Cichorium intybus var. foliosum
Chicory
Common names: Brussels endive, White chicory
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Description
Chicory is a chicory plant cultivated in two stages. In summer you grow robust roots in the garden bed. In winter you grow the tender, pale yellow shoot tips in the dark; these closed heads are pleasantly bitter and are a classic winter vegetable.
Care instructions
Sow from May directly into the bed and let the plants form strong roots over the summer. Dig up the roots in late autumn, cut the foliage, and then grow them in the dark, cool, and moist (for example in a box with sand in the basement). After three to four weeks you harvest the firm sprouts. Keep them in the dark during growth, otherwise they turn green and bitter.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, sandy, humus-rich, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Light feeder
Months
Mar–May
Propagation
Methods
- From seed
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
For example celery rootDillParsleyCorianderCelery (Stalk Celery)Caraway and 17 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Sunflowers release substances into the soil that inhibit potato tuber growth, and they also compete for water and nutrients.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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