I acquired some heirloom chicory seed last year, the packet illustration looks a little like cabbage... is that the same thing? And if I scattered it to let it 'go wild' would it reseed itself and become established?
I acquired some heirloom chicory seed last year, the packet illustration looks a little like cabbage... is that the same thing? And if I scattered it to let it 'go wild' would it reseed itself and become established?
see if it has a botanical name on it. There are different varieties being grown and there is at least 1 I know of that looks more like cabbage.
I don’t know if it’s the botanical name, Castelfranco. Maybe that’s just the variety?
That is the variety, but no problem. It is known for being one of the mildest of the radicchio varieties. Radicchio, endive and chicory are all the same family, can be cooked and eaten the same way, can be found in the wild (but the chicory varieties are the most common wild) but there are some differences in medicinal values.