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Bitter Italian red-leaved chicory forming small dense heads. Cold improves colour and flavour. Sow late summer for autumn/winter harvest.
Cichorium intybus (Puntarelle)
vegetable
A fellow Asteraceae — similar growing habits to Radicchio
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant DillGreat, ChrysanthemumGreat and CarrotGreat nearby.Direct-sow Radicchio outdoors about 8 weeks after your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 80 days.
Radicchio seed rarely stays viable beyond 4 years — track what's still worth sowing.
Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining
Aphididae
Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.
These three thrive alongside Radicchio — and alongside each other.
