Early, organic escarole.
Dense, heavy heads of mildly bitter leaves suitable for salads or sautéing. Similar to Natacha but a couple of days earlier, slightly smaller, and with darker green leaves. Organically grown. Avg. 300,000 seeds/lb. Packet: 200 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 45
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Growing Information:
Chicory, Endive
CULTURE: Generally, see "Lettuce". Spacing closely at 8-10" encourages these varieties' self-blanching characteristics.
DAYS TO MATURITY: Baby leaf maturities are from direct seeding. Other maturities listed are from transplant; add about 10 days if direct seeding.
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 160'/1M; 830'/5M; 4,150'/25M; 175M/acre at 6 seeds/ft. in rows 18" apart. For salad mix (harvest at 4-5 weeks) sow in 2-4" wide bands, 6 seeds/in., 13'/1M; 65'/5M; 250'/oz.; 4,000'/lb.
TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 500 plants/M (2 seeds per cell, thinned to one seedling).
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: Endive and Escarole: 14,000-21,500 (avg. 18,500).
PACKET: 200 seeds sows 33' full size, and 2 1/2' for baby leaf.
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