Leaf chicory with an intense green color and long white veins. Forms a large clump with elongated leaves and serrated edges. Harvest the leaves or as a whole rosette. The inner, tender leaves are good for salads, the outer, more tart leaves are good steamed.
Colour: green
Harvest: autumn
Type: Leaf Chicory Catalogna
Temperature requirements: low
Nutrient requirements: low
Seed spacing between the row: 40 cm
Seed spacing in the row: 30 cm
Sowing depth: 1 cm
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Explanations
Pelleted seeds (pills). The seeds are coated with mineral fillers. The aim is to standardise size and shape to facilitate (technical) sowing. The biocompatible pills are sold per piece.
