Endive
vegetable
Blanch heads by tying outer leaves over the center for 10 days before harvest to reduce bitterness. Includes curly frisée and broad-leaf escarole types.
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–9
- Sun
- Part sun (3–6 hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam
- pH
- Neutral
- Spacing
- 12 in. between plants
- Per square foot
- 1 plant per square
- Days to maturity
- About 90 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
Recommended varieties
- Frisée (Curly Endive)90 daysseed
Lacey curled leaves with a pleasantly bitter bite — great for salads.
- Broadleaf Batavian (Escarole)85 daysseed
Wide flat leaves, less bitter — excellent braised.
Add Endive to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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