tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post3018162384911877280..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Chicory / RadicchioMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-78703307347678829252012-10-22T09:52:21.928+01:002012-10-22T09:52:21.928+01:00We've still to try growing these ... they'...We've still to try growing these ... they're on the list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-21801898749330605932012-10-20T07:44:50.142+01:002012-10-20T07:44:50.142+01:00liz, no you don't need to blanch Radicchio. Th...liz, no you don't need to blanch Radicchio. The heart should be tight enough to do that automatically. Try eating them cooked: shred some finely and incorporate it in a risotto...Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-62381706493546832072012-10-19T22:10:38.095+01:002012-10-19T22:10:38.095+01:00Thank you. That's what I have growing, great t...Thank you. That's what I have growing, great to see yours the same as mine. I was expecting it to look like your picture of the white/red one, so I need to blanch it at some point or are they self blanching, I have no idea as this is the first time i've grown it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-9068692386788456052012-10-19T18:39:44.250+01:002012-10-19T18:39:44.250+01:00Yes, they are a little bitter - but only a little ...Yes, they are a little bitter - but only a little - less so than Endive. Modern varieties have been developed to be sweeter. And of course you can blanch them if you want.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-71552795751055017352012-10-19T18:33:22.643+01:002012-10-19T18:33:22.643+01:00David, the useable bit - the head - is normally ab...David, the useable bit - the head - is normally about the size of a tennis ball. I'd like them to be bigger, but...Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-52428709087738420712012-10-19T14:23:38.190+01:002012-10-19T14:23:38.190+01:00Very pretty how big are the heads that you grow?Very pretty how big are the heads that you grow?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490964982321159910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-47964308905466306432012-10-19T13:21:05.949+01:002012-10-19T13:21:05.949+01:00I find that the plants vary within the variety as ...I find that the plants vary within the variety as well (or is it that some of the seed isn't coming true to type? Or perhaps that they've crossed with another variety), which confuses things even more.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-42658434737814765032012-10-19T12:55:08.084+01:002012-10-19T12:55:08.084+01:00I've heard chicories are fairly bitter - is th...I've heard chicories are fairly bitter - is this correct?Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-90914977766451593812012-10-19T09:19:57.308+01:002012-10-19T09:19:57.308+01:00This is something I've never eaten, though we&...This is something I've never eaten, though we're not big salad eaters so I don't tend to grow such a variety of salad leaves.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-91583136050021614542012-10-19T03:49:44.303+01:002012-10-19T03:49:44.303+01:00Beautiful greens...Beautiful greens...DesertSnowdrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536625464260264587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-56432577599144882212012-10-18T22:09:03.950+01:002012-10-18T22:09:03.950+01:00Very beautiful salad greens!Very beautiful salad greens!Egretta Wells bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410663977991054877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-45899076763606800262012-10-18T20:49:20.628+01:002012-10-18T20:49:20.628+01:00they all look great and very tasty
they all look great and very tasty<br />David Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276760687239662781noreply@blogger.com