🥬 Endive Cichorium endivia
🥬 Vegetable 🧬 Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Companion plants for Endive (Vegetable): good neighbours to grow together, plants it dislikes, and sowing tips. EkoHarita — Dünya varmış!
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Good Companions — Plant Together
Bad Neighbours — Keep Them Apart
Growing & Sowing Tips
📅 SowingSow in spring once the soil is workable, or (best) in midsummer for an autumn harvest; quality improves in cool weather, while in heat it turns bitter and may bolt
🌱 Depth0.5-1 cm
📏 Spacing25-30 cm
🌞 SunFull sun; in hot regions or summer, prefer partial shade against the midday sun (the shade of a taller neighbour reduces bolting and bitterness)
💧 WateringModerate watering; regular watering reduces bitterness
🧺 HarvestCut once a mature head forms; a head touched by light frost is less bitter
🪴 SoilModerately rich, well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral soil; also grows in heavy soil
⭐ DifficultyEasy
🗓️ SeasonAutumn
📅 Calendar is for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere shift sowing times by ~6 months.
💡 Key tip: 2-3 weeks before harvest, once the outer leaves are 10-12 cm, tie the outer leaves together with string/a rubber band, or cover the top with a pot/board to blanch the heart. The plant must be DRY, otherwise it rots. This process reduces bitterness.
🤝 Companion logic: It works well with carrot, radish, onion, lettuce and beetroot; tall companions (pole bean/tomato) provide shade in the summer heat. Marigold and yarrow draw beneficial insects. IMPORTANT: don't plant it near fennel (allelopathic, suppresses growth)
🔬 Scientific References
- North Carolina State University Extension (t.y.) Cichorium endivia (Batavia, Endive, Escarole, Frisée). NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Erişim adresi: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cichorium-endivia/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- University of Minnesota Extension (t.y.) Growing lettuce, endive and radicchio in home gardens. Erişim adresi: https://extension.umn.edu/vegetables/growing-lettuce-endive-and-radicchio (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Andersen, C. (t.y.) Endive-Escarole. Home Gardening Series, FSA6068. University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service. Erişim adresi: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/publications/PDF/FSA-6068.pdf (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Royal Horticultural Society (t.y.) Cichorium endivia (endive). Erişim adresi: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/105502/i-cichorium-endivia-i/details (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Johnny's Selected Seeds (t.y.) Chicory: Endive & Escarole (Cichorium ssp) — Key Growing Information. Grower's Library. Erişim adresi: https://www.johnnyseeds.com/growers-library/vegetables/chicory/chicory-endive-escarole-key-growing-information.html (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Albert, S. (t.y.) How to Plant and Grow Endive and Escarole. Harvest to Table. Erişim adresi: https://harvesttotable.com/how_to_grow_endive_and_escarol/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- McCarron, A. (t.y.) How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Endive. Epic Gardening. Erişim adresi: https://www.epicgardening.com/endive-plant/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Gardening Know How (t.y.) What Is Escarole: Learn How To Grow Escarole In The Garden. Erişim adresi: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/lettuce/what-is-escarole.htm (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Jiménez-Gómez, A., García-Estévez, I., Escribano-Bailón, M.T., García-Fraile, P. ve Rivas, R. (2021) 'Bacterial Fertilizers Based on Rhizobium laguerreae and Bacillus halotolerans Enhance Cichorium endivia L. Phenolic Compound and Mineral Contents and Plant Development', Foods, 10(2), 424. doi:10.3390/foods10020424.
- agaclar.net (t.y.) Endivyen (endivya / frenk salatası yetiştiriciliği) [Forum arşivi]. Erişim adresi: https://www.agaclar.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-22839.html (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- ZenGardenTR (t.y.) Frenk Salatası (Cichorium endivia). Erişim adresi: https://www.zengardentr.com/Frenk-salatasi,TA-647.html (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).