When temperatures rise above 75ºF the growth slows, while the crop’s flavor changes and plants start to bolt and go to seed. Chicory seeds for forcing should be sown outdoors in the early to ...

There are several varieties of chicory that are ideal for forcing in winter for tender, blanched heads. To do this, buy dormant plants in pots in the autumn - in November, cut back growth leaving ...

According to European folklore, chicory flowers can open locked doors or grant their possessor invisibility. But though that’s pure myth, the truth about the plant is almost as wondrous. Get a closer ...