Best time to plant endive in Australia
Cichorium endivia var. crispum
Also called curly endive, frisée, escarole, broad-leaved endive, scarole
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.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | Months | How well checked |
|---|---|---|
| Subtropical | Mar to Jul | Matches local guides |
| Tropical | Apr to Jul | Not yet checked against a local guide |
| Arid | Mar to Jul | Matches local guides |
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
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.