Grumolo (verde)

created by Beate W. at 01.01.2022

Features

Taste

aromatic

Slightly bitter

Growth habit

smooth rosette

Fruit shape

broadleaf

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

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F

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Description

Dark green, strong-flavored rosette chicory for harvesting in late frost-free winter and early spring. Winter variety with broad, round leaves with white ribs, eaten as a salad The larger the rosettes grow, the more bitter they become. Considered frost resistant. Direct seeding is recommended.

Non hybrid

Frostproof

Growing tips

Sowing April-August as cut chicory, July-August as rosette chicory for spring harvest. Sow in rows of 20 cm and cover with 2 cm of soil. Germination in 7-14 days at 15-25 °C. Culture duration 65-140 days. As a late salad crop, chicory is well suited as a second crop to early potatoes, cabbages and carrots.