{"title":"Chicory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"radicchio-puntarelle","title":"Chicory (Puntarelle di Galatina), 'Medusa'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Medusa\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Puntarelle di Galantina\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity: 70-90\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eWe are crazy about the chicories in general, but puntarelle has been a full-blown obsession here at Uprising. Puntarelle is unique among the chicories in that it is the young, hollow bolting shoots that are usually eaten rather than the leaves. They grow into dense beautiful \"heads\" (referred to as \"pigne\" or pinecones in Italy) with many points that, upon harvest, are separated, julienned into thin strips, and soaked in cold water to remove some of the bitterness while developing an elegant curl. In Roman markets, vendors can be found prepping the greens using a \u003cem\u003etaglia puntarelle\u003c\/em\u003e, a tool consisting of a fine wire grid (available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uprisingorganics.sbs\/collections\/tools\/products\/puntarelle-slicer#\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e) which the stems are pushed through to finely slice them for soaking. The texture is crisp and crunchy with the lovely refreshing bitterness of its radicchio siblings. In Rome, Puntarelle alla Romana, thin strips of puntarelle in an anchovy, garlic, vinegar, and olive oil dressing, is a quintessential winter salad. There it is mainly a winter vegetable, but because bolting is triggered by photoperiod (day length, or more accurately night-length) it generally heads much earlier at our more northerly latitude, usually between mid-October and mid-November. 'Medusa' is actually variety from Puglia in the Italian south. While similar to the Roman types, Galatina types from Puglia tend to be a bit bigger, heavier, cold-hardy, and more uniform in their heading. The tradeoff is that the stems tend to be a bit shorter and the texture slightly less tender. We think both types very much have a place in any puntarelle enthusiasts rotation. \u003cbr\u003eWe have been growing this crop for many years here at Uprising, and in the past have found the available seed to be extremely variable, frustratingly producing a relatively low percentage of proper, harvestable plants. This Smarties strain has vastly raised the bar of success in our climate, with our trial plot showing very uniform heading and size. The timing of planting is very important - check our Radicchiology page linked below for more details on growing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70-90 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37742542389422,"sku":"SMA-MD-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37742542422190,"sku":"SMA-MD-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37742542454958,"sku":"SMA-MD-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37742542487726,"sku":"SMA-MD-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/Puntarelle.jpg?v=1608056282"},{"product_id":"curly-endive-bellesque","title":"Curly Endive, 'Bellesque'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(C. endivia) \u003c\/em\u003eNamed after our hometown, Bellingham, WA, “Bellesque” is a fall heading frisée type endive with densely packed frilly green leaves and blanched hearts. We love it for its playful texture and lightly bitter, lightly sweet crunch. When you hear the term “loft” in reference to salad, the sought after textural quality of airiness and spring, this is exactly what they are talking about. Lots of curves and crevices to catch dressing and keep you salad light. Best late summer-sown for heads can be sown all season for baby cuts. Cold hardy selection bred by our friend John Navazio when he lived here on the shores of the Puget Sound. An excellent production variety.\u003cbr\u003e65-75 days. WGS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 200 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37809805000878,"sku":"CHI-BQ-pkt","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37809805033646,"sku":"CHI-BQ-500s","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37809805066414,"sku":"CHI-BQ-1Ms","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":44236068290793,"sku":"CHI-BQ-5Ms","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/endivesmall.jpg?v=1606176256"},{"product_id":"belgian-endive-witloof-macun","title":"Belgian Endive\/Witloof, 'Macun'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(C. intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eTo grow Belgian endive is to witness one of the most marvelous transformations in the world of vegetables. The plant starts in the field as a mildly charmless, bitter-tasting, gangly, oversized dandelion looking thing. Its enormous rough taproot is then dug, the greens trimmed back, and then replanted, this time in complete darkness, where over the course of about a month a second refined, elegantly curving, dense golden leaf growth (the “chicon”) emerges from the stump. They are magical creatures. We’ve grown them in closets, under staircases, in crawlspaces, corners of barns, even our seed room at the office. In the winter months, being able to cut a couple and bring them into the kitchen makes us feel rich. Macun is a good variety, bred for production in Europe, that has consistently produced the best, densest chicons for us in our not-so-professional forcing situations. Sweet, lightly bitter, golden little leafy boats to grill or fill with all sorts of deliciousness. Grow some, ok? \u003cbr\u003e25-30 days after digging and forcing. UO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 200 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37809646960814,"sku":"CHI-MA-pkt","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37809646993582,"sku":"CHI-MA-500s","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37809647026350,"sku":"CHI-MA-1Ms","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37809647059118,"sku":"CHI-MA-5Ms","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":44236047319273,"sku":"CHI-MA-25Ms","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/macun.jpg?v=1606176740"},{"product_id":"radicchio-incantatore","title":"Radicchio (Tardivo), 'Incantatore'","description":"\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Incantatore\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Treviso Tardivo\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity: 100-110\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eIn our opinion, the forced winter chicories represent the absolute pinnacle of grace and culinary joy in the radicchio family. Distinctively elegant in appearance, “Incantatore\" has long slender burgundy leaves with pure white mid-ribs that curl fancifully inwards at the tip. Produced primarily around the town of Treviso, in the Veneto region of northern Italy, this type of radicchio is known as \u003cem\u003eRosso di Treviso Tardivo\u003c\/em\u003e and is \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etraditionally “forced\", or brought inside (roots and all) in late fall\/early winter after growing for months in the field to produce a second, deliciously tender growth in the heart of the rosette. The practice originates from historically lean times when poor rural populations sought out sources of winter-time nourishment. Plants that produced a core of edible greens in the coldest months of the year when brought inside barns and cellars became food of necessity. Ironically, many have now come to be thought of as gourmet culinary treasures like Belgian endive, Treviso Tardivo, and Rosa di Gorizia. The first Italian vegetable to gain IGP, a European protected status for special food products specific to a place of origin (similar to many wines and cheeses) radicchio, Treviso tardivo was celebrated with a producer's exhibition in 1900 which, interrupted only by wartime years, has been held every year since. Use raw in salads, grilled, roasted, sautéed with risotto or pasta. A true source of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some strains of tardivo produce a blanched core even in the field setting, we strongly encourage you to take the extra step of forcing which produces the most tender midribs and unquestionably superior eating quality. It is worth the additional effort. Tardivo has always reminded us of hooded snakes standing upright, hence our name for the strain \u003cem\u003eIncantatore\u003c\/em\u003e, Italian for “charmer”.  As a reference point for those familiar with other strains on the market in the US, ours slots right in the middle in days to maturity between \"Sile Precoce\" and \"Sile Tardivo\" and is, in our opinion, perfectly suited to our PNW growing conditions, producing a bigger head than the extra early varieties, while still being able to be forced in time for the Thanksgiving market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100-110 days + forcing. UO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eUnavailable in 2026. Try '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uprisingorganics.sbs\/products\/radicchio-tardivo-cagnani#\"\u003eCagnani\u003c\/a\u003e' as a replacement!