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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: rosebud on October 10, 2007, 15:55:43

Title: FOR E J
Post by: rosebud on October 10, 2007, 15:55:43

hi Emma, can you tell me how to look after the CARDOON you sent me please. It is very large now never flowered this year but it had a very shakey start it looks lovely so i do not want to loose it with or without flowers i love it,so i would appreciate your advice thanks Mary. ;D

Title: Re: FOR E J
Post by: Eristic on October 10, 2007, 20:06:36

All I do with mine is remove all dead leaves and top dress heavily with manure.

Title: Re: FOR E J
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on October 10, 2007, 22:17:10

That's about the state my cardoon is in. I'm planning to let it die back, move it, mulch well, and maybe plant a few in the spring to replace the ones which didn't survive the monsoon.