As a biennial plant, it has a two-year growing cycle. It produces a leafy head in the first year and then, after winter dormancy, flowers and sets seed in year two. Chicory left over winter in a ...

According to European folklore, chicory flowers can open locked doors or grant their possessor invisibility. But though that’s pure myth, the truth about the plant is almost as wondrous. Get a closer ...

There are several varieties of chicory that are ideal for forcing in winter for tender, blanched heads. To do this, buy dormant plants in pots in the autumn - in November, cut back growth leaving ...