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Endive

📍 Zone 8b

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This is a green leafy plant which looks a bit like a crinkly lettuce. Slightly bitter taste which can enhance a salad bowl but if this is not wanted the bitterness can be removed by blanching. Blanch by tying the leaves together when a rosette begins to form or cover with a large pot for about 3 weeks. Relative of chicory.

📐 Growing Information

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Harvest Time
in 10-11 weeks. Compatible with (can grow beside): beans, brassicas, carrots, cucumbers, chervil, sage. Avoid growing cl

📅 Planting Calendar (Zone 8b)

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Active month Not recommended

🗓ïļ Monthly Actions

February ðŸŠī Start in Trays Start in seed trays and plant out seedlings in 4-6 weeks
March ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
April ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
May ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
June ðŸŒą Sow Seed Start in seed trays or plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
July ðŸŒą Sow Seed Plant out (transplant) seedlings or sow seed
August ðŸŒŋ Transplant Plant out (transplant) seedlings

ðŸĪ Companion Planting

✅ Grows Well With

  • with (can grow beside): beans
  • brassicas
  • carrots
  • cucumbers
  • chervil
  • sage

❌ Avoid Growing With

  • close to: Alliums (garlic and onions) This is a green leafy plant which looks a bit like a crinkly lettuce
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