Escarole

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Escarole outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps and Lacewings, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners and more that attack Escarole
  • ❧Escarole draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Escarole acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Maypop
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  Bitter Melon
  

  Bitter MelonExcellent pair

  • ❧Bitter Melon attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps and more, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners and more that attack Escarole
  • ❧Escarole draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Escarole acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bitter Melon
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Sand Cherry attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies and more, which prey on the Aphids and Leaf miners that attack Escarole
  • ❧Escarole draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Escarole acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Sand Cherry

How to grow Escarole

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates10 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, fertile, well-draining