After this, remove the bucket and allow plants to grow as normal. If you're forcing chicory in the ground, dig up a few roots, pot up into three litre pots and treat as pot-grown plants.

The second method is rubbing the chicory with salt. Leave it for at least 15 minutes, then rinse under running water. Rinse and dry the soaked chicory before placing it in the pan.

Chicory root has long been used in traditional medicine as a treatment for numerous ailments. Presently, chicory root-derived supplements are growing in popularity, primarily because of ...

Chicory is available throughout the winter months. Choose chicory with crisp, fresh-looking leaves that are springy to the touch and tightly packed; there should be no sign of insect damage. Once ...

Well, clubsters, let’s call it a wrap. Not that you should put your ladles away. There will be plenty of chilly nights in the next couple of months when a pot of soup is the most welcome dinner.

One of the most enjoyable vegetables currently in season this winter is witloof chicory, that sentinel-shaped bud of greeny-white leaves which, like celery, is grown underground to keep it white and ...