Zuckerhut
Chicory sugar loaf Zuckerhut forms long shaped and pointed heads. A winter salad with a more delicate taste than endive. Can withstand light frosts. Firm heads can be stored until ca. January. The leaves have spicy-nutty, slightly bitter flavour.
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Cultivation
Seed germination temperature: 20-25 °CPlanting distance: ca. 30 x 40 cmOptimal amount of plants: 8-9 plants/m²Sowing depth: ca. 1 cm
bred by
increasingly from

De Beersche Hoeve
The Demeter farm De Beersche Hoeve is a propagation and breeding farm located at Gut Baest in the south of the Netherlands. It is a former monastery farm that has been in operation for 800 years.


Gärtnerei Spiren / Per Andersen
Gartneriet Spiren is a third-generation family business specialising in seed propagation and is managed by Per Anderssen in Skaelskor, Denmark.
Rémi Colombet
Rémi Colombet's Demeter family farm is located in the Drôme region in the Rhône Valley, Chaubeuil, France. The region is characterized by a mild, dry climate with strong winds brought by the "Mistral".