When to plant Artichoke in Illinois, United States

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Growing Artichoke in Illinois

Days suitable for growing Artichoke in Illinois

On average Artichoke needs from 90 to 100 days to mature and produce harvest.

It could prove difficult to start growing Artichoke in Illinois, when planting directly into soil, due to short growing period suitable for growing Artichoke.

In order to have a chance of getting any harvest, all available season extention methods should be utilised.

Start seeds indoors

Illinois has 2 distinct seasons for growing Artichoke

In order to get plants ready for May 14 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 19 and March 21
Seeds started after March 21 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Artichoke growing season in Illinois is quite short, with only 47 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.
In order to get plants ready for August 26 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 01 and July 05
Seeds started after July 05 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.
This Artichoke growing season in Illinois is quite short, with only 49 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 86°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Artichoke, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Total frost free days	192
Last frost expected date	April 22
First frost expected date	October 31
Dates with ideal conditions
Dates with suitable conditions	May 03 May 06 May 09 May 11 to May 12 (2 days) May 14 to June 29 (47 days) July 01 to July 03 (3 days) July 06 to July 18 (13 days) July 21 to July 24 (4 days) July 30 to August 10 (12 days) August 12 to August 23 (12 days) August 26 to October 13 (49 days) October 24
Total days ideal for growing Artichoke in Illinois	0
Total days suitable for growing Artichoke in Illinois	146
Days needed for Artichoke to mature and produce harvest	90 - 100
Seed can be planted directly into soil	no
Seed has to be started indoors	yes

Notable temperature facts for growing Artichoke in Illinois

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Illinois

Tolerable temperature range for Artichoke: 50°F to 86°F

	Week	Average temperature	Possible min and max temperature	Suitable for Artichoke
1	January 01 - January 03	29°F to 42°F	6°F to 58°F
2	January 04 - January 10	26°F to 40°F	0°F to 57°F
3	January 11 - January 17	27°F to 39°F	9°F to 55°F
4	January 18 - January 24	20°F to 35°F	-2°F to 46°F
5	January 25 - January 31	16°F to 31°F	-19°F to 43°F
6	February 01 - February 07	22°F to 38°F	-3°F to 58°F
7	February 08 - February 14	19°F to 34°F	-6°F to 56°F
8	February 15 - February 21	20°F to 39°F	-5°F to 57°F
9	February 22 - February 28	28°F to 44°F	12°F to 59°F
10	March 01 - March 07	29°F to 49°F	0°F to 68°F
11	March 08 - March 14	34°F to 51°F	12°F to 67°F
12	March 15 - March 21	34°F to 52°F	17°F to 70°F
13	March 22 - March 28	38°F to 54°F	26°F to 69°F
14	March 29 - April 04	38°F to 58°F	26°F to 77°F
15	April 05 - April 11	45°F to 64°F	32°F to 77°F
16	April 12 - April 18	41°F to 60°F	28°F to 77°F
17	April 19 - April 25	44°F to 62°F	29°F to 80°F
18	April 26 - May 02	47°F to 65°F	35°F to 80°F
19	May 03 - May 09	49°F to 67°F	40°F to 81°F
20	May 10 - May 16	52°F to 70°F	33°F to 87°F	TRUE
21	May 17 - May 23	57°F to 74°F	47°F to 84°F	TRUE
22	May 24 - May 30	60°F to 77°F	44°F to 86°F	TRUE
23	May 31 - June 06	62°F to 80°F	52°F to 89°F	TRUE
24	June 07 - June 13	62°F to 80°F	52°F to 91°F	TRUE
25	June 14 - June 20	64°F to 83°F	53°F to 93°F	TRUE
26	June 21 - June 27	67°F to 83°F	54°F to 93°F	TRUE
27	June 28 - July 04	69°F to 85°F	58°F to 91°F	TRUE
28	July 05 - July 11	69°F to 85°F	61°F to 93°F	TRUE
29	July 12 - July 18	68°F to 84°F	63°F to 90°F	TRUE
30	July 19 - July 25	69°F to 86°F	61°F to 93°F	TRUE
31	July 26 - August 01	69°F to 85°F	60°F to 94°F	TRUE
32	August 02 - August 08	67°F to 83°F	56°F to 90°F	TRUE
33	August 09 - August 15	68°F to 83°F	62°F to 91°F	TRUE
34	August 16 - August 22	67°F to 83°F	58°F to 91°F	TRUE
35	August 23 - August 29	69°F to 85°F	60°F to 97°F	TRUE
36	August 30 - September 05	65°F to 81°F	55°F to 90°F	TRUE
37	September 06 - September 12	64°F to 80°F	56°F to 89°F	TRUE
38	September 13 - September 19	62°F to 80°F	53°F to 87°F	TRUE
39	September 20 - September 26	60°F to 76°F	48°F to 91°F	TRUE
40	September 27 - October 03	59°F to 75°F	44°F to 87°F	TRUE
41	October 04 - October 10	53°F to 70°F	38°F to 82°F	TRUE
42	October 11 - October 17	49°F to 66°F	37°F to 79°F
43	October 18 - October 24	48°F to 64°F	33°F to 78°F
44	October 25 - October 31	44°F to 55°F	29°F to 72°F
45	November 01 - November 07	40°F to 58°F	24°F to 73°F
46	November 08 - November 14	39°F to 54°F	11°F to 74°F
47	November 15 - November 21	35°F to 50°F	18°F to 65°F
48	November 22 - November 28	33°F to 47°F	18°F to 57°F
49	November 29 - December 05	32°F to 47°F	22°F to 60°F
50	December 06 - December 12	32°F to 46°F	18°F to 61°F
51	December 13 - December 19	30°F to 41°F	15°F to 66°F
52	December 20 - December 26	29°F to 44°F	-8°F to 61°F
53	December 27 - December 31	31°F to 45°F	10°F to 60°F

Days with suitable temperature for growing Artichoke in Illinois

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