- Vegetable
- Delicate flavour
- Coffee substitute
Description
'Witloof' seeds
Cichorium intybus
- Vegetable
- Delicate flavour
- Coffee substitute
Perennial vegetable from the dandelion family, with leafy green foliage and a large tap root. Leaves can be cooked or eaten raw. Delicate flavour; slightly bitter and sweet. Roots can be dried and roasted as a coffee substitute or replanted and the new shoots blanched to produce witloof. Outer leaves are green, inner leaves are pale.
Also known as 'Chicory Root Plant' and 'Belgium Endive'.
Culinary use
Seeds per gram: 900
Product code: B4-09
Quick Sowing Guide
| Method | Sow direct |
|---|---|
| Sowing Depth | 5mm |
| Season | Spring |
| Germination | 4-7 days @ 15-18°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle | Hardy Perennial (usually grown as an annual) |
| Row Spacing | 50cm |
| Plant Spacing | 30cm |
| Position | Full sun, moist soil |
| Days Until Maturity | 150-170 days |
*Notes:
Witloof needs to be grown in two stages to produce pale blanched heads. Step 1: Grow like usual chicory, cut off leaf growth and harvest root. Step 2: Re-plant root and grow in dark, either by covering or growing indoors. Alternatively Witloof can be grown like regular chicory, however it will have an open habit with green leaves.
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| Express Delivery | $15.00 | ||
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