Leaf chicory. It is a salad plant. Leaf rosettes are obtained by forcing roots that were harvested from the field in autumn. A position in the second year after manure is good for her. The light soil makes it easier to harvest the roots. In spring, seeds are sown in rows every 30…50 cm and stops every 6…9 cm. In the fall, the roots are harvested and the leaves are trimmed to a height of 2…5 cm above the head. Healthy roots are selected for forcing, diameter 3…5 cm and stores them in mounds or cellars, at temp. 0do temp. Rushing takes place in rooms with a temperature of. 10…25do temp. The roots are downed like this, so that their heads are at the same level, watering, and then covered with a layer of earth or sand thick
15…20 cm. The ground temperature should be at 5…6° C higher than air, which can be achieved by placing root containers on central heating pipes. During harvesting, the leaf heads are cut off along with a piece of the root, so that the leaves do not fall apart. The forcing period lasts approx. 4 weeks, So you can successively cut down successive batches of roots and thus have fresh chicory throughout the winter.
Sowing date: half of V…half of VI.
Root harvest time: X…XI.
Variations: Chicory, Free (does not require a cover).
