Sugarloaf Chicory

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Sugarloaf Chicory outdoors about 6 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 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Common Vetch
  

  Common VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Common Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Sugarloaf Chicory
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Sugarloaf Chicory feeds on
  • ❧Sugarloaf Chicory acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Common Vetch
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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 Sugarloaf Chicory
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Sugarloaf Chicory
  • ❧Sugarloaf Chicory roots deep while Gai Lan feeds near the surface — no competition
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Ladybirds and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids that attack Sugarloaf Chicory
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Sugarloaf Chicory feeds on
  • ❧Sugarloaf Chicory acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Hairy Vetch

How to grow Sugarloaf Chicory

1. Sow6 weeks from frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 35 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining