Chinese artichoke cultivation report

The tubers that look like caterpillars are delicious. Purple flowers and green leaves that bloom vigorously in midsummer will also give you energy!

Hi! “I’m Lottie, the Chinese artichoke fairy!” Artichokes have a strange name, but the tubers that grow on their roots, like tubers, are also strange. snail? screw? “But people still say I look like a caterpillar.” But this potato has a nice texture and is very good as a snack with alcohol! “It looks like a strange plant at first glance, but it’s surprisingly hardy and grows quickly, so it’s fun!”

Chinese artichoke “almost weekly” cultivation report

4/10start
Challenge with seedlings!
Lotti
Start with seedlings this time! These unique fluffy leaves are the trademark of Chinese artichokes!
4/17
I’m familiar with the soil!
Lotti
The leaves are crisp!
4/24
It’s already growing leaves!
Lotti
This adaptability and vigorous vitality are the good points of Chinese artichoke.
5/1
More and more leaves!
Lotti
When the seedlings were planted, there were 3 to 4 leaves, but after only 20 days, they are already like this!
5/8
Healthy leaves
Lotti
This leaf is unique. And the branches and leaves are coming out early and the stocks are spreading!
5/15
More and more stocks!
Lotti
There were three stems when I planted the seedlings! ? “It’s multiplying!”
5/22
All around is a sea of green
Lotti
The ground was soon covered, and a Japanese artichoke forest was born.
5/29
Large and wide leaves
Lotti
Not only does the stock increase, but the leaves spread and get bigger.
6/5
Still more!
Lotti
Folded leaves and leaves. I don’t know the prototype anymore.
6/12
The stem begins to grow
Lotti
Since it can no longer spread horizontally, the Chinese artichoke begins to grow upwards!
6/19
The stem grows steadily!
Lotti
Once you decide to grow upwards, all the stems will start growing at once.
6/26
Blooming suddenly!
Lotti
It’s really sudden! “Until last week, there were no shadows or shapes of buds.” It’s early work
7/3
Start blooming one after another
Lotti
However, Chinese artichoke flowers are rather modest and neat, don’t they?
7/10
Flowers, scatter
Lotti
Surprisingly, the life of Chinese artichoke flowers is short.
7/17
After scattering, the calyx remains
Lotti
It stays solid like an insect shell.
7/24
Even if the flowers fall, the leaves are fine
Lotti
Even after the flowers have finished, they are still doing well.
7/31
Leaves that feed the underground stem
Lotti
Artichokes are almost free of pests. It is strong against the heat of midsummer and is a really strong guy.
8/28
1 month without change
Lotti
Chinese artichoke with thick leaves, like a forest. Flower stalks come out from time to time and flowers bloom, but basically there are no major changes during the summer.
9/25
Still fine and no change for 2 months
Lotti
As autumn deepens, the flowers have finished, but the leaves are still green. Under the ground, the rhizomes of Chinese artichoke are growing rapidly.
10/30
Leaves wither
Lotti
For three months from summer to autumn, Chinese artichokes showed almost no change, but around the time of late autumn, the leaf color began to change little by little.
11/6
Leaves turn black and start to die
Lotti
The Chinese artichoke harvest season is from November to December (Northern Hemisphere). Whether you know it or not, it begins to wither as if the energy supply has run out.
11/13
Harvest!
Lotti
The leaves are starting to fall off and the stems are starting to stand out. It’s time to harvest. By the way, what is going on in the soil?
Lotti
It’s done! “It has a unique shape like a conch, like a white caterpillar!”

Chinese artichoke cultivation point

Planted in the spring, blooms in the summer, and harvested in the fall. It is resistant to pests and diseases, and the growth process of the sturdy leaves multiplying like a game is powerful and encouraging.

Cultivation difficulty：★☆☆☆☆