Chicory 'Red Palla Rossa'
Chicory 'Red Palla Rossa' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Chicory 'Red Palla Rossa' syn. radicchio is a small heading chicory, 8 - 10 cm across .The bright red, very tight heads have prominent white midribs. It has a slightly bitter, tart taste. As a 'baby leaf' they add great flavour to salads. It is one of the few red leafy vegetables that retains the red colour when cooked. A hardy vegetable and frost tolerant. It is a useful cool season crop to add interest to winter salads. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow.
Product: Chicory 'Red Palla Rossa'
Product type: SEED (100)
Botanical name: Cichorium intybus
Palla Rossa' syn. radicchio is a small heading chicory. The leaves start off green, turning red with colder weather. The bright red, very tight heads have prominent white midribs. It has a slightly bitter, tart taste. It can also be harvested as 'baby leaf' or grown as sprouts. It is a useful cool season crop.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Plant height: 30 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 18- 21°C
Temperate: Late summer to autumn
Subtropical: Autumn to early winter
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 7 - 12 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow into seed tray or seedbed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 5.5 - 6.5 Prepare soil by digging well-rotted compost or animal manure through the bed
Rows: 38 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown
Harvest: 75 - 80 days: begin harvest as soon as heads feel solid