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37809852285102,"sku":"CHI-IN-pkt","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37809852317870,"sku":"CHI-IN-500s","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37809852350638,"sku":"CHI-IN-1Ms","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37809852383406,"sku":"CHI-IN-5Ms","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37809852416174,"sku":"CHI-IN-25Ms","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/tardivo.jpg?v=1608076170"},{"product_id":"radicchio-rosso-di-chioggia","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Chioggia), 'Vesuvio'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Vesuvio\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Chioggia\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 55\/60 days (extra early)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eThe most common and best known radicchio type, Rosso di Chioggia is the public face of the radicchio for much of the world, but perhaps suprisingly, is a relatively recent introduction, dating back only to the 1930-1950s when it was bred from the Variegato di Castelfranco type. Rosso di Chioggia looks like a miniature wine-red cabbage, dense and round. What perhaps best differentiates it from the other red heading types is that rather than having a thick central white midrib, its leaves have a radiating, dispersed, and much thinner rib that is more integrated into the texture of the leaf. Plants are unfussy and have been developed into a wide spectrum of very uniform days-to-maturity cycles or \"slots\". Chioggia can be more forgiving than some, but as with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChioggia is a seaside town just to the south of Venice whose old town shares much of its more famous northern neighbor's setting of narrow streets and canals. The agricultural area radiates east, and while Rosso di Chioggia is grown all over he world, the IGP label is limited to producers in the the area between Chioggia and Rosolina. It is a shame that the type became the introduction for many Americans to the radicchio family through the ubiquitous baby salad mixes from California of the 90's and 2000's that invariably had shredded Chioggia leaves mixed in for color. Chioggia is often considered a type for cooking rather than eating raw in Italy on account of being further toward the bitter end of the radicchio spectrum than many of the fresh salad types, and consequently turned off many American palates through its assertiveness in raw form. It truly shines as grilled wedges with a fat like cheese or nuts and a sweet element like balsamic vinegar, pomegranate molasses, pears, or figs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e55-60 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":39298551349422,"sku":"SMA-VE-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":39298551382190,"sku":"SMA-VE-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":39298551414958,"sku":"SMA-VE-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":39298551447726,"sku":"SMA-VE-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":39298551480494,"sku":"SMA-VE-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/SM4.0web.jpg?v=1614415623"},{"product_id":"radicchio","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Chioggia), 'Etna'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Etna\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Chioggia\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 80 days (mid)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eThe most common and best known radicchio type, Rosso di Chioggia is the public face of the radicchio for much of the world, but perhaps surprisingly, is a relatively recent introduction, dating back only to the 1930-1950s when it was bred from the Variegato di Castelfranco type. Rosso di Chioggia looks like a miniature wine-red cabbage, dense and round. What perhaps best differentiates it from the other red heading types is that rather than having a thick central white midrib, its leaves have a radiating, dispersed, and much thinner rib that is more integrated into the texture of the leaf. Plants are unfussy and have been developed into a wide spectrum of very uniform days-to-maturity cycles or \"slots\". Chioggia can be more forgiving than some, but as with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChioggia is a seaside town just to the south of Venice whose old town shares much of its more famous northern neighbor's setting of narrow streets and canals. The agricultural area radiates east, and while Rosso di Chioggia is grown all over he world, the IGP label is limited to producers in the the area between Chioggia and Rosolina. It is a shame that the type became the introduction for many Americans to the radicchio family through the ubiquitous baby salad mixes from California of the 90's and 2000's that invariably had shredded Chioggia leaves mixed in for color. Chioggia is often considered a type for cooking rather than eating raw in Italy on account of being further toward the bitter end of the radicchio spectrum than many of the fresh salad types, and consequently turned off many American palates through its assertiveness in raw form. It truly shines as grilled wedges with a fat like cheese or nuts and a sweet element like balsamic vinegar, pomegranate molasses, pears, or figs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37862052954286,"sku":"SMA-ET-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37862053019822,"sku":"SMA-ET-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37862053052590,"sku":"SMA-ET-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37862053118126,"sku":"SMA-ET-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37862053150894,"sku":"SMA-ET-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/chioggia.jpg?v=1614415553"},{"product_id":"copy-of-radicchio-chioggia-4-5","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Chioggia), 'Santa Helena'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Santa Helena\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Chioggia\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 110 days (mid\/late)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eThe most common and best known radicchio type, Rosso di Chioggia is the public face of the radicchio for much of the world, but perhaps suprisingly, is a relatively recent introduction, dating back only to the 1930-1950s when it was bred from the Variegato di Castelfranco type. Rosso di Chioggia looks like a miniature wine-red cabbage, dense and round. What perhaps best differentiates it from the other red heading types is that rather than having a thick central white midrib, its leaves have a radiating, dispersed, and much thinner rib that is more integrated into the texture of the leaf. Plants are unfussy and have been developed into a wide spectrum of very uniform days-to-maturity cycles or \"slots\". Chioggia can be more forgiving than some, but with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChioggia is a seaside town just to the south of Venice whose old town shares much of its more famous northern neighbor's setting of narrow streets and canals. The agricultural area radiates east, and while Rosso di Chioggia is grown all over the world, the IGP label is limited to producers in the the area between Chioggia and Rosolina. It is a shame that the type became the introduction for many Americans to the radicchio family through the ubiquitous baby salad mixes from California of the 90's and 2000's that invariably had shredded Chioggia leaves mixed in for color. Chioggia is often considered a type for cooking rather than eating raw in Italy on account of being further toward the bitter end of the radicchio spectrum than many of the fresh salad types, and consequently turned off many American palates through its assertiveness in raw form. It truly shines as grilled wedges with a fat like cheese or nuts and a sweet element like balsamic vinegar, pomegranate molasses, pears, or figs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37862076842158,"sku":"SMA-SH-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37862076874926,"sku":"SMA-SH-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37862076907694,"sku":"SMA-SH-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37862076940462,"sku":"SMA-SH-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37862077005998,"sku":"SMA-SH-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/SM4.5web.jpg?v=1614415589"},{"product_id":"radicchio-treviso-precoce-4-10","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Treviso Precoce), 'Regina Rossa'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Regina Rossa'\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Treviso Precoce\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 90 days (early-mid)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eRegina Rossa is the queen of the Smarties range of Treviso type varieties. An excellent selection for production: uniform, vigorous, and perfectly slotted for fall production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe city of Treviso is one of the epicenters of radicchio production, and Rosso di Treviso Precoce is one of the best known types in Italy, second only to Rosso di Chioggia in terms of amount produced. \"Precoce\" means \"early\" in Italian and is used here to differentiate it from the late fall\/winter forced-type, Treviso Tardivo. It is relatively unfussy to grow producing dense vertically elongated heads with wine-red leaves and wide contrasting white mid-ribs for fall harvests. It has the mildest bitterness of any of the red heading radicchio types, and though it is very much at home in a raw salad preparation, it is widely considered a type for sauteing, grilling, and roasting in Italy. Much of the plant's sweetness that compliments the bitterness is found in the midrib. As