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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Endive

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 3 to 5 feet
• 0.5 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 18 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 6 inches between plants in row
• Plant 0.25 inch deep
• 80 to 90 days from planting to eating stage
• 3,000 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 11 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Recommended varieties
  • Green Curled
    Deeply cut leaf margins, green ribs
  • Full Heart Batavian
    Also known as escarole, buttery texture

• Recommended planting dates
  • South Missouri
    March 15 to April 5
  • Central Missouri
    March 25 to April 15
  • North Missouri
    April 1 to 15

G6201, revised April 2000

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