DESCRIPTION: NAME: Salad King Endive OTHER COMMON NAMES: Chicory / Chicory Greens / Italian Dandelion SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cichorium Endivia COLOR: Dark Green Leaves with White Ribs / White Hearts PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost HARVEST: 95 Days ...DESCRIPTION: NAME: Salad King Endive OTHER COMMON NAMES: Chicory / Chicory Greens / Italian Dandelion SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cichorium Endivia COLOR: Dark Green Leaves with White Ribs / White Hearts PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost HARVEST: 95 Days HARDINESS ZONE: Annual PLANT HEIGHT: 3 - 4' PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24" LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 1000 Seeds OTHER: Salad King has long dark green curly fringed leaves with white ribs the can be tied to blanch a large white heart. Blanching or a light frost can enhance the flavor, & Salad King is able to tolerate frost well. The large, vigorous, spreading plants are also able to tolerate heat well & are slow to bolt.
They can be planted as a spring or fall crop, & their uniformity also makes them great for market.