Re: radicchio

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From: Alison Chaiken
Date: Thu, 09 May 2002 04:15

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"Michelle" <mgeary@sonic.net> writes:

>     And how's it going?
Hey Michelle!

> Check out http://www.botany.com/cichorium.html which discusses the
> cabbage-like heads (but without explicitly saying to harvest the
> entire head).

I think I'll wait until the first flower stalk appears, then harvest
the whole head.

>Note, btw, that they mention radicchio needs a long cool growing
>season and that in the South one should plant in late summer,
>presumably in order to grow the crop over the winter.  When did you
>plant these puppies?

Hmm, February I think.  Perhaps I should let one go to seed since
they're perennial!

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