Sowing calendar · Leafy
Escarole
Cichorium endivia · Escarola, Scarole, Endivie, Scarola, chicória, chicoria
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directApr–Aug
- Sow in traysMay–Aug
- TransplantJun–Sep
- HarvestJun–Dec
- Germination
- 5–10 days · soil from 5 °C
- Spacing
- 30 cm between rows · 25 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0.5 cm
- Harvest after
- 80–110 days
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- half hardy
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~5 years
Notes
The winter salad: sow in summer, cut from August to December. Two weeks before cutting, tie or cover the heart to blanch it and soften the bitterness.
Good neighbours
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.