Macun
The high yielding chicory variety Macun for commercial production, suitable for forcing in soil or water. Uniform chicons that are compact and firm. For mid season forcing (mid November to end of January). Moderately vigorous leaves.
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Cultivation
Planting distance: 40-50 x 12 cm Note: sow more thickly and thin out to the required spacing
bred by

Samuel Widmer
Current breeding location: Andwil, Schweiz
Biodynamically bred varieties from Samuel Widmer:
Chicorée Macun

increasingly from
Hofgut Rengolshausen / Vera Becher


Annegret Rose
Our partner farm Rose Saatzucht is located in the north of Erfurt. There, Annegret Rose has been passionately growing and propagating her impressively beautiful peonies for many years. Before a root can be lifted for sale, the perennial grows in her fields for around 6-7 years. Since 1993, the traditional farm has been cultivating a wide variety of over 200 different types of vegetables, herbs and flowers under Demeter guidelines for seed production.