Catalogna Chicory

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Catalogna Chicory outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 25 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 70 days.

Companion Planting

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  Gai Lan
  

  Gai LanExcellent pair

  • ❧Gai Lan attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Catalogna Chicory
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Catalogna Chicory
  • ❧Catalogna Chicory roots deep while Gai Lan feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Coral Bells
  

  Coral BellsExcellent pair

  • ❧Coral Bells attracts Hoverflies and Lacewings and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Catalogna Chicory
  • ❧Catalogna Chicory draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Catalogna Chicory roots deep while Coral Bells feeds near the surface — no competition
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Bitter Melon attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Catalogna Chicory
  • ❧Catalogna Chicory draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Catalogna Chicory

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space25 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~70 days

Water: Medium · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining