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An interesting plant to try in your kitchen garden
This is a fun little plant to grow, adding a deep red colour to your plot. Harvest the whole head or just use the outer leaves. Once fully grown you can usually leave it in the ground until you’re ready to harvest.
ORDER NOW FOR DELIVERY IN SPRING 2020
Number of plants: 10
Variety: Rossa di Treviso (organic*)
Can be grown in: Raised beds are ideal. Find out more about growing chicory in our growing guide below.
In the kitchen: Can be used in salads or cooked. Try blanching it or braised.
Delivery: These plug plants can be delivered between late April to July. These plants will arrive bare-rooted with an approximate height of 10-15cm.
Ready to harvest: Late Aug to Oct
*Transplants suitable for organic growing.
Chicory does well in sunny and shady spots. Light soil is best.
Raised beds are ideal
15cm apart.
Chicory doesn’t need an awful lot of effort, just follow these simple steps and you should get a decent crop.
Water plants well during hot weather. If you are growing them in pots they will benefit from a liquid feet every 2 weeks.
Keep chicory plants well weeded for best results.
To make leaves whiter, tie a piece of string around the leaves and draw them together to prevent light from reaching inner leaves. Do this about 10 days before harvesting the leaves, much longer and the plants will begin to suffer.
Pick leaves as you need them as chicory will not last long once harvested.
Chicory is most often eaten raw in salads. It can be bitter though, so you can always steam or blanch it instead. Another nice thing to do is fill a leaf with a little blue cheese, some chopped walnuts and chopped apple as a canapé.
When we deliver
We usually deliver these plants through into July, although it’s a little dependent on the weather.
You can order from…
These plants are available to be ordered now and we’ll despatch them as soon as they are big enough to both handle the journey to your garden and handle life outside the poly tunnel.
Do I need to sign for them?
All our plant orders are dispatched with an overnight courier* to mainland UK and do not need to be signed for when they are delivered, but will be left somewhere safe. When placing your order, please let us know where you would like the plants left if you are not in when the courier delivers.
We will keep you posted
You will receive an email to let you know that your order is ready to be dispatched and another on the day your plants are packed and leave us, so you know to expect and prepare for their arrival.
