Chicory 'Variegato di Castelfranco'
- Perfect for Pots
I am mad keen on chicory
This traditional variety of chicory is one of the hardiest and easiest to grow from seed anytime in the year. Leave it to heart up, or eat it as a cut-and-come-again leaf in a mixed salad bowl.
Please note, illustrated packets are being introduced gradually over the coming months, availability may vary.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- October - April
- Height
- 30cm (12in)
- Common name
- Chicory
- Moisture
- Moist
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Direct sow 1cm deep late May to July or into individual cells for planting out. Can be forced inside. You can speed the germination process up by sowing into a length of guttering under cover and transplanting outside.
Care Tips
Can be grown in container pots or window boxes. Keep moist at all times, to avoid it becoming bitter.
Flowering Time
October - April