Cardy can either be sown directly in the field or precultured under glass.
Sow under glass in a warm cold frame from the end of February to mid-March. If larger plants are required, sow all rows 25 cm apart 8 up to 10cm a grain. Only a few plants are needed, best sown in 8 cm pots, is Topf 2 Grain and later leaves only the strongest plant. You can also buy the pots in a bright, set up a warm room by the window.
In climatically favorable areas, outdoor sowing takes place as early as the end of April, otherwise on the spot in early May.
At a distance from 1 m x 1 m have man 25 pits up to 30 cm deep and just as wide, fill it up to 20cm high with well-rotted manure and top with a layer of seasoned compost. You place it on each seed spot prepared in this way 3 to 4 Sow seeds about 6cm deep and water well. As soon as the sprouted plants have formed the fifth leaf, is isolated on a plant. It's beneficial, to protect the seed sites with plastic hoods. In the last third of May, the cardy grown in the cold frame is planted. Good hardening of the young plants is important. The preparation of the planting sites is the same as for direct sowing. With regard to fertilization, what was said about artichokes applies. Cardy also makes the same demands on the care measures as the artichoke.