Radicchio - Milan

$1.89

The Milan Radicchio adds a unique flavor to salads. Milan is strikingly beautiful with its deep red and very white veins. Harvest when heads begin to become firm. Milan has 9 to 12 ounce round deep red heads with very white veins. Plant the Milan Radicchio in mid-spring to early summer. They prefer well drained soil with lots of organic matter. Cut head above the crown and it may re-sprout producing another head in the fall. In warm climates Milan can be planted in the fall for winter harvest. It adds a distinctive, desirable, slightly bitter flavor to salads, is delicious sauteed with butter and garlic, or eaten with slices of fresh tomatoes. Remove the outer leaves until you reach the inner heart where the veins are white. The Radicchio Milan, 'Cichorium intybus', is a self-heading type that is easy to grow. ... more information

Mizuna Mustard It is so attractive that it is used as an ornamental. Mizuna looks are deceptive; it is a beautiful graceful prolific branching plant that will also germinate under cold and wet spring conditions. It is a common mixture in Mesclun salads and it is also steamed and stir-fried. Plant as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring. Successive plantings every 3 weeks will provide for continuous harvest. You can harvest a few leaves from each plant anytime after germination.

Radicchio - Milan
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