{"id":1800,"date":"2022-04-13T15:52:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bedgardening.com\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2022-06-25T04:31:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T04:31:03","slug":"how-to-grow-radicchio-in-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bedgardening.com\/how-to-grow-radicchio-in-pots\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Grow Radicchio In Pots?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you are not intimate with a lovely vegetable, it\u2019s time to become familiar with it. Radicchios are the prettiest among vegetables. They have many different forms and also come in variant colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing radicchios at home are worth growing because they are very costly if you buy them from supermarkets. Radicchio is past times chicory with wine-red leaves and a white center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From its appearance, it looks like cabbage but actually, it is not. It has a sour taste that adds a pervasive touch to your food. They can be grown in any weather but cool weather makes them a little sweet. Moreover growing radicchios is similar to growing cabbage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Radicchio or red chicory makes a delightful addition to your garden as well as to your dining table. This vegetable is used in Italy on a large scale in various types of dishes. And its 15 different varieties are known there. Radicchio is a past times chickpea, it is a winter tolerant vegetable which makes it more preferable, and it is thought to be like cabbage but the reality is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a matter of fact, radicchios and cabbage have common growing habits. The fruits are small; at maximum, they attain the size of orange or grapefruit. Many people relate it to a hot environment but in fact, it is a winter-tolerant vegetable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing Radicchio:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Radicchio is among those vegetables that are equally grown in gardens as well as in pots<\/strong><\/a> if you maintain the essential conditions required by them. As pot-grown things require more attention than the ones growing in-ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radicchios basically need full sun to partial shade. If you grow them in pots then make sure that on a full sunny day you drag your pot in a partial shade because the direct hot rays may damage the crop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radicchios are susceptible to heat, so make sure you provide them with proper protection against it. The growth becomes stunted or the plant will produce harvest prematurely if the temperature exceeds 75 Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radicchios also require moist soil.<\/strong><\/a> Because drought can result in bitterness of crop as well as it affects the growth rate. Although they can survive in a variety of soils a loamy fertile soil is best for their growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not have the required type of soil<\/strong><\/a> naturally then adjust your soil with compost<\/strong><\/a> or sand. Soil should have the ability to retain water and proper drainage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Varieties of Radicchio to Grow In Pots: <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Radicchios are mainly classified into two groups:<\/p>\n\n\n\n