Chicory 'Coffee' Plant
“Cichorium intybus”
Plant Availability: Early spring to late summer
Pot Size: 1L
Benefits:
Offers potential health benefits such as supporting digestion and liver health, and its uses include being brewed as a coffee substitute, added to salads for its bitter flavor, or utilized as a medicinal herb in traditional remedies.
Growing Conditions
Season: Spring or Autumn - Perennial
Soil: Rich and Well Draining
Watering: Water Regularly
Position: Full Sun to Part shade
Fertilising: Compost, Manure, Liquid feed
Use: Harvest roots and roast to use as a coffee alternative. The tap root penetrates deep into soil, breaks up clay and mines minerals from sub-soil. Rich in vitamins add leaves to salads.
Growing tips: Requires space to spread
Companion Plants: Dill, Garlic and Nasturtium
“Cichorium intybus”
Plant Availability: Early spring to late summer
Pot Size: 1L
Benefits:
Offers potential health benefits such as supporting digestion and liver health, and its uses include being brewed as a coffee substitute, added to salads for its bitter flavor, or utilized as a medicinal herb in traditional remedies.
Growing Conditions
Season: Spring or Autumn - Perennial
Soil: Rich and Well Draining
Watering: Water Regularly
Position: Full Sun to Part shade
Fertilising: Compost, Manure, Liquid feed
Use: Harvest roots and roast to use as a coffee alternative. The tap root penetrates deep into soil, breaks up clay and mines minerals from sub-soil. Rich in vitamins add leaves to salads.
Growing tips: Requires space to spread
Companion Plants: Dill, Garlic and Nasturtium
“Cichorium intybus”
Plant Availability: Early spring to late summer
Pot Size: 1L
Benefits:
Offers potential health benefits such as supporting digestion and liver health, and its uses include being brewed as a coffee substitute, added to salads for its bitter flavor, or utilized as a medicinal herb in traditional remedies.
Growing Conditions
Season: Spring or Autumn - Perennial
Soil: Rich and Well Draining
Watering: Water Regularly
Position: Full Sun to Part shade
Fertilising: Compost, Manure, Liquid feed
Use: Harvest roots and roast to use as a coffee alternative. The tap root penetrates deep into soil, breaks up clay and mines minerals from sub-soil. Rich in vitamins add leaves to salads.
Growing tips: Requires space to spread
Companion Plants: Dill, Garlic and Nasturtium
