🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Escarole
Cichorium endivia var. latifolia
vegetables
annual
Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
rich
🚿 Drainage
well-drained
📏 Spacing
10-14 in
📐 Height
1-2ft
⏱️ Maturity
50-80 days
🤝 Companions (4)
🤝 Lettuce
Good companion.
🤝 Quick intercrop.
Good companion.
🤝 Radish
Good companion.
🤝 Similar culture succession.
Good companion.
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Allelopathic inhibition.
Incompatible.
⚠️ Fennel
Incompatible.
⚠️ Strawberry
Strawberries outcompete escarole for soil resources
📝 Growing Notes
Cold-hardy. Blanch inner leaves. Great fall crop.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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