{"id":2727,"date":"2023-08-15T07:44:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/?p=2727"},"modified":"2023-08-15T07:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T07:45:26","slug":"how-to-harvest-cardoon-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gardendad.co.uk\/how-to-harvest-cardoon-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Harvest Cardoon Seeds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you\u2019ve grown your beautiful cardoon<\/a> and you want to keep it going, year on year. What you need to know is how to harvest cardoon seeds!<\/p>\n

As most plants do, seeds will be produced so the plant can reproduce, and collecting them and storing them for future use is actually pretty easy.<\/p>\n

How To Harvest Cardoon Seeds<\/h2>\n

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These plants are easy to grow and easy to keep, and they do give up their seeds easier than many other plants do – however, there are better and worse ways to do this!<\/p>\n

If you are growing your cardoon for the purposes of eating the stems, as many people do, you would be wise to remove the flowering heads as they appear.<\/p>\n

However, the flowering heads are where all the seeds are, so if you are looking for how to harvest cardoon seeds then definitely leave them alone!<\/p>\n

You will need to wait until the flower heads are completely mature, which means you need to leave at least one on the plant to get the seeds.<\/p>\n

Pick the flower head when it starts to go white and wispy, and store it in a cool, dry place until you\u2019re ready to go in and actually get the seeds out.<\/p>\n

It is also worth storing the head in a paper bag, because as it dries it can start to spontaneously drop its seeds.<\/p>\n

This is a fantastic video, which shows you how to harvest and save the seeds from cardoon (and artichoke, as an added bonus!)<\/p>\n