Cutting Chicory 'Catalogna Puntarelle' (Cutting Chicory)

Sow every 2 weeks for successive harvests directly into the garden from early spring to late summer. Seeds are planted ¼ to ½ inch deep (5 mm to 1 cm) an inch apart (2.5 cm) and later thinned to 6 to 18 inch (15 to 45 cm) spacings depending on the size of the variety you planted. Floating row covers will help ward off early insect outbreaks, 3 or 4 year crop rotations will reduce disease pressure but be sure not to include other mustard or cabbage crops in your rotation. High temperatures and not enough water increase the flavor of the leaves but in conjunction with increasing day length will also cause bolting.