{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "artichoke",
  "common_name": "Globe artichoke",
  "botanical_name": "Cynara cardunculus Scolymus Group",
  "family": "Asteraceae",
  "summary": "Globe artichoke is a large perennial flower-head crop that needs full sun, generous spacing, reliable moisture while buds form, free winter drainage and protection while young.",
  "categories": [
    "flower vegetable",
    "perennial crop",
    "ornamental edible"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "clump-forming",
    "upright flower stalks"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Herbaceous perennial",
  "difficulty": "Moderate",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 6.5
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 50,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 45,
      "plants_per_container": 1
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 75,
      "maximum_cm": 90
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 10,
      "frost_tolerant": false,
      "label": "Plant out",
      "note": "Set hardened young plants outside after the last frost; established plants may overwinter with cultivar-appropriate protection"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "June",
        "September"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-globe-artichokes",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/globe-artichokes/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "botanical_name",
        "site",
        "sowing",
        "spacing",
        "containers",
        "watering",
        "feeding",
        "propagation",
        "winter_care",
        "harvest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ucipm-growing-artichoke",
      "publisher": "University of California Statewide IPM Program",
      "url": "https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/cultural-tips-for-growing-artichoke/",
      "supports": [
        "soil_ph",
        "soil",
        "watering",
        "pruning",
        "harvest",
        "storage"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "ncsu-artichoke",
      "publisher": "NC State Extension",
      "url": "https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cynara-cardunculus-scolymus-group/common-name/artichoke/",
      "supports": [
        "botanical_name",
        "family",
        "lifecycle",
        "light",
        "growth_habit",
        "edible_buds"
      ]
    }
  ]
}