This is how the sowing becomes a success

This is how you prepare the seedbed in an exemplary manner

If there are no more frosts to fear from May, the sowing take place. In a sunny, warm and sheltered location with normal garden soil, please create a fine-crumbly seed bed. The soil is thoroughly loosened with the rake. Add a little sand to improve permeability. If the soil is particularly sandy-gravel, sifted compost compensates for the deficiency.

Sowing chicory - this is how it works

In the prepared seed bed, use a stick to make narrow furrows at a distance of 30 to 40 centimeters. How to properly sow the seeds:

• Spread the seeds in the furrows
• Sieve the dark germs with a 2 to 3 cm high layer of soil
• Just press the substrate very lightly and water it with a fine shower head

So that the valuable seeds do not end up in the stomachs of hungry birds and other garden dwellers, spread a close-meshed protective net over the bed. In the days and weeks that follow, water and weed regularly. When the seedlings have reached a height of 5 to 6 cm, the young pathways are separated at a distance of 8 to 10 cm.

Flowers do not appear until the second year

The chicory thrives as a biennial plant. In the year of sowing, only a rosette of leaves forms. The following year the sky-blue flowers sprout in the Time from June to October. The resulting seeds are ideal for propagation, but you can proceed according to these instructions.