Comment forcer des racines de chicorée witloof pour avoir des endives

How to force witloof chicory roots to produce your own endives or chicory. Pulling witloof chicory, preparing witloof chicory roots, and forcing to obtain and harvest endives according to your needs... follow the advice of Hubert Fontaine, our expert gardener. #endive #chicone #chicory #forcing #witloof Growing witloof chicory Witloof chicory or endive chicory allows you to produce endives after forcing them in a dark place. • Sowing witloof chicory: in spring, starting in May, in light, well-worked soil without stones. How to properly pull witloof chicory or "endive chicory"? • Harvesting period for endive chicory: in autumn, October, November • Ensure the soil is slightly moist • Use a spade or a digging fork • Harvest the whole witloof chicory (roots and leafy parts) • Let it dry in place for a few days (called "drying out") Note: in dry soil, the witloof chicory root is difficult to harvest whole and may break. How to prepare witloof chicory roots for forcing? This process is called "dressing." This is a counterintuitive term that can be confusing because dressing a plant, or a cutting, before planting involves reducing the root part as well as the leafy part. To train a witloof chicory for forcing, you must: • Reduce the foliage: Hubert recommends pruning to 2 to 3 cm above the root collar • Reduce the root slightly Do this for all the chicories. After training, try to keep the roots all the same length How to train endives or witloof chicories? • Take an opaque, sufficiently tall container (in this case, a plastic pot) • Add potting soil to the bottom • After dressing, place the chicory roots tightly together • Cover with potting soil • Water so that the soil penetrates well between the roots • Cover with an opaque pot • Place in a garage or cellar Water approximately once a week, depending on the humidity 0:00 How to grow and force endives or witloof chicory 0:20 Harvesting endive or witloof chicory roots 0:56 Forcing endives