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Broad-Leaved Batavian Endive, Full Heart Escarole

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Add texture to your salads with endive. Works as a garnish, too. Large, smooth dark green leaves on a compact plant. You won't have to spend a lot of time caring for endive. Try fresh greens from your garden.
A member of the chicory family, endive is also commonly referred to as escarole in some grocery stores. Thought to have originated in the Mediterranean region, this plant gained its roots in the US around the mid to late 1800s and has continued to gain popularity in American cuisine ever since. Although not quite as hardy as other leafy vegetables, endive plants still prefer somewhat cooler weather, and exposure to too much heat will cause the leaves to develop a more bitter flavor. However, some gardeners consider this the plant’s most redeeming quality, so growing techniques may be altered based on personal taste.
Unlike the curlier varieties, broad-leaved endives such as the Broad-leaved Batavian have a more mild, less bitter flavor and are commonly used in salads, soups, and stews.
 
History: Endive is a native to the East Indies and it has a long history of culture in Egypt and Greece
 
Endive is grown like lettuce and is sensitive to hot weather. Thin plants to 8-12 in. apart in rows 18 in. apart. May be blanched in 3 weeks by tying up the outer wrapper leaves, but must re main dry inside the wrapper. Blanching increases crispness, tenderness, and removes bitterness caused by hot weather. For prolonged harvest, dig plants in late fall with root ball intact and store at about 50°F in a root cellar.
Type Chicory
Family Asteraceae  Family
Temperature Soil 50-65F
Temperature Daytime 50-65F
Temperature Evening 40F+
Lighting Partial / Light, 4-6 Hours/Day
Water Light, 6 Gallons/Week
Maturity Light, 35-50 Days Harvest
PH Neutral 6.5-7.2
Zones 1A-9B
Plant Placement 4 Plants, 4 Per Row

Packet: 9-10 grams of seed

 

CHICORY

Don’t forget to add greens to your garden! These easy-to-grow veggies will tolerate a wide variety of conditions. Like other leafy vegetables,salad greens prefer cool conditions but should be kept in direct sun. Often, they are hardy enough to over-winter in many locations, from late summer and early fall sowings. These plants are ideal for growing in the EarthBox gardening system since plenty of water helps promote rapid, uninterrupted growth, and slows bolting.

COMMON PESTS: Aphids, Cabbage Loopers, Slugs, Snails, Flea Beetles, Leaf Miners, Thrips

SUSCEPTIBLE TO: Damping Off, Downy Mildew, Rust, Leaf Spot, Rot

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