07/17/2024
Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), planted last year - flowers in second year. While many of the chicory plants got eaten by the deer during the freezing cold winter months, some survived. The chicory plant is amazing, all of it can be eaten! The leaves can be eaten in salads. The roots can be roasted and are often used as a coffee substitute. There are some scientifi -based papers that claim that chicory may have anti-tumor, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, immunomodulatory and prebiotic benefits. The flowers have traditionally been used in the past as a herbal treatment for everyday ailments e.g. appetite stimulant and as a treatment for cuts, and bruises.
