tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post6654866429324228335..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Growing Underground in Clapham CommonCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-38790004378965898152018-12-25T17:06:03.372+00:002018-12-25T17:06:03.372+00:00Maybe they mean the first wholly underground farm?...Maybe they mean the first wholly underground farm? Endives are first grown as normal chicory in the light, then the root is harvested and grown underground (which I never knew until looking it up just now, so thank you for teaching me something new!). CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-8306388672504153372018-12-25T16:41:22.595+00:002018-12-25T16:41:22.595+00:00No doubt it's the first underground farm of it...No doubt it's the first underground farm of its type, but Belgian endive (witloof), which has to be grown in the dark, is often grown in underground tunnels.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.com