Chicory Tea

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 mature heads are narrow and dark green when field grown.

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

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

48 days, full size. (8-12”) Italian Dandelion. 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.

Spring plant for baby leaves. Use them raw in salad, grilled or baked. It forms tight crunchy heads in the fall that hold for months. 25,000 seeds/oz.; 1-3 lbs./acre; 10-21 days. Plant midsummer for mature heads in fall with typical red color.

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 a flower and as an herb.

Packet: 200 seeds.Escarole is hardy and can be planted as early as the soil can be worked. 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...

Transplant 8" apart in rows 18" apart. 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...

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. Dry soil must be watered to ensure coolness and moisture, and for uniform germination.Clip individual leaves or harvest...

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

Packet: 200 seeds.Endive is hardy and can be planted as early as the soil can be worked. Harden seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2-3 days before planting outdoors. Dry soil must be watered to ensure coolness and moisture, and for uniform...

Careful variety selection is important for hot weather plantings. Sow seeds 1" apart, rows 12-18" apart. 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...

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 deliciously crispy in gourmet salad mixes.

Shade the flats on sunny, warm days if necessary to keep the soil surface cool, below 75°F (24°C), until germination. Dry soil must be watered to ensure coolness and moisture, and for uniform germination.Sow 2-4" wide bands, 6 seeds/in.

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.

Careful variety selection is important for hot weather plantings. Sow seeds 1" apart, rows 12-18" apart. 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...

Transplant 8" apart in rows 18" apart. Firm soil gently, and keep surface moist until emergence in 3-5 days (or longer in cold weather). Transplant shallowly so that the base of the plant will be slightly above the soil to discourage bottom rot.Seeds...

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

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. The plant can be found growing wild in many areas of the U.S. and is used both for...

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.

Transplant 8" apart in rows 18" apart. 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...