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Radicchio

ST365015

Growing Season

Fall

Light

Full Sun

Watering

Moderate

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Supporting Plants

Lettuce

Plant description

Radicchio is a leaf chicory, sometimes known as Italian chicory and is a perennial. It is grown as a leaf vegetable which usually has white-veined red leaves. It has a bitter and spicy taste, which mellows when it is grilled or roasted.
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Seed

Seed Depth

6

Soil Temp.

60F - 65F

Days To Germination

6 Days

Indoor Sowing

8 weeks before frost

Outdoor Sowing

2 weeks before frost

Sowing Instruction
Radicchio requires cold weather to grow. It tolerates cold and frost very well. To harvest in winter make sure you begin sowing in midsummer.
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Growing

Spacing Between Beds

20cm - 25cm

Soil Temp.

45F - 65F

Ph Range

5.5 - 6.8

Growing Instruction
See sowing
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Harvesting

Days to harvest seeds

80 Days

Days to harvest seedlings

65 Days

Harvesting Instruction
Radicchio can be harvested as soon as the head is firm.
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