Chicory 'Zoom' F1 / 'Bingo' F1

  • Product number: 071200
  • Origin: Europe
  • Latin: Cichorium intybus

For early to mid-late cultivation with or without casing soil or in hydroponics.

The chicory family includes endive, salsify and various types of chicory. Characteristic is the more or less present "bitter note", formerly reviled and now highly appreciated. Let a plant "bolt" sometime: chicory flowers are usually beautiful blue in color and smell of vanilla!

Names:
Latin: Cichorium intybus
Dutch: Witlof
Also: Cichorei
English: Witloof Chicory

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Sowing method: On rows 50 cm apart from May-June and thin to 15 cm, or sow in pressed soil blocks from March-April and transplant in late May. Thinned plants can be eaten as spinach or raw in salads. Detailed cultivation descriptions can be found online.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June

Harvesting time:

  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October

Soil type:

  • All soil types
  • Hydroponics

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors
  • Greenhouse
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: Blue flowers with vanilla scent
  • Origin: Europe
  • Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Biennial
  • Attractive to insects: Bees
  • Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Moderate
  • Latin: Cichorium intybus
  • Dutch: Chicory
  • Also known as: Chicory
  • English: Witloof Chicory
  • All year round

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