Chicory - Rossi Di Taeviso (Seeds)

Description

A lovely heirloom radicchio, Rossa di Verona has deep red, heart shaped leaves wrapped tightly around one another to form a solid, round head. Later and hardier than Treviso, it has a sharp flavour that mellows when grilled or treated with a hot oil dressing. Sow Rossa di Verona chicory seeds in May/June and transplant in July for fall harvest. Cut off all the leaves above the crown in early fall. It's the resulting new growth in cold weather that produces the characteristic small, compact, cabbage-like head. They can even be overwintered for spring harvest.

How to Grow

Sow seed in successive crops every 2 weeks from April to August, as long as weather is cool. Plant 1/8" deep spaced 1/4" apart. Row widths of 16" and thin to 12".