Endive

Cichorium endivia
Botanical name
Cichorium endivia
Plant category
Leaf Salad
Endive

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Facts and figures

Light requirements
Sun
Nutrient requirements
Medium feeder
Difficulty level
Easy
Culture (according to Gertrud Franck)
B - late
Growing period
120 days
Row spacing
35 cm
Plant spacing
35 cm
Growth height
30 - 70 cm
Sowing depth
1 cm
Germination temperature (minimum)
12 °C
Germination temperature (optimal)
20 - 25 °C
Germination type
Light
Pre-growing period
30 days

Times

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Direct sowing
Pre-grow
Transplant
Harvest

Planting 1Direct sowing from Mid July to Late July. Transplant to bed from Mid August to Late August. Pre-grow about 30 days before planting out, approximately between Mid July and Late July. After a growing period of 120 days, harvest can begin around Mid September and continues until Mid October.

Planting 2Direct sowing from Mid March to Late June. Transplant to bed from Mid April to Late July. Pre-grow about 30 days before planting out, approximately between Mid March and Late June. After a growing period of 120 days, harvest can begin around Mid September and continues until Mid October.

Planting 3Direct sowing from Late March to Late June. After a growing period of 120 days, harvest can begin around Mid May and continues until Mid October.

Sowing and planting

Planting 1: Escarole

Planting 2: Frisée

Planting 3: Cut endive, sow in rows 20 cm apart, just like other cut-and-come-again lettuces

Neighbourhood

Good neighbours
Bad neighbours

Crop rotation

Good predecessors
Bad predecessors
Good successors
Bad successors
Very bad successors