Endive
Cichorium endivia
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late February to mid-May, sow outside mid-May to late August, plant out mid-April to early September, and harvest mid-June to mid-December.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late February to mid-May
- Sow outdoors
- mid-May to late August
- Plant out
- mid-April to early September
- Harvest
- mid-June to mid-December
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 30 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 45 to 60 days from planting out
- Grows to
- 30 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -6 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 3 weeks
Growing tip
Cover a mature plant with a plate or bucket for about two weeks before cutting to blanch the heart and soften the bitterness.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For endive, we used:
Grow endive with VegLog
Add endive to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
