Endive

Endive

Cichorium endivia

Sow outdoors 4 weeks before your last spring frost. Space plants 8 in (20 cm) apart.

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When to plant

Timed from your frost dates, so it holds wherever you garden. Give yours and every step below becomes a date.

See the dates for your garden

Enter your average last spring frost and first fall frost. Every timing on this site turns into a calendar date. Not sure of yours? Your local extension service or a search for “last frost date” and your town will tell you; the app finds them from your location.

Last spring frost
First fall frost

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Optimal Direct Sow

From seedRecommended
  1. Sow outdoors4 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. First harvestabout 90 days after sowing

Optimal Indoor Start

From seed
  1. Start indoors9 weeks before your last spring frost
  2. Begin hardening off4 weeks before your last spring frost
  3. Plant out3 weeks before your last spring frost
  4. First harvestabout 90 days after sowing

Optimal Fall Direct Sow

From seed
  1. Sow outdoorsabout 16 weeks before your first fall frost
  2. First harvestabout 90 days after sowing

Growing endive

Spacing in the row
8 in (20 cm)
Between rows
15 in (38 cm)
Planting depth
1/4 inch
Sun
Partial Shade
Life cycle
Annual

Feeding

How often
At planting, then once at midseason. Side-dress with nitrogen when plants are about 4 inches tall and water it in.

Your endive, planned to the day.

Canopy turns these timings into dates from your own frost data, places every plant at its spacing on your garden map, and tracks it all the way to harvest.

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