Italiko Rosso Chicory (Cichorium intybus)

This upright Catalogna chicory sports sawtooth-shaped leaves with attractive red ribs. Sometimes mistaken for a red dandelion, Italiko adds a savory bite to salads and tastes great braised. Fares well in cooler weather.

• 250 seeds minimum
• Germination: 7-14 days
• Maturity: 45-50 days
• Direct sow 1/4″ deep in full sun/partial shade as soon as soil can be worked and again in late summer for a fall harvest.
• Space plants 8-12 apart.