with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37862428836014,"sku":"SMA-RR-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37862428901550,"sku":"SMA-RR-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37862428967086,"sku":"SMA-RR-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37862428999854,"sku":"SMA-RR-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37862429065390,"sku":"SMA-RR-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/trevisoprecoce.jpg?v=1614413482"},{"product_id":"radicchio-treviso-precoce-4-11","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Treviso Precoce), 'Pacifico'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Pacifico'\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Treviso Precoce\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 110 days (mid-late)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003e'Pacifico' is an excellent, production worthy mid-to-late cycle Treviso-type with a big frame and uniform habit. It compares favorably to the popular and better-known 'Baldo' at the same days-to-maturity slot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe city of Treviso is one of the epicenters of radicchio production, and Rosso di Treviso Precoce is one of the best known types in Italy, second only to Rosso di Chioggia in terms of amount produced. \"Precoce\" means \"early\" in Italian and is used here to differentiate it from the late fall\/winter forced-type, Treviso Tardivo. It is relatively unfussy to grow, producing dense, vertically elongated heads with wine-red leaves and wide contrasting white mid-ribs for fall harvests. It has the mildest bitterness of any of the red heading radicchio types, and though it is very much at home in a raw salad preparation, it is widely considered a type for sauteing, grilling, and roasting in Italy. Much of the plant's sweetness that compliments the bitterness is found in the midrib. As with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37862464782510,"sku":"SMA-PA-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37862464848046,"sku":"SMA-PA-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37862464880814,"sku":"SMA-PA-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37862464946350,"sku":"SMA-PA-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37862464979118,"sku":"SMA-PA-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/pacificoweb.jpg?v=1675813424"},{"product_id":"radicchio-verona-4-13","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Verona), 'Pasqualino'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Rosso di Verona\u003cbr\u003eVariety: \"Pasqualino\"\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 60-65 (extra early)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eRosso di Verona is our insider's choice of the red heading chicories. Relatively unknown in the US market it doesn't have the flashy appeal of the the tall Treviso Precoce, or the ubiquitous market power of the Chioggia but it's wonderful production and culinary characteristics make it favorite in our family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the older types, Rosso di Verona dates back to the 18th century when like most radicchio of the time, it was produced by forcing. Through generations of selection it became the field heading variety we recognize today. Named after their center of production in the Veneto, Rosso di Verona are characterized by their small size (about the size of a large fist), compact egg-shaped heads, and prominent central white midrib on the leaves. There is a lovely interplay between the bitterness of the leaf and the sweetness of the white midrib especially well into the fall and into periods of consistent frosts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore a cooking than a salad radicchio, its manageable size is perfect for wedging and grilling, roasting or sauteeing. A top choice in our home for pizza toppings, grilled veg + radicchio sandwiches or to toss with pasta. Top choice for weeknight risotto too (lookin' at you, tardivo, for the weekend).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60-65 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37862548832430,"sku":"SMA-PQ-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37862548897966,"sku":"SMA-PQ-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37862548963502,"sku":"SMA-PQ-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37862548996270,"sku":"SMA-PQ-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37862549061806,"sku":"SMA-PQ-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/Verona.jpg?v=1614413395"},{"product_id":"radicchio-verona-4-14","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Verona), 'Romeo'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Rosso di Verona\u003cbr\u003eVariety: \"Romeo\"\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 85 (early-mid)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eRosso di Verona is our insider's choice of the red heading chicories. Relatively unknown in the US market it doesn't have the flashy appeal of the the tall Treviso Precoce, or the ubiquitous market power of the Chioggia but its wonderful production and culinary characteristics make it a favorite in our family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the older types, Rosso di Verona dates back to the 18th century when, like most radicchio of the time, it was produced by forcing. Through generations of selection it became the field heading variety we recognize today. Named after their center of production in the Veneto, Rosso di Verona are characterized by their small size (about the size of a large fist), compact egg-shaped heads, and prominent central white midrib on the leaves. There is a lovely interplay between the bitterness of the leaf and the sweetness of the white midrib especially well into the fall and into periods of consistent frosts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore of a cooking than a salad radicchio, its manageable size is perfect for wedging and grilling, roasting or sauteeing. A top choice in our home for pizza toppings, grilled veg + radicchio sandwiches or to toss with pasta. Top choice for weeknight risotto too (save the tardivo for the weekend).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e85 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37862753632430,"sku":"SMA-RM-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37862753665198,"sku":"SMA-RM-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37862753697966,"sku":"SMA-RM-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37862753730734,"sku":"SMA-RM-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37862753763502,"sku":"SMA-RM-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/Verona2.jpg?v=1614413425"},{"product_id":"radicchio-castelfranco-4-18","title":"Radicchio (Variegato di Castelfranco), 'Mirabella'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Mirabella\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Variegato di Castelfranco\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 65 days (extra early)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eNamed after the town about 40 miles NW of Venice, towards Bassano, Variegato di Castelfranco is winter salad royalty and one of the most visually stunning \"greens\" we grow.  Plants begin with an open habit of broad green leaves which eventually develop a central conical head that becomes denser and denser through the fall and into the winter. As the weather cools the leaves develop stunning burgundy flecking which is contrasted against the inner golden leaves that have been blanched by the exterior. Patterning and degree of flecking can vary from plant to plant and the outer edges of the leaves have an elegant serrated shape. Sometimes referred to as the \"Tulip of Winter\" in Italy, the dense heads are laboriously opened up into a beautiful floral shape for to display in markets. Castelfranco types offer some of the best fresh, raw eating of the entire radicchio family, with thin tender leaves and a very mild bitterness. Very cold-hardy it is one of the very best choices for winter salad greens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with, for example, Castelfranco types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37862876348590,"sku":"SMA-MB-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37862876381358,"sku":"SMA-MB-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37862876414126,"sku":"SMA-MB-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37862876446894,"sku":"SMA-MB-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37862876512430,"sku":"SMA-MB-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/Castel.jpg?v=1614415062"},{"product_id":"radicchio-castelfranco-4-20","title":"Radicchio (Variegato di Castelfranco), 'Beatrice'","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. 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Sometimes referred to as the \"Tulip of Winter\" in Italy, the dense heads are laboriously opened up into a beautiful floral shape for to display in markets. Castelfranco types offer some of the best fresh, raw eating of the entire radicchio family, with thin tender leaves and a very mild bitterness. Very cold-hardy, it is one of the very best choices for winter salad greens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with, for example, Castelfranco types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37863044645038,"sku":"SMA-BE-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37863044710574,"sku":"SMA-BE-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37863044743342,"sku":"SMA-BE-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37863044808878,"sku":"SMA-BE-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37863044841646,"sku":"SMA-BE-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/SM4.20web.jpg?v=1614415788"},{"product_id":"radicchio-castelfranco-4-21","title":"Radicchio (Variegato di Castelfranco), 'Lentiggini'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio, Chioggia, It.