Growing in Tarcoola

Best time to plant endive in Tarcoola

Cichorium endivia var. crispum

Also called curly endive, frisée, escarole, broad-leaved endive, scarole

Sow endive in Tarcoola in Mar to Jul.

Endive (Cichorium endivia) is a bitter leaf vegetable with two main cultivated types. Frisée, the curly type, has narrow, curly green outer leaves, while escarole has wide, pale green leaves and a milder taste. Escarole can be sautéed, added to soups or tossed through a green salad.

When to sow in Tarcoola

Tarcoola, SA is in the arid zone. Its months for endive apply here without a frost adjustment.

Matches local guides.

Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.

Frost in Tarcoola

Frost usually arrives in Tarcoola around late May and finishes by late August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as mid May or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.

From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.

On a shared plot: suits a plot

Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.

Growing details

How to start
Raise seedlings, then transplant
Sowing depth
12mm
Plant spacing
25cm
Row spacing
40cm
Height
25cm
Germination
About 20 days
Time to harvest
90 days from sowing
Frost
Hardy, takes a light frost
Sun
Full sun
Life cycle
annual

These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.

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