(C) Chicory Palanowicka seeds 1g (124657)

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🌿 Chicory ‘Palanowicka’ (Cichorium intybus)
🌿 Botanical Name: Cichorium intybus
🌿 Type: Hardy Biennial (grown as Annual)

Chicory ‘Palanowicka’ is a reliable, upright variety producing tight, elongated heads of crisp, pale-green leaves with a refreshing, mildly bitter flavour. Excellent for autumn and early winter harvests, it is ideal for adding zest to salads, grilling, or sautéing. This hardy and disease-resistant variety thrives in cool conditions and is perfect for gardeners seeking a distinctive, continental-style crop that’s both nutritious and decorative.

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Hardy biennial (grown as annual)
✔ Height: 25–40cm
✔ Spread: 20–30cm
✔ Harvest: September – December
✔ Position: Full sun; fertile, well-drained soil

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow: Apr – Jul directly outdoors
✔ Germination: 7–14 days at 15–20°C
✔ Spacing: 25–30cm apart in rows 30–40cm apart
✔ Care: Water regularly to prevent bolting; remove weeds and thin seedlings for strong growth; can be forced indoors for blanched, tender shoots

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Crisp, mildly bitter leaves for gourmet salads and cooking
✔ Hardy and reliable in cooler weather
✔ Excellent disease resistance and uniform growth
✔ Perfect for autumn and winter harvesting

✨ Top Tip

For tender, pale leaves, lift roots in late autumn and “force” them indoors in darkness to produce blanched chicons — a classic delicacy known as witloof.

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Salad and kitchen gardens
✔ Autumn and winter cropping
✔ Mediterranean and gourmet dishes
✔ Forcing indoors for blanched shoots

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