Endive 'Pancalieri Fine Cut'
Endive 'Pancalieri Fine Cut' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Endive 'Pancalieri Fine Cut' has attractive, finely cut, dark green leaves with crisp ribs and a creamy white heart. It adds a mild, nutty flavour to salads. It is an excellent year round 'baby leaf' or microgreen and it can be sprouted. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow. Days to harvest: 33 days as baby leaf, 52 days to full size.
Product: Endive 'Pancalieri Fine Cut'
Product type: SEED (150)
Botanical name: Cichorium endivia
Endive has attractive, finely cut, dark green leaves with crisp ribs. It adds a mild, nutty flavour to salads; seeds can also be sprouted. As 'baby leaf' it adds great flavour and is a colourful addition to any salad mix. A hardy vegetable, frost and heat tolerant.
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 'Pancalieri Fine Cut'
Endive 'Pancalieri Fine Cut' has attractive, finely cut, dark green leaves with crisp ribs and a creamy white heart. It adds a mild, nutty flavour to salads. It is an excellent year round 'baby leaf' or microgreen and it can be sprouted. Sow late summer to autumn, directly where they are to grow. Days to harvest: 33 days as baby leaf, 52 days to full size.