*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Lentiggini\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Variegato di Castelfranco\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 110 days (late)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Named after the town about 40 miles NW of Venice, towards Bassano, Variegato di Castelfranco is winter salad royalty and one of the most visually stunning \"greens\" we grow.  Plants begin with an open habit of broad green leaves which eventually develop a central conical head that becomes denser and denser through the fall and into the winter. As the weather cools the leaves develop stunning burgundy flecking which is contrasted against the inner golden leaves that have been blanched by the exterior. Patterning and degree of flecking can vary from plant to plant and the outer edges of the leaves have an elegant serrated shape. Sometimes referred to as the \"Tulip of Winter\" in Italy, the dense heads are laboriously opened up into a beautiful floral shape to display in markets. Castelfranco types offer some of the best fresh, raw eating of the entire radicchio family, with thin tender leaves and a very mild bitterness. Very cold-hardy, it is one of the very best choices for winter salad greens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with, for example, Castelfranco types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eAll out-of-stock radicchio\/endive varieties and sizes will be restocked in Feb. Check back!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37863166476462,"sku":"SMA-LT-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37863166509230,"sku":"SMA-LT-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37863166607534,"sku":"SMA-LT-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37863166640302,"sku":"SMA-LT-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37863166673070,"sku":"SMA-LT-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/castel2.jpg?v=1614415107"},{"product_id":"radicchio-lusia-4-25","title":"Radicchio (Variegato di Lusia), 'Delta'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Delta\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Variegato di Lusia\u003cbr\u003eDay to Maturity (slot): 90 (mid)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Radicchio Variegato di Lusia, named after the town which lies about halfway between Chioggia and Verona in Northern Italy's Veneto region, can be thought of as a mashup of Chioggia shape and Castelfranco color patterning. The attractive round heads are slightly less dense but feauture the same diffuse veining pattern as the well known Chioggia types with wine red flecking on leaves that are light green on the exterior fading to buttery yellow toward the core. The red flecking gets more and more pronounced towards the center. Like many of the pale to gold radicchi its bitterness is very mild and its texture most akin to lettuce family greens with a tender crisp crunch (think iceberg meets romaine for an after-dinner amaro). It's a beautiful addition to salads shredded raw and we'll always recommend grilled wedges for just about any of the radicchio types. An excellent choice to win people over to this family of bitter delights or to dip a toe in yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e90 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37863219265710,"sku":"SMA-DT-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37863219298478,"sku":"SMA-DT-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37863219331246,"sku":"SMA-DT-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37863219364014,"sku":"SMA-DT-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37863219396782,"sku":"SMA-DT-25Ms","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/Lusia.jpg?v=1614415493"},{"product_id":"radicchio-blanco-di-chioggia-4-28","title":"Radicchio (Bianco di Chioggia), 'Palla di Neve'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Bianco di Chioggia\u003cbr\u003eVariety: \"Palla di Neve\"\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 90 (mid)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Bianco di Chioggia is one of the most recent additions to the radicchio family and a great introduction for skeptics of our beloved bitter greens. Identified and bred in the 1990's from an all green sport growing in a field of heading variegated type \"Variegata di Chioggia\" (similar to \"Lusia\") Bianco's green round loose heads fade to a blanched golden heart and are among the \u003cem\u003eleast\u003c\/em\u003e bitter members of the family. Like Chioggia types it has a diffuse ribbing system to the leaves rather than a thick central midrib making for a tender leaf for raw salads and preparations and great for sandwiches. Its sweetness also, similar to sugar loaf, makes it a great choice to halve and grill. \"Palla di Neve\" means snowball in Italian. \u003cbr\u003e90 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37863424852142,"sku":"SMA-PN-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37863424917678,"sku":"SMA-PN-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37863424950446,"sku":"SMA-PN-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37863424983214,"sku":"SMA-PN-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37863425015982,"sku":"SMA-PN-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/bianco.jpg?v=1614492285"},{"product_id":"radicchio-catalogna-4-32","title":"Chicory (Catalogna Gigante di Chioggia), 'Felix'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Felix\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Catalogna\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity\/Slot: 80\/mid\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Catalogna types aren't nearly as appreciated as they should be. Not as photogenic as much of the radicchio family, if you're looking for \"instagram-able' chicories, move along, there's nothing to see here. Usually (and confusingly) sold as \"dandelion greens\" in the US, Catalogna absolutely shines as a looseleaf braising\/sauteing green. Long slender serrated leaves have nice substantial and succulent stems to add some sweetness to the leaf's pleasing bitterness. The leaf stems can even be ribboned and used similar to puntarelle (which is actually a specialty subset of the Catalogna type). Easier to grow and more forgiving than many of the heading types, it found its feet in the US market earlier than many of its sexier cousins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e80 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37863558774958,"sku":"SMA-FX-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37863558807726,"sku":"SMA-FX-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37863558840494,"sku":"SMA-FX-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37863558873262,"sku":"SMA-FX-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/catalogna.jpg?v=1614878928"},{"product_id":"copy-of-radicchio-rosa-di-veneto-4-30","title":"Radicchio (Rosa del Veneto), 'Rosato'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Rosato\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosa del Veneto\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity: 120-130 (late)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e If Rosso di Chioggia was the ambassador to the first wave of radicchio in the US, Rosa del Veneto is surely that of the second wave. In this time of sumptuous food photography and social media produce divas no radicchio has garnered as much attention in the past year or two than these pink beauties. Its hard to wrap your head around growing something so beautiful that you can eat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRosa del Veneto types are a relatively recent addition to the radicchio family and there's really not another salad leaf that falls in the same stunning spectrum of salmon to pink color. Extremely cold hardy and very late to develop its color, these are at peak from late November through February from a summer solstice sowing. Don't be surprised that they stay green well into November most years. It would be a shame to waste the color on cooking so they are most often pulled apart and\/or shredded for raw salads. Leaves are substantial and pleasingly bitter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e120-130 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37864050688174,"sku":"SMA-RS-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":37864050720942,"sku":"SMA-RS-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":37864050753710,"sku":"SMA-RS-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":37864050786478,"sku":"SMA-RS-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":37864050852014,"sku":"SMA-RS-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/SM4.30.jpg?v=1614492314"},{"product_id":"escarole-matilda","title":"Escarole, 'Matilde'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. 