Globe Artichokes in pots?

I would really like to try growing Globe Artichokes but have no space to grow them in the open ground. Is it possible to grow them, and get a crop in pots?

 

Don't see why not, Coolsox. They'd need to be big pots with a well-drained compost mix, though. John Innes with added sand or grit would probably work. If you're planning on keeping them year on year, they'd need to be well-protected against frost, too.

 

I have not grown in pots , but I would say yes I dont see why not as long as it was just the 1 plant , as long as you feed and water it regularly.
Big plants 3ft upwards maybe a smaller variety is available if the suppliers have them ? would probably be more suitable to pot culture

Coolsox give it a go, probably look really architectural in the right posh terracotta pot

Spruce

 

I bought a pack of three sprouting roots today so ill give them a go. I've never actually seen a plant so not sure how big they get, what size of pot would you recommend?

 

3 feet to 6 feet easily , so I would get hold of a largest pot you can get

 

BIG plant ... which might make it tricky in a pot. Very low yielding too - not to put you off, but you won't get many Globes, and getting 2 or 3 [enough for a meal for you, and others] will need more than one plant so that they come-ready at the same time. Thus quite a lot of effort for little return - better yielding crops, for the same time, effort and space, are available

 

Bit late with this advice I'm afraid:

Christo Lloyd writes of his opinion that it is worth seeking out specific cultivars. Most of the ones readily available are Green Globe or something-or-other Leon(sp?) which are grown from seed and, in his opinion, nothing like as good as the vegetatively reproduced ones from named varieties I have had a REAL struggle to find named varieties though ...

I'm guessing, but I would think you would want a pot at least 18" diameter.

 

Too big for pots in my opinion - here are mine last year, in the garden - to give an idea of scale, the cane wigwam is 7 feet high.

 

Are you sure they're artichokes and not cardoons, alex-adam? Going by the height of those, I can see why you wouldn't recommend them in pots! I grew Gros Vert de Laon, Camus de Bretagne and Violette here until the winter of 2011/12, but they only grew to around 5' (flowering height) and 3' across. It's recommended to divide and replant offsets fairly regularly, which would be easier to do if they are potted

 

Wish I could get those varieties easily in the UK. Only seem to be available from specialist nurseries with commensurate cost of shipping etc. and I had expected to find them easily on eBay. I believe they are common-as-muck to find in France - which makes it all the more galling!

 

No problemo I've got to replace mine, so could send you some. Just so long as you don't need 100 of each

 

The two on the left are three year olds grown from seed, var: Green Globe, the one on the right, behind the canes was grown from see collected in Greece and was about 10 years old. (Has been dug-up, divided and planted elsewhere) - of course I don't know the proveance of that one, so it may be a Cardoon, but I suspect not as doesn't have the bunched stem typical of Cardoons.

a-a

 

They certainly make a stunning statement in the border