Endive 'Green Curled Ruffec
Endive 'Green Curled Ruffec is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
This endive variety has attractive, deeply curled, and frilly green leaves. It has a slightly bitter, nutty flavor that adds a unique dimension to salads. It's an excellent year-round 'baby leaf' or microgreen, and it can be sprouted. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow. Harvest for baby leaf at 33 days and full size at 52 days.
Product: Endive 'Green Curled Ruffec
Product type: SEED (150)
Botanical name: Cichorium endivia
This endive variety has attractive, deeply curled, and frilly green leaves. It has a slightly bitter, nutty flavor that adds a unique dimension to salads. It's an excellent year-round 'baby leaf' or microgreen, and it can be sprouted. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow. Harvest for baby leaf at 33 days and full size at 52 days.
Plant type: Biennial grown as an annual
Plant height: 30 cm tall
Sow when: Germinate best at 10 - 21°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring
Subtropical: Autumn
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly where they are to grow
Soil type: Rich, well drained soil; pH 5.5 - 6.5; prepare soil by digging in well-rotted compost or animal manure
Rows: 38 - 40 cm apart
Details: Keep soil moist; add organic fertiliser when plants are half grown
Harvest: 33 days as baby leaf, 52 days to full size
150 seeds per packet
Cichorium endivia
Biennial grown as an annual
Endive 'Green Curled Ruffec
This endive variety has attractive, deeply curled, and frilly green leaves. It has a slightly bitter, nutty flavor that adds a unique dimension to salads. It's an excellent year-round 'baby leaf' or microgreen, and it can be sprouted. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow. Harvest for baby leaf at 33 days and full size at 52 days.