• Monday, 1 May 2017

    How to Grow Endive, Growing Endive at Home


    How to Grow Escarole and Endive
    I had to start growing escarole after hearing emotional tales from my mother-in-law and her sisters about their family’s holiday meals.



     



    Endive and Escarole
    Endive and escarole are easy to grow and complement lettuce, spinach and other greens at farm markets and roadside stands.


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    Sowing and Planting
    Sow in spring for summer crop or in summer for a crop in autumn either in trays or directly in drills.  Thin or transplant seedlings to 30cm apart according to the size of the cultivar.




    Organic Greens, Endive, Frisee
    A bushy, leafy green in the Chicory family, this endive has pale, greenish-yellow, curly leaves with a mild, slightly-bitter flavor for eating fresh or cooked, and as an accent in salads.






    How to Grow: Endive
    Amend the soil with compost and sow seeds one inch apart in rows spaced 18 inches apart.




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