Radicchio ‘Palla Rossa Mavrik’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

Eighteen seedlings up on 28 July and no two the same, thread stems carrying narrow strap seed leaves, one stout red-brown stem with rounded spoons, another group already scalloped, low sun raking across them and the dark glass of a window behind.
Week of 27 JulyEighteen seedlings up on 28 July and no two the same, thread stems carrying narrow strap seed leaves, one stout red-brown stem with rounded spoons, another group already scalloped, low sun raking across them and the dark glass of a window behind.
A red-marked salad seedling on 5 August, its yellow-green blades freckled and streaked maroon heaviest along the margin and over the thick pale midrib, with waxy blue-green brassicas sharing the same tray at right in warm low light through glass.
Week of 3 AugustA red-marked salad seedling on 5 August, its yellow-green blades freckled and streaked maroon heaviest along the margin and over the thick pale midrib, with waxy blue-green brassicas sharing the same tray at right in warm low light through glass.

What happened

Crop
Radicchio
Variety
Palla Rossa Mavrik
Sown
21 July 2026
Germinated
5 August 2026 (approximate)
Status
failed

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