Sow seed in early summer and you’ll have lots of tasty pickings from autumn to early winter. Here’s how. There are three types of chicory: red chicory, which is sometimes known as raddichio ...

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 ...

New Hampshire homesteader Michelle Visser champions chicory as an all-natural alternative to chemically decaffeinated coffee. "I make a tea from dried chicory root that tastes just like coffee ...

Kranthi Varala, assistant professor, and Rachel Kuhn, a junior, both in Purdue’s department of horticulture & landscape architecture, collect individual seed pods of genetically modified ...

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 ...

Chicory appears to be having a moment. Although the plant’s use has long been associated with New Orleans coffee, it is catching on globally. Some people are using it as a coffee supplement. Others ...

Whether you grind whole cardamom pods in a spice grinder to make fresh cardamom powder or use cardamom seeds in your recipes, the essence of this enchanting spice never fails to elevate any dish ...

Some of the vegetables, like napa cabbage, cauliflower, chicory, and zucchini, are described as needing no preparation such as soaking prior to sowing by online seed vendors. Others, like cucumber ...

Drain on a paper towel and reserve. Toss chicory with Caesar dressing and adjust seasoning to taste with salt and pepper. In a second bowl, combine parsley leaves, lemon juice and zest ...

Changing and falling leaves are a sure sign of fall, and so are milkweed seed pods starting to dry out in preparation of being harvested. Milkweed is the only host plant of monarch butterflies ...