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Sign up freeCichorium endivia
Bitter salad leaf. Blanch by tying outer leaves over centre for 2 weeks before harvest to reduce bitterness. Tolerates light frost. Includes frisée and escarole types.
Glebionis coronaria
vegetable
A fellow Asteraceae — similar growing habits to Endive
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant LovageExcellent, Sweet CicelyExcellent and CarrotGreat nearby.Direct-sow Endive outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 25 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 90 days.
Endive seed rarely stays viable beyond 5 years — track what's still worth sowing.
Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining
Aphididae
Curled leaves, sticky honeydew and ants on patrol — usually with something already eating them.
These three thrive alongside Endive — and alongside each other.
