Chicory is most popular in mediterranean regions where it is used like lettuce to make beautiful, tasty salads, and are especially good when cooked. The main difference with chicory is the bitterness in their taste which is stronger in some varieties than in others but this taste can really add something to a meal and can work very well with the slightly sweeter taste of many other vegetables.
Most varieties of chicory should be sown during late summer to mature in the colder weather of autumn and winter. Most varieties of chicory prefer rich, moist soil and if possible soil with lots of organic matter is ideal to get the most out of your crop. As chicory has a long growing period it can keep you going well over the winter months when there is not too much else to harvest. If you can give it a little space then varieties can grow large which really gives you good pay-back.
We have a good variety of seeds that gives you a fine selection and a spread in both appearence and taste.
