Seed packets Toraf salad chicory Palla Rossa 3 — 5 g pack

Toraf salad chicory Palla Rossa 3 seeds in a 5 g pack are intended for home gardeners and professional growers who want to cultivate red-tinged chicory heads for fresh salads and culinary use. This variety produces compact, round heads with attractive red coloring on the outer leaves while maintaining a crisp texture and typical slightly bitter chicory flavor. The 5 g package contains a seed quantity suitable for sowing in outdoor beds, greenhouses, or containers, allowing flexible planning of harvests and staggered sowing.

Advantages

The Palla Rossa 3 variety combines ornamental red leaf coloration with reliable head formation and good crispness, making it suitable both for direct consumption and for use in prepared dishes. The small 5 g pack is convenient to store and handle, giving an economical option for trial sowings or small-scale production. Seeds are presented for straightforward sowing in different cultivation environments and support predictable growth when standard horticultural practices are followed.

Suitable for

• Home garden beds and allotments
• Greenhouse or tunnel cultivation
• Container and balcony growing
• Fresh salad production and culinary preparation
• Staggered sowing for continuous harvest

Key specifications

• Variety: Palla Rossa 3 (red-tinged salad chicory)
• Seed quantity: 5 g per pack
• Plant form: compact, round heads
• Use: fresh salads and culinary processing
• Suitable cultivation: outdoor beds, greenhouses, containers

How to use

Sow seeds according to common chicory sowing practices: prepare a fine, well-draining seedbed and sow thinly at the recommended depth for small-seeded salad chicory. Maintain even moisture during germination and thin seedlings to the appropriate spacing for head development. Palla Rossa 3 performs well when grown in fertile, moderately moist soil with regular tending. Harvest heads when they reach the desired size and color, cutting at the base to preserve quality for immediate use or processing.

Usage recommendations

For best results, perform soil preparation with added organic matter and ensure consistent watering during dry periods. Use staggered sowing every 1–2 weeks to extend the harvest window. When growing in containers, choose a pot with good drainage and a minimum depth suitable for root development.