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It is one of our very favorite chicories for raw salads, but is also used in Sicily and elsewhere as the base for one of the most comforting Autumnal soups we make\u003cspan class=\"ILfuVd\" lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ea simple, subtle brothy affair that just screams for a crust of bread and a comfortable chair next to a window to sit, eat, and watch the rain come down. Also a classic green for \"wedding soup\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Matilde\" is an excellent market-quality Escarole for long day (early) cycles, with the highest flexibility of sowing dates for late summer through late fall harvest periods. It has bright buttery yellow cores, excellent and uniform structure, and resistance to bolting and stem cracking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e60-70 days\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":39267175202990,"sku":"SMA-MT-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":39267175235758,"sku":"SMA-MT-500s","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":39267175268526,"sku":"SMA-MT-1Ms","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":40422224724142,"sku":"SMA-MT-5Ms","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/SM4.36_2.jpg?v=1614496678"},{"product_id":"radicchio-variegato-di-chioggia-acquerello","title":"Radicchio (Variegato di Chioggia), 'Acquerello'","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Acquerello'\u003cbr\u003eType: Variegato di Chioggia\u003cbr\u003eHarvest Time (slot): Feb-March (Extra-late) \/ 120+ Days\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Over the years, the beautiful speckled heads of radicchio 'Variegato di Chioggia' have fallen a bit out of favor in preference for the similar but earlier maturing 'Lusia' types. For growers who like to push radicchio season to the extremes of late winter harvests, however, it's one to pay attention to. After months of freezing temperatures and snow of the northern Italian winter, these are among the last radicchio harvests through February and into March. By then, hidden under a dubious-looking outer shell of decay, the slightly flattened round heads blanch radiant gold with beautiful, deep burgundy flecking. Only mildly bitter, it is lovely shredded for a midwinter salad. With that much time exposed to the elements and the variability of winter conditions they naturally rank higher on the risk\/reward scale if left that late to harvest, but when the conditions align for a late season harvest they are a true joy of the winter table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAs with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e120+ days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":42324921123049,"sku":"SMA-AC-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":42324921188585,"sku":"SMA-AC-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":42324921221353,"sku":"SMA-AC-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":42324921254121,"sku":"SMA-AC-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/vdc1.jpg?v=1641367017"},{"product_id":"radicchio-goriziana-voglia","title":"Radicchio (Goriziana), 'Voglia'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Voglia'\u003cbr\u003eType: Goriziana\u003cbr\u003eHarvest: Nov-January plus ~2 weeks forcing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e I have a problem with Gorizia-type radicchio. Somewhat of a compulsion, really. It might be my favorite thing to grow, full stop. We don't even sell it from our farm really, yet some years I pretend 1000 row ft is a perfectly reasonable amount to put in. You know, for um... personal use(?). And it's not like it's easy to grow, not like you can be flip about it. It's in the ground for 4 months. Then you have to dig them up from the cold wet late fall\/early winter field, bring them inside, and grow them some more... in bins, or indoor shallow lagoons, in darkness for another couple of weeks. If you are a lover of plant form or just a lover of exquisite beauty, the result will take your breath away. I'll be honest, Rosa di Gorizia could taste like liver and onions and I would likely still do all that work to grow it. That it is a delicious bite, with a subtle and refreshing bitterness and delicate crispness makes me feel like plants love me in a way I might not deserve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis type of radicchio is grown around the town of Gorizia which straddles the border of Slovenia in the northeast corner of Italy, in the foothills of the alps. Originally it was grown because it represented one of the only ways to make income on farms in the winter from vegetable growing, but it has since become a celebrated seasonal specialty and culinary delicacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen we first started working with Smarties.bio we weren't going to bring in their Goriziana as we already have one we grow ourselves, 'Isontina'. However, we've grown quite fond of theirs. 'Voglia' is a little more robust, if you will, a little thicker leaf and sturdier ribbing. Its leaf margins tend to be lightly serrated and there is often a color contrast between the top and bottom of the leaf, which makes for a very elegant look. It is very uniform in shape and very cold hardy. While Isontina is a bit more delicate and variable in shape, sometimes more orchid than rose after forcing, 'Voglia' is very much rose. It also seems less affected by rot or decay in the forcing room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables. We encourage you to read our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRadicchiology \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003epage where we've tried to share a good deal of growing and cultural information. If you are unfamiliar with \"forcing\" radicchio, it's a good place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uprising Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":42344773910761,"sku":"SMA-VG-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":42344773943529,"sku":"SMA-VG-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":42344773976297,"sku":"SMA-VG-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":42344774009065,"sku":"SMA-VG-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/voglia.jpg?v=1641715547"},{"product_id":"radicchio-lusia-sorgente","title":"Radicchio (Variegato di Lusia), 'Sorgente'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Sorgente\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Variegato di Lusia\u003cbr\u003eDay to Maturity (slot): 60 (extra-early)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e The \"Variegato\" types are among our very favorite radicchio for their beauty and versatility in both raw or wedged and cooked preparations. Sorgente, an extra early slotting \"Lusia\" type is an exciting new addition, maturing almost a week before our earliest Castelfranco, \"Mirabella\". An excellent choice for markets, as they display beautifully without the extra work of \"fluffing\" (opening the heads) that the Castelfranco types require.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariegato di Lusia can be thought of as a loose chioggia type with similar shape, same diffuse veining, but much milder bitterness. Like many of the pale to gold radicchi, its bitterness is in the background and its texture most akin to lettuce family greens with a tender crisp crunch (think iceberg meets romaine for an after-dinner amaro). Its a beautiful addition to salads shredded raw and we'll always recommend grilled wedges for just about any of the radicchio types. An excellent choice to win people over to this family of bitter delights or to dip a toe in yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e60 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":42349677641961,"sku":"SMA-SG-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":42349677707497,"sku":"SMA-SG-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":42349677740265,"sku":"SMA-SG-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":42349677773033,"sku":"SMA-SG-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/sorgente.jpg?v=1641795732"},{"product_id":"curly-endive-capriccio","title":"Curly Endive, 'Capriccio'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a saying in Italy \"Per ogni riccio un capriccio\" (\"For every curl, a whim\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium endivia) \u003c\/em\u003eCurly endive needs a hype man as it too often gets lost in the shadows of its glamorous radicchio kin. A properly blanched core of curly endive is a thing of beauty and a joy on the salad plate. Frilly golden leaves add visual whim, just the right amount of mild, refreshing bitterness, and endless curls and twists to keep the dressing up in the salad where it belongs instead of left behind on the plate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've grown 'Capriccio' for several seasons now and are continually impressed with its very uniform habit and dense heads with big cores for blanching. An excellent production variety with good bolt resistance, well adapted to a variety of planting dates including long-day periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(181, 61, 61);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":42349914456297,"sku":"SMA-CA-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":42349914489065,"sku":"SMA-CA-500s","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":42349914521833,"sku":"SMA-CA-1Ms","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":42349914554601,"sku":"SMA-CA-5Ms","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/capriccio2.jpg?v=1641798948"},{"product_id":"radicchio-tardivo-botteniga","title":"Radicchio (Tardivo), 'Botteniga'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Botteniga'\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Treviso