Chicory Endive

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

Careful variety selection is important for hot weather plantings. Cool quickly by dunking in cold water, drain, and refrigerate.Our varieties are nicely self blanching, but if a thorough white or cream blanch is desired use the French technique: about...

Dry soil must be watered to ensure coolness and moisture, and for uniform germination. Harvest at 4-5 weeks.Clip individual leaves or harvest whole head by cutting with a knife just above the root attachment.

Careful variety selection is important for hot weather plantings. Cool quickly by dunking in cold water, drain, and refrigerate.Our varieties are nicely self blanching, but if a thorough white or cream blanch is desired use the French technique: about...

To force, remove from cold storage after 6–10 weeks to a cool, 55–70°F (13–21°C) room. Packet: 200 seeds.http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/chicory/belgian-endive-witloof/totem-organic-f1-endive-seed-2320G.11.htmlBelgian endive may be grown...

It is the sweetest of the radicchio type chicories. (4” heads) Varigata Di Castelfranco radicchio is very pale with red speckles and streaks. It forms crunchy bittersweet heads. Use it raw in salad, grilled or baked.

The white stems are thick and crispy. Harvest at baby leaf size, midsize or full size. (12-18”) Italian Dandelion. Seeds go dormant when soil temperature is over 80°F. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days.

(12-18”) Garnet Stem Catalogna features tall dandelion-like leaves for mesclun. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days. Plant spring, summer and fall for beautiful bitter-sweet salad greens.

The mature heads are narrow and dark green when field grown. The leaves are mildly bitter and delicious. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days. (15-18″ heads) Di Tipo Witloof Di Bruxelles is the variety used to grow the white Belgian Endive seen...

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

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

Harvest leaves the first year and in mild climates overwinter for succulent flower stems. 48 days, full size. With its white stems and dark green leaves, our Certified Organic Catalogna Emerald looks like dandelion but has mild flavor and tender leaves.

It forms tight crunchy heads in the fall that hold for months. (4” heads) Palla Rossa 3 is a gorgeous radicchio type chicory. Use them raw in salad, grilled or baked. Spring plant for baby leaves.

Plant outdoors in a sunny spot with proper drainage. Chicory seeds can be planted in the most challenging of conditions, and actually tend to thrive in less-than-ideal soil. Chicory Seeds Chicory is a very versatile plant that is equally cherished as...

(8-10”) Our Certified Organic Batavian Full Heart escarole features hearts that blanch easily to nearly white. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 14 days, 45-75°F. Sweet tasting variety for fall plantings.

In rows 18" apart. 15,600 seeds/oz. Harden seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2–3 days before planting outdoors. Mild, slightly bitter flavor. Other maturities listed are from transplant; add about 10 days if direct seeding.1M/160', 5M/830',...

Properly hardened transplants can survive temperatures as low as 20°F (-6°C). Thin to 8" apart; thinnings may be transplanted. It is remarkably sure-heading, very tolerant to tipburn, and resistant to bottom rot.

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.

Cover seed lightly, about 1/8", and firm soil gently. Sow seeds 1" apart, rows 12-18" apart. Dry soil must be watered to ensure coolness and moisture, and for uniform germination.Sow 2-4" wide bands, 6 seeds/in.

Plant in summer and fall, plants can stand light frosts. The plants are slow bolting and resistant to tip burn. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 14 days, 45-75°F. (24”) Salad King is a dark green endive with curled and deeply cut leaves.

(8-10”) Batavian Full Heart escarole features hearts that blanch easily to nearly white. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs//acre; 14 days, 45-75°F. Sweet tasting variety for fall plantings.

Fine d'Inverno / Capillina is the finest cut, cold hardiest frisee on the market. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 14 days, 45-75°F. Excellent raw in salad mixes or cooked. The leaves are so fine they will get tip-burn in the summer.

Plants are very cold resistant, fall planting variety. The narrow leaves are green with serrated edges. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 14 days, 45-75°F. Riccia Santantuono endive has a full heart that self blanches.