Cichorium endivia var. crispum Très Fine Maraîchère
Cichorium endivia var. crispum Très Fine Maraîchère
Cichorium endivia var. crispum Très Fine Maraîchère
Curly endive, Frisée, Chicory endive
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The Very Fine Marachère Curly Chicory is an early variety, ideal for summer harvests. It is cultivated for its crunchy and curly leaves, forming a beautiful tightly-packed rosette. It can be consumed raw in salads or cooked like spinach. Sow from April to July for a harvest 3 months later.
Curly Chicory is a vegetable plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. Its Latin name is Cichorium endivia crispum, and it is also known as Endive Chicory, Narrow-leaved Endive, or Curly Endive, although it is not a common endive in the usual sense. It is derived from wild chicory, which is naturally found in meadows and roadside edges.
Curly Chicory has a rosette habit and green, serrated, and curly leaves. Some varieties need to be temporarily deprived of light to remove any potential bitterness, while others naturally blanch.
They are quite hardy but are slightly more susceptible to winter cold than wild chicory. Therefore, it is advisable to provide protection such as a forcing cover or tunnel in particularly cold regions.
In the garden, they thrive in moderately rich soil that is preferably moist but well-drained.
Curly Chicory leaves are mainly consumed raw in salads but can also be cooked in juice, gratin, cream, braised, or in béchamel sauce.
All Chicories have tonic, purifying, and slightly laxative properties.
Harvest: Chicories are harvested as needed and as they grow.
Storage: They can be stored for a few days in a cool place after harvest.
Gardener's tip: Regular hoeing and weeding are recommended, and mulching is advised in case of drought.
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Plant habit
Foliage
Botanical data
Cichorium
endivia var. crispum
Très Fine Maraîchère
Asteraceae
Curly endive, Frisée, Chicory endive
Cultivar or hybrid
Biennial
Planting and care
Sowing
from April to July
The seeds are placed in a flat furrow that is 5 cm (2in) wide and 2 cm (1in) deep. It is important to sow thinly and cover the seeds with a little fine soil (half a centimetre). The furrows are then lightly firmed with the back of a rake. Germination takes about 8 days. The rows should be spaced 30 cm (12in) apart.
The young plants will then be thinned to a spacing of 30 cm (12in) along the row, they can also be transplanted elsewhere in the vegetable garden when they have 7 or 8 leaves.
Maintenance:
To prevent diseases that attack chicory such as powdery mildew or rust, it is important to regularly hoe and weed and practice a good crop rotation every 3 to 4 years.
Watering should be ample and frequent. A blanket bog is beneficial. Frisée chicory is less resistant to frost than wild chicory, so it is better to protect them with a cover or tunnel during winter.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
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