50-80 Days. Perennial Italian heirloom greens with long, tender, broad leaves with mild flavor. 8-12" tall and wide. Harvest young leaves for best quality. Used as gourmet culinary greens. Sow indoors or out as soon as soil can be worked. Full to part sun, average watering, and fertile to average soil. Fast growing and not particular about growing conditions. Grows widely throughout North America. Takes on a sweeter flavor in Fall after first frost. Use fresh or sauteed, or can be frozen or dehydrated for later use. cichorium intybus
