Endive in the profile
- Botanical name: Cichorium endivia
- Genus: Wegwarte
- Annual or biennial: usually biennial, but usually grown as a lettuce as an annual
- Origin: Mediterranean
- Frost hardiness: depending on the variety up to about -6 ° C
- Leaves: serrated, slightly to strongly curled
- Flower: bluish ray-florets
- Worth knowing: Vegetables of the year 2005 in Germany
When are endives planted?
Will endive too early sown, you run the risk of the lettuce blooming quickly and hardly any leaves. Therefore, the right time to sow is crucial. A good guideline here is mid-June to mid-July. Plants that you have preferred on the windowsill can also be planted out in June / July. The ideal sowing date varies slightly depending on the endive variety. here we have put together an overview for you with the most important endive varieties and their sowing dates.
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Where are endives planted?
Endive salad likes it light and nutritious. It makes sense to have the earth some time before
sowing to enrich with compost. In addition, endives may only be grown in the same place every three years.The most important key data on endive cultivation
- Location: as sunny as possible
- Seed depth: 1cm
- Plant spacing: 30 to 40cm
What care do endives need?
The endives must be watered as often as possible, especially immediately after sowing. Young plants react very extremely to drought. Endive lettuce needs little fertilizer after sowing, provided that you have enriched the soil with compost prior to cultivation. However, you can do it with something Mulch(€ 239.00 at Amazon *) or pamper blue fertilizers.
Since endive can also be harvested late in autumn, the question of frost hardiness arises. A few degrees below zero do not normally bother the plants. Nevertheless, you would do well to protect them from excessive frost with foil or some brushwood, especially at night.
When are endives harvested?
Endive can usually be harvested three months after sowing. The harvest time is usually between August and November. You will find out the exact time of harvest depending on the variety here.