Best time to plant endive in Townsville
Cichorium endivia var. crispum
Also called curly endive, frisée, escarole, broad-leaved endive, scarole
Sow endive in Townsville in Apr 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 Townsville
Townsville, QLD is in the tropical zone. Its months for endive apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Townsville
Townsville frosts in fewer than 1 year in 10, so frost doesn't hold back any planting here.
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.