{"title":"All Cardoon Herb Seeds","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e📚 \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/organic-cardoon-grow-guide\"\u003eCardoon Grow Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0089\/1562\/files\/cardoonseeds.jpg?v=1681321779\"\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cardoon","title":"Cardoon (Purple Artichoke Thistle)","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #38761d;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #38761d;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cccccc;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #cccccc;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0089\/1562\/products\/Cardoon.jpg?v=1400605026\" style=\"text-align: left; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0089\/1562\/products\/Cardoon.jpg?v=1400605026\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCardoon\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artichoke thistle.  It has become an extremely important medicinal herb in recent years following the discovery of cynarin.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe cardoon is related to the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shop-artichoke-seeds\/products\/artichoke-green-globe\"\u003eGlobe artichoke\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCardoons are recognized as a good source of potassium, calcium and iron. Artichoke oil, which is similar to \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sunflower-collection\"\u003esunflower\u003c\/a\u003e or safflower oil, can be extracted from the seeds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCardoons can be baked, braised or boiled, and it's often a good idea to blanch them for up to 30 minutes before using them. Watch-out! Beware of sneaky thistles that may be lurking on the outer stalks -- (it's best to peel the outside a bit.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eCardoons are excellent fried! Try them simmered in broth, or added to a stew. If you're a cheesemaker, the purple stamens of the cardoon flower can be used to make vegetarian rennet!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff9900;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #ff9900;\"\u003eSee Cardoon Recipes \u0026amp; Growing Tips on our Pinterest Board\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca data-pin-do=\"embedBoard\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/seedsnow\/cardoons\/\" data-pin-scale-width=\"80\" data-pin-scale-height=\"200\" data-pin-board-width=\"400\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/seedsnow\/cardoons\/\"\u003eFollow extensionsbychristy's board Cardoons on Pinterest.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: start;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/good-companion-plants-for-artichokes\"\u003eGood Companion Plants for Artichokes\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e📚 \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/grow-guide-artichoke\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"\/pages\/grow-guide-artichoke\"\u003eArtichoke Grow Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"SeedsNow","offers":[{"title":"Sampler Pack (Appx. 10 seeds)","offer_id":105940232,"sku":"95121","price":2.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Pack (Appx. 150 Seeds)","offer_id":318734045,"sku":"95121","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0089\/1562\/files\/shutterstock_32483491_grande_9528af58-d159-4ef7-a6a6-568f7e12b5bd.jpg?v=1696746721"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.extensionsbychristy.com\/collections\/cardoon-herb.oembed","provider":"extensionsbychristy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}