Tardivo\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity: 80-90\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e An excellent Tardivo variety for the early cycle slot, ready for forcing in the PNW by mid-October. A slightly smaller final product than main and later season selections, we have found it to be an excellent and reliable variety for the first forced radicchio of fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our opinion, the forced winter chicories represent the absolute pinnacle of grace and culinary joy in the radicchio family. Distinctively elegant in appearance, 'Botteniga' has long slender burgundy leaves with pure white mid-ribs that curl fancifully inwards at the tip. Produced primarily around the town of Treviso, in the Veneto region of northern Italy, this type of radicchio is known as \u003cem\u003eRosso di Treviso Tardivo\u003c\/em\u003e and is \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etraditionally “forced\", or brought inside (roots and all) in late fall\/early winter after growing for months in the field to produce a second, deliciously tender growth in the heart of the rosette. The practice originates from historically lean times when poor rural populations sought out sources of winter-time nourishment. Plants that produced a core of edible greens in the coldest months of the year when brought inside barns and cellars became food of necessity. Ironically many have now come to be thought of as gourmet culinary treasures like Belgian endive, Treviso Tardivo, and Rosa di Gorizia. The first Italian vegetable to gain IGP, a European-protected status for special food products specific to a place of origin (similar to many wines and cheeses) radicchio, Treviso tardivo was celebrated with a producers exhibition in 1900 which, interrupted only by wartime years, has been held every year since. Use raw in salads, grilled, roasted, or sautéed with risotto or pasta. A true source of joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile some strains of tardivo produce a blanched core even in the field setting, we strongly encourage you to take the extra step of forcing which produces the most tender midribs and unquestionably superior eating quality. It is worth the additional effort. \u003cbr\u003e80-90 days from transplant + forcing time. SM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":44340868448489,"sku":"SMA-BO-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":44340868481257,"sku":"SMA-BO-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":44340868514025,"sku":"SMA-BO-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":44340868546793,"sku":"SMA-BO-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/botteniga_1.jpg?v=1675725961"},{"product_id":"radicchio-rosso-di-treviso-precoce-sangria","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Treviso Precoce), 'Sangria'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Sangria'\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Treviso Precoce\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 65-70 days (early)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Sangria is the new extra early maturing variety in the Smarties range of Treviso types. It is important with Treviso Precoce to grow the right varieties in the right timing 'slots' (click \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e to read more about how 'slotting' works in contrast to succession planting to stagger harvests over a longer period). Just because you like a variety for mid-season production doesn't mean you can move the planting date forward for an earlier harvest and expect the same quality and harvest results.  The best way to achieve earlier harvests is by growing earlier maturing varieties while keeping your planting date relatively stable, and 'Sangria' is perfectly suited to bring in the first Treviso-type harvests of the season. While slightly smaller than the mid and late varieties, it has perfect shape and full density early in the season  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe city of Treviso is one of the epicenters of radicchio production, and Rosso di Treviso Precoce is one of the best known types in Italy, second only to Rosso di Chioggia in terms of amount produced. \"Precoce\" means \"early\" in Italian and is used here to differentiate it from the late fall\/winter forced-type, Treviso Tardivo. It is relatively unfussy to grow producing dense vertically elongated heads with wine-red leaves and wide contrasting white mid-ribs for fall harvests. It has the mildest bitterness of any of the red heading radicchio types, and though it is very much at home in a raw salad preparation, it is widely considered a type for sauteing, grilling, and roasting in Italy. Much of the plants sweetness that compliments the bitterness is found in the midrib. As with all radicchio, be especially mindful of your planting dates as a successful crop requires a MUCH narrower planting window than most garden vegetables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e65-70 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":44345218629865,"sku":"SMA-SA-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":44345218662633,"sku":"SMA-SA-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":44345218695401,"sku":"SMA-SA-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":44345218728169,"sku":"SMA-SA-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/sangriaweb.jpg?v=1675812182"},{"product_id":"radicchio-yellowstone","title":"Radicchio (Giallo di Verona), 'Yellowstone'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Yellowstone\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Giallo di Verona\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 100-110 days (late)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Giallo di Verona is a relatively recent development, selected from a sport of the more common red Verona type. We \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003elove\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e the Verona types for their tight heads, durability in the field, convenient size, and versatility in the kitchen. 'Yellowstone' grows similarly to a mid to late red Verona in the fields with the outer leaves peeling back to reveal a stunning and unusual soft golden head with bright white central veining. Like most blanched-yellow radicchio types, leaves are less bitter than their red counterparts making them especially suited to raw salad preparations. Leaves, when separated from the head, show beguiling swirls and ripples to the leaves and veining that are visually stunning and great for greedily hording dressing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100-110 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":46333740548329,"sku":"SMA-YS-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":46333740581097,"sku":"SMA-YS-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":46333740613865,"sku":"SMA-YS-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":46333740646633,"sku":"SMA-YS-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/IMG_6735.jpg?v=1704646197"},{"product_id":"radicchio-rosa-del-veneto-jolanda","title":"Radicchio (Rosa del Veneto), 'Jolanda'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Rosa del Veneto\u003cbr\u003eVariety: \"Jolanda\"\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 100 days (mid)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e We're \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e excited about this latest introduction from our friends at Smarties.bio. Along radicchio's inevitable march to becoming America's Favorite Vegetable™, few types have captured the attention of the food loving public more than the pink rosettes of Rosa del Veneto. It's the glitterati of the radicchio family. \u003cbr\u003eOne of the biggest drawbacks, from a growing perspective however is that they historically have been \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e late to mature. And its not just a matter of sizing up...they are usually actually almost entirely green until at least late November when they start to develop a pink core of leaves that fills into the characteristic loose head. In places like the Northeast that often see rapid transitions to very cold winter temps by then, it could be very hard to get them to full maturity.\u003cbr\u003e'Jolanda' is a special selection for early coloring and we were \u003cem\u003ehugely\u003c\/em\u003e impressed with the results in an observation trial at the home farm this year. We had beautifully colored hearts by the second week of October, and while the heads continued to fill in for the next two months after that, loose heads with the fantastic salmon pink color could be harvested for salad much earlier than other varieties of the type. It did not appear to us as though there was much of a downside later in the season either, as the heads never became \"overmature\" if left to grow longer. In fact, we found the \u003cem\u003equality\u003c\/em\u003e of heading to be among the best and most uniform we have yet seen for the pinks. Andrea and the Smarties crew are onto something with this selection. Highly recommended.