What chicory varieties work best?

[Teeder]

That's likely common chicory, a native forb. The foodplot stuff are forage varieties, mostly developed overseas. The native stuff is much more tolerant of wet dirt than the forage varieties.

See alot of that around here.

 

[bigboreblr]

That's likely common chicory, a native forb. The foodplot stuff are forage varieties, mostly developed overseas. The native stuff is much more tolerant of wet dirt than the forage varieties.

Thats the stuff at camp. I picked up oasis chicory. See if it takes. Just read it likes alkaline soil. Might not be the best for camp possibly.

Here's a bit on the native one. Wondering how different forage chicory looks when mature like that.

Weed of the Month: Chicory - Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Its roots taste like coffee, its leaves taste like dandelion greens, and its blue flowers will be gone before you know it.

www.bbg.org

 

[Native Hunter]

The flowers will look the same on both. Wild chicory has small, waxy leaves, and the good forage varieties have bigger and more tender leaves. I've seen bucks take 18 inches out of the top of a chicory plant in one bite - stem and all.