Chicory Perseo - West Coast Seeds

Cichorium intybus 

• ound, Chioggia type
• Grow early spring and fall
• Very early maturity
• Dark red with white ribs and veins

A very early maturing Chioggia type with round, dark red heads and thick white ribs and veins. Perseo can be grown in the  early spring and again in the fall. 

Compact 7.5-10cm (3-4") heads allow for close spacing of plants. Chop the tightly packed heads into salads for a pop of dramatic colour and flavour complexity with its mild bitterness. When grown for fall harvest, plant the 3rd week of June, near the summer solstice. Heads are fully mature when they are well-filled, though they can be harvest and eaten at anytime prior as well.

50 Seeds

Sow after the last frost date and again in mid-summer to take advantage of the fall growing season. Optimal soil temperature: 10-22°C (50-72°F). Seeds sprout in 2-15 days, depending on conditions. In hot weather plants may go to seed quickly, so have new plantings ready to go.

Either direct seed or start indoors and transplant. Sow seeds 5mm (¼”) deep, and thin or transplant to allow 30-45cm (12-18″) between plants in rows 30-45cm (12-18″) apart.