In The Garden — Leaf Chicory

Download | How to Grow Chicory in Canada | Complete Growing Guide (PDF) Chicory is a versatile, cool-season vegetable grown for its distinctive, pleasantly bitter leaves, tender shoots, or edible roots. Popular in traditional Italian cooking, chicory adds flavour and variety to salads, soups, and sautéed vegetable dishes. Although chicory is sometimes confused with endive or radicchio, it includes several distinct types. Leaf chicory and Catalogna are grown primarily for their foliage, while root chicory is cultivated for its enlarged taproot. Chicory grows successfully in many Canadian gardens, particularly during the cooler spring and autumn months. With proper planting dates,...