Last year I grew the mixed leaf chicory from Franchi. I preferred some to others so will grow separate varieties this year. I have noticed a couple of red ones (luckily one of the ones I really liked) have started to shoot again. I dug one up and there were three or four smaller ones growing off the main stem.
My questions are:
It looks like the radiccio you get in the supermarket salad bags, any idea what it is called?
Shall I break the shoots off and grow them all separately. If this is the case shall I treat it as a perennial and do the same next year?
Could I force this in the winter like Witloof, I can't find any reference to a raddiccio suitable for forcing.
Many thanks
Ali