Chicory Inulin

It can be eaten young as a leafy green in salads, forced in the winter for white heads or the roots can be dried, ground and mixed with coffee. The leaves are mildly bitter and delicious.

It can be planted any time soil temperatures are 65-70°F. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days. Seeds go dormant when soil temperature is over 80°F. Miscuglio Mixture is a mix of every kind of heading chicory and some leaf chicories.

Bittersweet flavor. Plant Red Verona Radicchio in June for fall harvest of small, gourmet, cabbage-like heads that turn burgundy red. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days. Seeds go dormant when soil temperature is over 80°F.

25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days. With its white stems and dark green leaves, our Certified Organic Catalogna Emerald looks like dandelion but has mild flavor and tender leaves.

25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days. It forms tight crunchy heads in the fall that hold for months. Seeds go dormant when soil temperature is over 80°F. Midsummer plantings can be made in cold frames for the longest harvest window.

Chicory seeds can be planted in the most challenging of conditions, and actually tend to thrive in less-than-ideal soil. Though chicory is most famously used in teas, it has also traditionally been used to flavor coffees as well.

Packet: 200 seeds.Escarole is hardy and can be planted as early as the soil can be worked. Other maturities listed are from transplant; add about 10 days if direct seeding.1M/160', 5M/830', 25M/4,150', 175M/acre at 6 seeds/ft.

Summer crops can be successful if nights are cool (below 60°F/16°C).If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

Optimum germination results at soil temperatures of 60–68°F (15.5–20°C).Sow in flats, 4 seeds/in., or in ¾" plug trays, barely covering seeds with fine vermiculite, 3–4 weeks before transplanting outdoors.

Harden seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2-3 days before planting outdoors. Although bred for specific seasons, it is still best to trial more than one variety, using succession plantings to determine which one suits your conditions.

Organically grown. Spacing closely at 8-10" encourages these varieties' self-blanching characteristics.Seeds will germinate from 41-85°F (5-29°C), but the highest germination percentage will occur around 75°F (24°C), depending on the variety and seed...

Cover seeds lightly, about ⅛". Cover seed lightly, about 1/8", and firm soil gently. Other maturities listed are from transplant; add about 10 days if direct seeding.1M/160', 5M/830', 25M/4,150', 175M/acre at 6 seeds/ft.

Does best in spring or fall under cooler conditions. Tie the heads closed one week before harvest to blanch the center to a creamy white color. An old French heirloom frisee endive forms a heart of finely cut, frilly leaves that are mildly bitter, and...

Firm soil gently, and keep surface moist until emergence in 3-5 days (or longer in cold weather). Earliest heading variety in our trials. Properly hardened transplants can survive temperatures as low as 20°F (-6°C).

Shade the flats on sunny, warm days if necessary to keep the soil surface cool, below 75°F (24°C), until germination. Firm soil gently, and keep surface moist until emergence in 3-5 days (or longer in cold weather).

Larger framed than Rhodos, which it replaces, and more tipburn tolerant and slower to bolt than Rhodos and other chicories of this type. Cover seeds lightly, about ⅛". Cover seed lightly, about 1/8", and firm soil gently.

It is a cool weather crop and grows best at temperatures of 60-65°F (15.5-18.3°C). Sow seeds 1" apart, rows 12-18" apart. Organically grown. Careful variety selection is important for hot weather plantings.

Harden seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2-3 days before planting outdoors. Although bred for specific seasons, it is still best to trial more than one variety, using succession plantings to determine which one suits your conditions.

It can also be forced to use the tender white leaves called Belgian endive.is grown for the leaves, which may be in a tight head or a loosely packed bunch. Chicory plant requires 1 to 2 inches of water per week or enough to keep the soil evenly moist...

Shade the flats on sunny, warm days if necessary to keep the soil surface cool, below 75°F (24°C), until germination. Firm soil gently, and keep surface moist until emergence in 3-5 days (or longer in cold weather).

Summer crops can be successful if nights are cool (below 60°F/16°C).If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.