Chicory Root Tea

55 days (baby greens), 150 days (forced chicons). The leaves are mildly bitter and delicious. 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.

Seeds go dormant when soil temperature is over 80°F. It can be planted any time soil temperatures are 65-70°F. 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. Plant Red Verona Radicchio in June for fall harvest of small, gourmet, cabbage-like heads that turn burgundy red.

With its white stems and dark green leaves, our Certified Organic Catalogna Emerald looks like dandelion but has mild flavor and tender leaves. Seeds go dormant when soil temperature is over 80°F.

It forms tight crunchy heads in the fall that hold for months. Midsummer plantings can be made in cold frames for the longest harvest window. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days.

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...

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

If sowing into flats, transplant 1-2" apart into flats, pots, or cell-type containers about 2 weeks later. Sow seeds 1" apart, rows 12-18" apart. It is remarkably sure-heading, very tolerant to tipburn, and resistant to bottom rot.

Harden seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2–3 days before planting outdoors. Organically grown. Dry soil must be watered to ensure coolness and moisture, and for uniform germination.Clip individual leaves or harvest whole head by cutting...

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

For baby leaf: Sow in 2-4" wide bands, 6 seeds/in., 1M/13'; 5M/65'; 250'/oz.; 4,000'/lb.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase price.

Slightly slow growing which makes it less prone to tipburn. Leaves are more frilly and less broad. Harvest at 4-5 weeks.Clip individual leaves or harvest whole head by cutting with a knife just above the root attachment.

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...

Transplant shallowly so that the base of the plant will be slightly above the soil to discourage bottom rot.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...

Firm soil gently, and keep surface moist until emergence in 3-5 days (or longer in cold weather). Cover seed lightly, about 1/8", and firm soil gently. Full-size heads form a mass of tender blanched leaves at the heart for salad mix.

Specialty chicory of the Tres Fine Maraichere type, also known as "frisee." Benefine forms a beautiful, ruffled head of thin, light-green leaves that are deeply cut and toothed. At maturity, its heart blanches to reveal creamy, tender-sweet leaves ideal...

Properly hardened transplants can survive temperatures as low as 20°F (-6°C). Can be grown right through the season from spring to fall. Transplant 8" apart in rows 18" apart. Although bred for specific seasons, it is still best to trial more than one...

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

Chicory is used counteract the caffeine stimulation. It is a mild tonic, diuretic, and laxative. Come and visit my store for good old fashion, high quality, fresh teas, bath herbs,and just herbs! if you want to order please check out my EBAY at caroli-61...

Plant the roots individually after chilling to force the leaves to grow in a tight, blanched head.Learning how to grow chicory is similar to learning how to grow most. Chicory requires well drained soil with plenty of organic matter.

Firm soil gently, and keep surface moist until emergence in 3-5 days (or longer in cold weather). Cover seed lightly, about 1/8", and firm soil gently. The blonde leaves are extra-cut and fringed, a unique color with pinkish petioles.