BBC - Gardening - Gardening Guides - Techniques - Growing chicory: "There are three types of chicory: red chicory, which is sometimes known as raddichio and is often seen in mixed salad packs in supermarkets; sugarloaf varieties, which resemble lettuces and forcing chicory – this isn't grown in the normal way.
It's deprived of light, or forced, in winter to make edible white growths called chicons.
Chicory will thrive in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. It can
The leaves will be ready for harvesting about 60 to 70 days from planting."
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