Witloof chicory · Thāne, Maharashtra, India
When to plant witloof chicory in Thāne
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Thāne, on your chosen risk.
First autumn frost
no autumn frost
The far end of the outdoor season.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Thāne
Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.
Witloof chicory through the year
Against the frost risk in Thāne
Why these dates
Sow around two weeks after the last frost and leave the plant to build a root all season. Lift after the first frosts, trim the leaves, and force in darkness at about 12C.
The root is hardy to about -8C and a frost before lifting is traditionally thought to improve forcing, so there is no rush to get it up.
Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Witloof chicory are timed for direct sowing 2 weeks after it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Thāne.
Also in Thāne
Other vegetables to time
Growing witloof chicory in Thāne
How much frost will witloof chicory tolerate?
The root is hardy to about -8C and a frost before lifting is traditionally thought to improve forcing, so there is no rush to get it up.