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Article #238Re: radicchio
From: Michelle
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 14:55
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 14:55
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Alison Chaiken <alison+gnus20020508T211356@dailyplanet.wsrcc.com> wrote in
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> "Michelle" <mgeary@sonic.net> writes:
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> > And how's it going?
> Hey Michelle!
hey, Alison!
> I think I'll wait until the first flower stalk appears, then harvest
> the whole head.
So long as you get head formation :( -- hope for a cool spring and early
summer. Are the plants putting out heads now? (I'm trying to visualize how
big the plants would be, but I have no experience with this.)
> >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!
I like to let at least one plant of a type go to seed, just to see what
it does....
Michelle
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