What Should I Know About My Variety Of Endive?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Natacha’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Tres Fine Maraichere’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Kentucky’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Batavian Full Heart’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Frenzy’?

Do you grow a variety called ‘Frisée Glory’?

This is attractive and vigorous escarole that produces big, heavy heads of bright-green, strong-flavored leaves around a central, creamy heart. It is the best-performing variety, and disease-resistant, with excellent resistance to bolting, tip burn, and bottom rot. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring to midsummer and harvested during late spring to early fall. It has excellent resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.

This classic mesclun mix ingredient requires cool temperatures to grow well. Finely cut inner leaves are mild and delicious and add interesting texture to salads. ‘Tres Fine Maraichere’ is sensitive to tip burn, particularly if grown in soils that lack calcium. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted in spring or late summer and harvested in early summer or fall. It has poor resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.

This variety is a very productive, robust, easy-to-grow, intermediate frisée type. Seeds produce large heads of very fine, deep-green leaves around a yellow heart that has a distinctive, sharp taste. This type is ideal for blanching. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during late spring to midsummer and harvested during midsummer to late fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.

Also known as escarole, this variety has large, thick, dark-green leaves around a creamy-colored center. The outer leaves have a sharp flavor, while the heart is milder in taste. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring to late summer and harvested during late spring to early winter. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.

This compact, uniform variety is a Tres Fine type. The dense heads produce finely curled, deeply cut leaves around a center that self-blanches to a creamy yellow color. The leaves can be picked when young or left to mature. This is a popular choice among chefs. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring to midsummer and harvested from midsummer to fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.

This frisée endive has a uniform, deeply, yet finely cut, lacy leaves that have a distinctive, slightly bitter flavor. The tender young leaves are a traditional ingredient of Mesclun, the classic French salad. Harvest as whole heads or as baby leaves. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during early spring to midsummer and harvested during late spring to late fall. It has good resistance to pests and diseases and it is a cold-hardy variety.

‘Rhodos’ frisée-type endive has a naturally self-blanching heart with mild-flavored, tender, white leaves that are a salad delicacy. Maturing in 42 days, ‘Rhodos’ is sensitive to tip burn and bottom rot, and should be harvested before signs of either appear. This variety is suitable to be grown in containers. It can be planted during spring and late summer and harvested during early summer and fall. It has poor resistance to pests and diseases and it is a fairly cold-hardy variety.