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(The first photo shows unheaded October color, while the second photo shows the fully mature December headed form)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(181, 61, 61);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":46333751296233,"sku":"SMA-JO-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":46333751329001,"sku":"SMA-JO-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":46333751361769,"sku":"SMA-JO-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":46333751394537,"sku":"SMA-JO-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/Jolanda.jpg?v=1767921849"},{"product_id":"radicchio-pan-di-zucchero-sugarloaf-serena","title":"Radicchio (Pan di Zucchero\/Sugarloaf), 'Serena'","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Serena'\u003cbr\u003eType: Pan di Zucchero\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 100 days\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e Here's a story for you. For several years now, there has been an exchange happening between a group of PNW growers and chefs and a group of breeders and growers in northern Italy around a shared love of radicchio. After a couple of trips where delegations of American growers visited and toured farms in Italy, experiencing the place the crop occupies in the cultural and culinary fabric of its homeland, finally, in the fall of 2022, we had the opportunity to host several of our Italian friends for a tour of \u003cem\u003eour \u003c\/em\u003efarms here in the PNW to share how radicchio is taking root in our own communities. In Portland, OR the trip culminated in the third annual edition of the \"Sagra del Radicchio\" organized by Lane Selman of the Culinary Breeding Network, a joyful celebration of all things Radicchio, with tastings, farmer-chef collaborations, culinary workshops, and a growers symposium. Suffice it to say the Italians were amazed and moved to see such an outpouring of enthusiasm, so far from home, for a crop that means so much to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the growers' symposium, our dear friend Andrea Ghedina, radicchio breeder and co-founder of Smarties.bio with whom we have collaborated for several years now, was fielding questions when someone asked him about the 'Pan di Zucchero' or Sugarloaf types. He got quite serious, gave them a hard stare, and replied \"Let us be clear, Pan di Zucchero is just green leaves to fill the bags\". Commercial salad bag \u003cem\u003efiller.\u003c\/em\u003e He might have even spat a little bit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy first thought was, \"Awkward...glad I am not behind the sugarloaf table at the event tomorrow\". My second thought was that this might be an example of where crops come to a new place and have the opportunity to take on new roles and reinvent themselves, right?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn spite of our best efforts, romaine is still king in the American fall salad market, and frankly, sugarloaf is probably the best like-for-like replacement the chicory family has to put up as an alternative. Sugarloaf was, ironically, many American growers' early introduction to growing radicchio as a crop in that it was one of the first radicchio types that had good quality seed available here (remember 'Borca'?), and its very minimal bitter flavor, balanced by natural sweetness, was more palatable to consumers than the Chioggia types (the other type primarily in the market back then) for people getting used to the idea of bitter greens. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniform green heads have a very upright habit, creating a densely wrapped column of crisp and only very mildly bitter leaves...\"foglia crocconte\". They're big! While they don't have the sex appeal of the bright colors and fantastical forms of other types, a sugarloaf head halved the long way, given light char on the grill and torn into a fattoush salad with a preserved lemon dressing is getting close to perfection as far as I am concerned. I mean, I am not one to argue with an Italian radicchio breeder about the merits of different types of radicchio (demonstrably not true), but I will say: later that day Andrea pulled me aside with a smile and said \"actually I have a pan di zucchero I am producing seed of. I think you should probably sell it...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100 days from transplant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(181, 61, 61);\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":46377379201257,"sku":"SMA-SE-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":46377379234025,"sku":"SMA-SE-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":46377379299561,"sku":"SMA-SE-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":46377379332329,"sku":"SMA-SE-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/IMG_9765_1.jpg?v=1704731960"},{"product_id":"radicchio-rossa-di-verona-gaia","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Verona), 'Gaia'","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: 'Gaia'\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Verona\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 110 Days (late)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e You know how sometimes you try to tell someone something important and you just don't feel like they're really listening? Like, they're nodding their heads and watching your lips move, but you can just tell, their mind is somewhere else. I am starting to feel like that might be you when I am talking to you about Rosso di Verona radicchio. Please pay attention, this memo has been going around the office for a while now. We're adding a third variety of Verona this year: a wonderfully late 110 day beauty, not because the demand for our favorite heading type has been strong (indeed, it has not), but because we believe in your as-yet-unrealized capacity to make good decisions for your garden and table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI think Verona is the most satisfying red heading type you can grow. Wonderfully uniform and easy, producing tight heads of a manageable size to polish off in a single evening's small family meal (think the Delicata of the radicchio world, but actually... don't get me started about the weird infatuation with Delicata squash, that's a conversation for another day). They are extremely durable in the field and store well after harvest. I am especially fond, in our generally mildish winter climate, of the late maturing slots like 'Gaia' that continue to hold in the field and sweeten with the onset of cold winter weather. There is nothing quite so satisfying as going out to the field on a cold January day and scraping a layer of slimy decay from the outside of a head of Verona only to uncover an impossibly pure, glowing, immaculate burgundy head of radicchio to harvest for supper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the older types, Rosso di Verona dates back to the 18th century when, like most radicchio of the time, it was produced by forcing. Through generations of selection it became the field heading variety we recognize today. Named after their center of production in the Veneto, Rosso di Verona are characterized by their small size (about the size of a large fist), compact egg-shaped heads, and prominent central white midrib on the leaves. There is a lovely interplay between the bitterness of the leaf and the sweetness of the white midrib, especially well into the fall and into periods of consistent frosts, and they are among the most versatile in the kitchen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e110 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":46377692692713,"sku":"SMA-GA-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":46377692725481,"sku":"SMA-GA-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":46377692758249,"sku":"SMA-GA-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":46377692791017,"sku":"SMA-GA-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/Gaia.jpg?v=1705182219"},{"product_id":"radicchio-rosso-di-verona-romeo-copy","title":"Radicchio (Rosso di Verona), 'Bandarossa'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Rosso di Verona\u003cbr\u003eVariety: \"Bandarossa\"\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity (slot): 110 (late cycle for Dec-Jan harvest)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eBandarossa is one of a newer category of Verona types that have been selected for beautiful pink veining on the outer leaves instead of the usual contrasting white, resulting in an eye-catching red-on-red color scheme. As a late-cycle variety it shows excellent hardiness into the colder winter months, with a slightly more open habit than its fall-heading counterparts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Verona: Verona is our insider's choice of the red heading chicories. Relatively unknown in the US market, it doesn't have the flashy appeal of the the tall Treviso Precoce, or the ubiquitous market power of the Chioggia, but its wonderful production and culinary characteristics make it a favorite in our family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the older types, Rosso di Verona dates back to the 18th century when, like most radicchio of the time, it was produced by forcing. Through generations of selection it became the field heading variety we recognize today. Named after their center of production in the Veneto, Rosso di Verona are characterized by their small size (about the size of a large fist), compact egg-shaped heads, and prominent central midrib on the leaves. There is a lovely interplay between the bitterness of the leaf and the sweetness of the midrib, especially well into the fall and into periods of consistent frosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore a cooking than a salad radicchio, its manageable size is perfect for wedging and grilling, roasting or sauteeing. A top choice in our home for pizza toppings, grilled veg + radicchio sandwiches or to toss with pasta. Top choice for weeknight risotto too (save the tardivo for the weekend).