Growing Endive

Cichorium endivia escarole, frisée, curly endive
Other names
escarole, frisée, curly endive
Botanical name
Cichorium endivia
Family / Genus
Asteraceae / Cichorium
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
Culture (according to Sister C. Weinrich)
Companion crop
Growing period
45 - 180 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

Planting & harvest times of Endive

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 transplanting, approximately between Mid July and Late July. After a growing period of 60 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 transplanting, approximately between Mid March and Late June. After a growing period of 180 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 45 days, harvest can begin around Mid May and continues until Mid October.

Sow and plant Endive

Planting 1: Escarole

Planting 2: Frisée

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

Good and bad companions of Endive

Good neighbours
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Cucumber
Kale
Leek
Bad neighbours

Predecessors and successors of Endive

Good predecessors
Broccoli
Carrot
Cauliflower
Fennel
Onion
Pea
Bad predecessors
Batavia lettuce
Butterhead lettuce
Chicory
Endive
Iceberg lettuce
Lollo biando / Lollo rosso
Oak leaf lettuce
Radicchio
Romaine lettuce
Sugar loaf chicory
Sunflower
Good successors
Beetroot
Lamb's lettuce
Red cabbage
Romanesco
Swiss chard
White cabbage
Bad successors
Batavia lettuce
Butterhead lettuce
Chicory
Endive
Iceberg lettuce
Lollo biando / Lollo rosso
Oak leaf lettuce
Radicchio
Romaine lettuce
Sugar loaf chicory
Sunflower

Diseases and pests

Susceptible to
Cabbage whitefly

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