grown. In mild climates the dormant roots will wake up and start new growth in early spring. Generally no fertilizer is needed to grow Jerusalem artichokes.
