Chicory is a bitter-tasting, leafy vegetable. There are three different types: 'forcing' chicory, red chicory or radicchio and 'non-forcing' chicory. To force chicory you need a 'forcing' chicory, such as 'Witloof'.

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To produce pale, crisp heads of tightly packed leaves, chicory needs to be forced into growth with the light excluded. This will also prevent them from tasting bitter.

Forcing can be done in situ in the garden in early spring, but for winter harvests, lift the plants in autumn and force them undercover.

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