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the named varieties... For most vegetables, in order to provide a continuous harvest over a long period of time, growers stagger planting dates throughout the season which in turn provides a continuous harvest as the plants mature to eating stage. With radicchio, a different strategy is employed. For the most part, the majority of heading radicchio is best suited to seeding around the summer solstice (transplanting in the second-third week of July). To achieve a longer harvest period, rather than staggering planting dates, breeders have developed different varieties within a type with different days-to-maturity harvests. These are often referred to as \"slots\" with many types having early, mid, and late slotted varieties.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e85 days from transplant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":48173706608873,"sku":"SMA-BR-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":48173706641641,"sku":"SMA-BR-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":48173706674409,"sku":"SMA-BR-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":48173706707177,"sku":"SMA-BR-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":48173706739945,"sku":"SMA-BR-25Ms","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/IMG_1886.jpg?v=1741298495"},{"product_id":"chicory-puntarelle-di-galatina-medusa-copy","title":"Chicory (Puntarelle di Gaeta), 'Gaetano'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*This seed is offered as part of the \"Gusto Italiano Project\", a collaborative partnership between Uprising Seeds, Italian breeders Smarties.Bio, and the Culinary Breeding Network. Certified organic seed is grown in Italy by Smarties.Bio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Gaetano\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Puntarelle\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity: 70-90\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus)\u003c\/em\u003e At this point, Puntarelle has garnered enough of a following amongst our customer base that it doesn't necessarily need an introduction as a new vegetable (though I have cut and pasted the description from the other variety we have been selling for years below). At this point, now that people have been growing it a bit, we can start to talk a little about nuance. In spite of its primary association with Roman culinary tradition are two primary centers of production in Italy, naturally one around Rome, but the other all the way down in Puglia. The other variety we sell, 'Medusa', is of the type that is grown in Puglia. The heads of these tend to be bigger and heavier, the heading more uniform, and the stems (the culinary part) shorter. As they stretch out the stems tend to need a trim from the bottom as the bases get a bit fibrous (much like the bottoms of asparagus spears). Somewhat unexpectedly, though these types come from the warmer south, they also tend to be more cold-hardy and can be harvested later into the fall.\u003cbr\u003e'Gaetano' is our friends' at Smarties.bio first foray into a selection of the Roman type. While less uniform in heading, the longer slender stems are more delicate and tender and better suited to the traditional preparation of match-sticking and soaking in cold water to gain the distinctive curl for salad use. It comes on slightly earlier than Medusa and is not quite as winter hardy. We feel as though both types have their place in creating a complete program to maximize puntarelle enjoyment each fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(\u003cem\u003eAbout Puntarelle in general\u003c\/em\u003e: We are crazy about the chicories in general, but puntarelle has been a full-blown obsession here at Uprising. Traditionally grown in the region around Rome, puntarelle is unique among the chicories in that it is the young, hollow bolting shoots that are usually eaten rather than the leaves. They grow into dense beautiful \"heads\" (referred to as \"pigne\" or pinecones in Italy) with many points that, upon harvest, are separated, julienned into thin strips, and soaked in cold water to remove some of the bitterness while developing an elegant curl. In Roman markets, vendors can be found prepping the greens using a \u003cem\u003etaglia puntarelle (or 'tapu')\u003c\/em\u003e, a tool consisting of a fine wire grid (available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.uprisingorganics.sbs\/collections\/tools\/products\/puntarelle-slicer#\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e) which the stems are pushed through to finely slice them for soaking. The texture is crisp and crunchy with the lovely refreshing bitterness of its radicchio siblings. In Rome, Puntarelle alla Romana, thin strips of puntarelle in an anchovy, garlic, vinegar, and olive oil dressing, is a quintessential winter salad. There it is mainly a winter vegetable, but because bolting is triggered by photoperiod (day length, or more accurately night-length) it generally heads much earlier at our more northerly latitude, usually between mid-October and mid-November. We have been growing this crop for many years here at Uprising, and in the past have found the available seed to be extremely variable, frustratingly producing a relatively low percentage of proper, harvestable plants. These Smarties strains have vastly raised the bar of success in our climate. The timing of planting is very important - check our Radicchiology page linked below for more details on growing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e70-90 days from transplant\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\" title=\"Radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smarties","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":50313893478633,"sku":"SMA-GE-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":50313893511401,"sku":"SMA-GE-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":50313893544169,"sku":"SMA-GE-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":50313893576937,"sku":"SMA-GE-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/Gaetano.jpg?v=1771021517"},{"product_id":"radicchio-tardivo-cagnani","title":"Radicchio (Tardivo), 'Cagnani'","description":"\u003cp\u003eVariety: \"Cagnani\"\u003cbr\u003eType: Rosso di Treviso Tardivo\u003cbr\u003eDays to Maturity: 100-110\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Note: 'Cagnani' is a temporary replacement for our own variety 'Incantatore' which is unavailable this year while we grow a new crop for harvest in fall 2026. Bred by our friends at Smarties.bio, it fills the same harvest slot and should perform similarly. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Cichorium intybus) \u003c\/em\u003eIn our opinion, the forced winter chicories represent the absolute pinnacle of grace and culinary joy in the radicchio family. Distinctively elegant in appearance, “Incantatore\" has long slender burgundy leaves with pure white mid-ribs that curl fancifully inwards at the tip. Produced primarily around the town of Treviso, in the Veneto region of northern Italy, this type of radicchio is known as \u003cem\u003eRosso di Treviso Tardivo\u003c\/em\u003e and is \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etraditionally “forced\", or brought inside (roots and all) in late fall\/early winter after growing for months in the field to produce a second, deliciously tender growth in the heart of the rosette. The practice originates from historically lean times when poor rural populations sought out sources of winter-time nourishment. Plants that produced a core of edible greens in the coldest months of the year when brought inside barns and cellars became food of necessity. Ironically, many have now come to be thought of as gourmet culinary treasures like Belgian endive, Treviso Tardivo, and Rosa di Gorizia. The first Italian vegetable to gain IGP, a European protected status for special food products specific to a place of origin (similar to many wines and cheeses) radicchio, Treviso tardivo was celebrated with a producer's exhibition in 1900 which, interrupted only by wartime years, has been held every year since. Use raw in salads, grilled, roasted, sautéed with risotto or pasta. A true source of joy. \u003cbr\u003e'Cagnani' is a great, mid-season length, main crop which is perfect timing to force for the mid Nov-mid Dec harvest slot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100-110 days + forcing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 100 seeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease visit our \u003ca title=\"Radicchiology\" href=\"https:\/\/uprisingorganics.sbs\/pages\/radicchiology\"\u003eRadicchiology\u003c\/a\u003e page for radicchio growing info!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":50326794207465,"sku":"SMA-CG-pkt","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"500 seeds","offer_id":50326794240233,"sku":"SMA-CG-500s","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1000 seeds","offer_id":50326794273001,"sku":"SMA-CG-1Ms","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"5000 seeds","offer_id":50326794305769,"sku":"SMA-CG-5Ms","price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"25000 seeds","offer_id":50326794338537,"sku":"SMA-CG-25Ms","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/files\/Cagnani.jpg?v=1771029731"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.uprisingorganics.sbs\/collections\/chicory.oembed","provider":"Uprising Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}