Batavian endive has a dense high yielding crown. It's much less bitter than most endive varieties, robust to slugs, and less likely to bo...Read Morelt than common lettuce. Usually I harvest the outer leaves rather than cutting off the whole head, to prolong the harvest. I use it fresh as an addition to salads, or cook it in similar ways to spinach.
INFO: Cut top 5" of stalks brfore flowering in early summer & dry leaves in the shade. repeat as new growth develops. Sage will thrive as...Read More a potted plant.
Available from Merrifield Gardens, which offer this description; " This salad green, also known as escarole, produces large, broad leaves...Read More on plants up to 15" across. The leaves are slightly twisted and have a sharper flavor and more substance than lettuce. Use mixed with other greens in salads, as cooked greens, and as a garnish. Tastiest crops are timed for harvest during the cool weather of autumn. 80-90 days to maturity. "
Batavian endive has a dense high yielding crown. It's much less bitter than most endive varieties, robust to slugs, and less likely to bo...Read More
INFO: Cut top 5" of stalks brfore flowering in early summer & dry leaves in the shade. repeat as new growth develops. Sage will thrive as...Read More
Available from Merrifield Gardens, which offer this description; " This salad green, also known as escarole, produces large, broad leaves...Read More