Cichorium intybus

Fiero F1 Radicchio

Days to Maturity: 85 days

SKU
1986
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Starting at: As low as $8.95

Gorgeous plants with emerald green outer leaves and burgundy interiors.

Burgundy inner leaves have bright white ribbing and juicy crunch for beautiful color and texture contrast in salad mixes. Plants produce upright, dense, elongated heads with mildly bitter flavor. A lovely variety that will store for several months.

  • Treviso-type
  • Upright 6-7" heads
  • Hybrid

13-15M (14M avg) seeds/oz, 208-240M (228M avg) seeds/lb. M=1,000. 1/32 oz approx. 425 seeds.  Direct seeding rate: 15 seeds/foot in rows 12-18” apart, thin to 8”. Transplant: 8-12” apart in rows 12-18” apart.

Cultural Info

Specialty greens are cold hardy and fast growing leafy plants. Days to maturity are from direct seeding, except for chicories (endive, escarole, puntarelle, radicchio,) where days to maturity are from transplant.

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