Chicory

• Type : Vegetables
• Subtype : Root vegetables
• Botanical Family : Asteraceae (daisy family)

Characteristics

• Lifecycle : Annual
• Exposure : Full Sun
• Frost Hardiness : Frost Resistant
• Cultivation Difficulty : Challenging
• Mature height : 30 cm

Sowing & Planting

• Greenhouse Growing : Not Required
• Sowing Depth : 1 cm
• Plant Spacing : 30 cm
• Row Spacing : 30 cm

Maintenance

• Maintenance : Moderate
• Water Requirements : High

Other characteristics

• Soil Type : Humus-rich
• Soil pH Preference : Neutral
• Pest Sensitivity : Moderate
• Disease Sensitivity : Moderate
• Weed Sensitivity : Moderate
• Pollination : Self-pollinating
• Propagation : Sowing