Sugarloaf Chicory

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

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. 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.

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. Bittersweet flavor.

Seeds go dormant when soil temperature is over 80°F. Harvest leaves the first year and in mild climates overwinter for succulent flower stems. Harvest at baby leaf size or full size.

Midsummer plantings can be made in cold frames for the longest harvest window. Plant midsummer for mature heads in fall with typical red color. (4” heads) Palla Rossa 3 is a gorgeous radicchio type chicory.

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.

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.

Harvest at 5-6 weeks.Radicchio grows best in cool or mild weather, i.e. fall, winter, and spring. Sow seeds 1" apart, rows 12-18" apart. Cover seed lightly, about 1/8", and firm soil gently.

In rows 18" apart. 18,850 seeds/oz. 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.

Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous supply of fresh radicchio.Radicchio seed can enter thermal dormancy when exposed to high temperatures above 77°F (25°C). Harvest at 5-6 weeks.Radicchio grows best in cool or mild weather, i.e. fall, winter, and spring.

Harvest at 4-5 weeks.Clip individual leaves or harvest whole head by cutting with a knife just above the root attachment. Like all T.F.M. types, it can be sensitive to tipburn and requires an attentive grower.

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 3 days before harvest, rest a 4-6" cardboard disk, plate, or tie...

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 deliciously crispy in gourmet salad mixes.

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.

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.

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 3 days before harvest, rest a 4-6" cardboard disk, plate, or tie...

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. Harden seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2-3 days before planting outdoors.

Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous supply of fresh radicchio.Radicchio seed can enter thermal dormancy when exposed to high temperatures above 77°F (25°C). Harvest at 5-6 weeks.Radicchio grows best in cool or mild weather, i.e. fall, winter, and spring.

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...

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.