Bailey from TN Nursery shows chicory plants with electric-blue flowers that close by noon. The edible leaves work raw in salads or boiled like greens. Add lime to soil for larger plants, and they thrive in drought-tolerant gardens. Buy one, get one free.
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Hey guys, it's Bailey with TN Nursery, and I want to show you our chicory today. This chicory ain't blooming yet, but they're about to. You can see a few down through here starting to put off buds. Chicory is cool because it, uh, these leaves that they produce are edible. They're like salad. You can boil them like turnip greens, and they're a good herb, good for your lungs and your kidneys. And, uh, they bloom of the morning time. They bloom an electric blue color. They're beautiful when they bloom, and they bloom of the morning, and they stay bloomed to about noon. And, uh, if you ever go down the side of the road, you'll see, uh, blue flowers, and that's chicory. They love lime. That's the secret to getting big chicory, is putting lime in your ground. And you can see they're just absolutely beautiful. They're perfect for drought gardens if you struggle with drought drought where you're at, these are perfect. We got a buy one get one free sale going on. Shop now at TN Nursery.