Direct-sow
Chicory has a long taproot and dislikes transplanting — sow it right where it'll grow, spring or late summer.
The blue roadside flower whose root makes a gut-friendly coffee is tough and easy from seed. Here's the simple path.
Chicory has a long taproot and dislikes transplanting — sow it right where it'll grow, spring or late summer.
Full sun and loose, deep soil so the taproot can grow long and straight. It's very drought-tolerant.
Thin seedlings to give each a hand's width — crowded roots stay small and forked.
Enjoy the bright blue flowers; dig the taproot in fall of the first or second year to roast.
Chicory is one of ten medicinal herbs worth growing — Nicole Apelian's Medicinal Garden Kit gives you all ten as non-GMO seeds with her full grow-and-remedy guide.
Ten medicinal herbs and the simplest way to turn each into a tea, salve or tincture — one printable guide. We'll email it to you.