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~ CHICORY SEED ~

Chicory is very hardy, and quite versatile - it can be boiled, sautéed or used raw in salads for extra colour and flavour. It is best grown as a cool-weather crop, as it can get bitter in hot conditions, so it is often sown quite late for harvest in autumn and winter.




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"Palla Rossa 3" Red Heading Chicory

This popular, tried and tested chicory has been chosen for its nice round red heads and bright white ribs. A modern reselection of the traditional Palla Rossa variety - it starts out as an open shape but then heads up later into a tight ball, and is bolt-resistant.

Note that it is only a proper deep red colour in cool weather conditions, in the autumn. If grown in hot weather it stays green.

2g (lots of seed) £

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Ingegnoli's Self-Blanching

A lovely chicory from the seedhouse of Ingegnoli in Italy, with loose-heading plants making crisp tasty leaves that aren’t bitter.

Easy to grow - pick the young leaves for salads, or allow to head up. Better than lettuce in burgers and hotdogs as it does't go limp when warm.

We trialled lots of chicories, and we reckon this one is a real star.

600 seed £

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Luisa Chicory NEW

A very pretty mild salad chicory that starts out upright but later makes a head, with red-tinged flecks and edges to the leaves.

Nice addition to salads, sow in summer for harvest in autumn.

600 seed £

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