How to grow Curly endive growing and care:
Weed free, moist, mulch, cold weather
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring or autumn, in warm summer climate in autumn
Pests and diseases:
Lettuce aphid, leaf-miners, slug
Pruning season:
All season
How to prune:
Dead leaves and if there is no use in the seeds recommend cutting the inflorescence
Size of the plant?
Top size 5-20 cm (2-8 inches) root size is 5-12 cm (2-10 inches).
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
Blue flower in small size 1-3 cm, the flowers grow on inflorescence
Pollination is done by:
Bees
Uses of Curly endive flower:
Salad
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
50-70 days
How to harvest the leaves?
Can be cut leaf by leaf at the time or all the head
Information about leaves:
Green leaves, inner leaves grow like head green with white or yellow.
Uses of Curly endive leaves:
Salad, eaten raw
Roots
Information about Curly endive root:
White with brown peel with sweet taste, the root size is 5-12 cm.
When to pull up Curly endive root:
All year
Uses of Curly endive root:
Beverage
Scientific name:
Cichorium endivia
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Deciduous, Herbaceous, Leaf plant, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Edible plants, Medical uses
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts:
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: Blue flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible flowers, Edible leaves, Edible Roots
Culinary uses: Beverage, Eaten raw, Leafy vegetables, Pickles, Salad
