Tres Fine Maraichere Endive
$3.45
$3.95
Seed Exchange - Tres Fine Maraichere Endive is quick growing miniature French “frisée” type endive. Narrow finely curled leaves can be grown for baby leaves or larger mature leaves. The excellent delicate flavor when harvested young. 30 days baby greens, 50 days mature.(Cichorium endivia)
Quick growing
Frisee leaves
Delicate flavor
30 days baby greens, 50 days mature
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼” deep. Plant out when a light frost is still possible. Can also be directly sown outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Plant closer together or cover centers for well-blanched, tender stems.
Sow indoors 5-6 weeks before the last frost
Plant 1/4" deep
Germinate 5-7 days
Plant 4-6" apart
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Pink Star Endive, Organic
$3.45
$3.95
Seed Exchange - An escarole-type endive, this versatile variety stands out in Italian cuisine and can be served either cooked or freshly picked. Round plants grow 5-8"" tall and 12-15" wide and have thick, green to yellow-green leaves that are tightly folded with a toothed margin and taste sweet (not bitter). A variety bearing this name has been shared through the Yearbook Exchange community for decades; this variety was acquired by Seed Savers Exchange in 1989 from Nichols Garden Nursery of Oregon. Organic.
Organic
Quick growing
Escarole-type
Sweet flavor
Can be served cooked or freshly picked
New for 2021
100 Seeds per packet
Instructions - Sow seeds indoors ¼” deep. Plant out when a light frost is still possible. Can also be directly sown outdoors as soon as soil can be worked in spring. Plant closer together or cover centers for well-blanched, tender stems.
Sow indoors 5-6 weeks before the last frost
Plant Outdoors: 6-8” Apart
Germinate 5-7 days
Light: Full Sun
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We are always adding new varieties so please check back often at Seeds - Vegetables (fireflyfarmandmercantile.com)
Frisee Endive, Organic
$3.25
$3.50
High Mowing Organic Seeds - Frilly endive with finely-cut leaves and blanched interior sprigs.
A signature salad mix ingredient! Similar to Tres Fine Maraichere but a bit less frilly. Grow as baby leaf or leaf lettuce; plant at high density or cover centers for well-blanched, tender sprigs.
Characteristics:
Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated
Baby or full-size leaves
Instructions - Specialty greens are cold hardy and fast-growing leafy plants. Days to maturity are from direct seeding, except for chicories (endive, escarole, puntarelle, radicchio,) where days to maturity are from transplant.
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