Name: Treffine Maraichere Frisee Endive 141
SKU: 663
Availability: InStock

Treffine Maraichere Frisee Endive 141

$3.65 – $37.50

(Chicorium intybus) HEIRLOOM from France. This large frisee type endive is quite care-free and is best grown for spring or fall harvest. The fine-ribbed frizzy plant is unusually sweet, delicious, and is essential for salad mixes. Makes beautiful heads, and also does well as a cut-and-come-again crop.

Description

Treffine Maraichere Frisee Endive

DAYS TO HARVEST
45 for loose rosette
25-30 for cut and come-again greens

SOWING
Plant 1/8″ deep. Can germinate at 50-80 degrees with best results around 65 degrees.

LIGHT PREFERENCE
Little shade or full sun

SOIL REQUIREMENTS
Treffine Maraichere Frisee Endive is a light feeder and will still benefit from soil with compost or sprayed with compost tea or nettle spray upon transplant.

PLANT HEIGHT
6-10″

PLANT SPACING
8-10″

HARDINESS ZONES
Grows best in cooler temperatures (50-70 degrees). Some cold and light frost tolerance.

HARVEST
Harvest as cut greens (25-30 days) or when the endive has formed a rosette (~45 days).

USES & COOKING SUGGESTIONS