Chicory

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	Chicory Chichoirum intybus It is always exciting to open the door and go out into the garden for the first time on any day.....Marion Cran	Featured 5-Star Retailer:
Additional Chicory Information Medicinal Uses Recipes Magic & Superstition Herb Index Page Site Map Home Annuals Architectural Elements Backyard Habitat Biennials Bonsai Bulbs Cactus/Xeriscaping Companions Composting Container Gardening Crafts Garden Ornamentation Gargoyles Greenhouses Ground Covers Herbs Insects/Diseases Landscaping Organics Perennials Ponds Propagation Recipes Roses Seeds Shade Gardens Shrubs/Hedges Tools Trees Vegetables Vines Weeds Wildflowers Wildlife Shop Gardening	Chicory is a perennial, cool-weather crop, with a tap root like a Dandelion. It has a tart, bitter taste. It spreads, but not thickly, and has a scraggly overall appearance. Chicory can be used as a vegetable like lettuce, but is more often used for its root, which can be ground and roasted for blending with coffee. Young roots can also be boiled and eaten with butter, much like parsnips. The flowers of Chicory are a pleasant blue, and they close in the afternoons. Harvest leaf Chicory as the leaves become adequately large. To blanch the roots, harvest before frost and store in sand in a dark room. Chicory is an easy to grow plant with a long taproot that makes it somewhat resistant to draught. It prefers moderately rich, well-drained soil and full sun, and can be easily started from seed.	Lillian Vernon Corporation is a leading 56-year-old national catalog and online retailer that markets gift, household, children's and fashion accessory products. Our company specializes in personalization, organization and celebration
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