Escarole (Endive) in Zone 11a & 11b

Cichorium endivia

When to plant escarole (endive) in zone 11b

Zones 11a and 11b share the same average frost dates in our data, so this page covers both.

Method: Either: Start indoors for an earlier harvest, or direct-sow outside for less fuss. Escarole (Endive) tolerates either.

Spacing: 2 per square foot (square-foot-gardening spacing). Mature height: 0.5-1 ft.

Escarole and endive are frilly-to-broad-leaved chicory relatives that head up right in the garden and are eaten as a slightly bitter salad green, distinct from the Belgian endive already covered on this site, which is dug and forced in total darkness instead.

How escarole (endive) fits zone 11's season

Zone 11b is frost-free in this dataset, so frost is not what limits the calendar here. What you can plant, and when, comes down to summer heat and daylength instead.

Good companions

No standout companions recorded yet for Escarole (Endive).

Where to buy escarole seeds

• Botanical Interests
• True Leaf Market
• Burpee
• High Mowing Organic Seeds

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Growing Escarole (Endive) in USDA zone 11b: when to start seeds indoors, when to direct-sow, and when to expect a harvest.

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