The bitter winter salad is extremely healthy. Here you can find out what to consider when growing and harvesting chicory.<\/p>\n
If you want to grow chicory yourself, you need a little patience. Because the delicious bud is not already formed in the vegetable patch, but only after the roots have been harvested in autumn and then sprouted again in the dark. Find out below how this works and why perseverance is worthwhile.<\/p>\n
Chicory ( Cichorium intybus<\/em> var. Foliosum<\/em> ) is leaf chicory and belongs to the sunflower family. The roots of the wild chicory ( C. intybus<\/em> ) were already used as a vegetable and medicinal plant in ancient times. During the 18th century, the root chicory ( C. intybus<\/em> var. Sativum<\/em> ) was bred and cultivated in Europe to use roasted as a coffee substitute due to its bitter aroma.<\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/span>Origin and characteristics of chicory<\/span><\/h2>