Radicchio
Cichorium intybus
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors early April to mid-June, sow outside late May to early August, plant out early May to early August, and harvest late July to late November.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- early April to mid-June
- Sow outdoors
- late May to early August
- Plant out
- early May to early August
- Harvest
- late July to late November
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 30 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 55 to 80 days from planting out
- Grows to
- 25 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -6 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 3 weeks
Growing tip
Sow in early summer for autumn heads; spring sowings often bolt before they form a heart.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For radicchio, we used:
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