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Endive
Plant·Cichorium endivia
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Well-drained soil
Drainage
Zones 3–10
Hardiness
Endive (Cichorium endivia) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs. It grows well with lettuce, radish and cabbage.
Through the year
Out of seasonLeafing outReady to harvestFloweringDying back
Works well with
from wiki dataWHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Needs well-drained soil
Prefers soil pH 6.5–7.8
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Prefers loam, sandy loam soil
Struggles in compacted soil
Draws up potassium, calcium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (moderate)
Provides potassium
Provides calcium
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height30–60 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 20 cm)
Root depthMedium
Width20–30 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 0 yr
Self-seeds a little on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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