Achicoria

Achicoria y escarola crujientes y agridulces — radicchio, sugarloaf, witloof para forzado y escarola (Cichorium intybus). Los protagonistas de temporada fría de nuestra gama de hojas verdes.

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Chicory & endive seeds — crisp, bittersweet salad leaves

Chicory and endive bring crunch and a pleasant bitterness to autumn and winter salads — from ruby radicchio and sugarloaf to forcing witloof (Belgian chicory) and frilly escarole. Most belong to the Cichorium intybus family within our leafy greens range. New to growing? Our vegetable growing guide covers the basics.

The cool-season salad. Chicory shines when summer salads fade — the calendar shows when to sow.

Types to grow

Hearting radicchio and sugarloaf are eaten like a crisp lettuce, while witloof roots are lifted and forced indoors for tender winter chicons. For milder salad leaves, see our lettuce and quick Asian greens; together they keep the salad bowl full year-round.

Growing and forcing

Sow direct from early summer into prepared soil (our soil guide helps) and keep watered. A touch of cold mellows the bitterness; witloof types are dug up in autumn and forced in the dark for pale, sweet chicons.

Want winter salads? Hardy chicory keeps cropping when little else does — a real cool-season hero.

Popular vegetable categories: Cichorium intybus · Lettuce · Leafy Greens · Asian Greens · Spinach

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre la achicoria y la endibia?
Están estrechamente emparentadas. La achicoria engloba tipos como el radicchio y el witloof; la endibia incluye las hojas de ensalada rizadas y la escarola.

¿Es la achicoria muy amarga?
Agradablemente — el frío, el blanqueado y el forzado suavizan el amargor.

¿Cuándo siembro la achicoria?
De principios a mediados de verano para ensaladas de otoño e invierno.

¿Qué es el forzado del witloof?
Consiste en arrancar las raíces en otoño y hacer crecer los cogollos en oscuridad para obtener hojas dulces y pálidas.

¿Es la achicoria resistente al frío?
Muchas variedades lo son, y siguen produciendo bien entrado el invierno.