Cart Log In Menu

Signature Salads

Crispy Winter Greens

Click to view more images

Signature Salads

Crispy Winter Greens

EXCLUSIVE - Expand your seasonal salad repertoire with the delicious textures and full flavors of these cold weather loving, cool season beauties. Mild and nutty French curly endive has finely-cut, delicate, lacy leaves with crispy ribs and creamy hearts. Luxuriant escarole produces satiny rosettes of crunchy outer leaves that fold closely around tender-sweet dense hearts. Toss them together with the tangy leaves of tart red radicchio and you’ll have wonderful continental-style salads of substance and character.


Equal parts (all F-1): Glory Endive, Elysee Escarole, Presto Radicchio

Seed Count: Approx. 320 / Weight: 500 mg
$ 3.69
#5139
#5139
Scroll down for full planting information.

START SEEDS OUTDOORS

At midsummer, or early fall in mild climates, sow seeds in a sunny garden bed 1/4 inch deep and 1 to 2 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart. Or, if it is still over 80°F (27°C) at sowing time, sow seeds in containers in a spot out of direct sun, but with bright light all day. Tend carefully and keep evenly moist. When seedlings are a few inches tall with several sets of leaves, transplant into the garden a foot apart. Gradually thin directly sown seedlings to stand 1 foot apart to allow heads room to mature.

GROWING NOTES

Savor earliest thinnings in fall salads. Cool weather will bring vigorous growth. These tasty greens tolerate cold weather and light frosts well but require consistent moisture. Weed, water and thin carefully and feed monthly for best quality salad heads.

HARVEST AND USE

Radicchio is best harvested when red heads have formed inside the outer green “wrapper” leaves. Pick entire heavy rosettes of escarole and curly endive. Cut up and enjoy these hearty salads with either simple vinaigrettes or rich, creamy dressings. Try tossed with cooked chicken, meat or cubed cheese and olives for delicious whole meal salads. Add toasted nuts and cubed apples or pears for a delicious flavor contrast.

Plant In

Sun/Shade

Planting Depth

Space Seeds

Days to Germinate

Days to Harvest

February - March
July - September
Full sun
1/4 inch
1 - 2 inches
7 - 14 days
Approx. 80

Plant In

Sun/Shade

Planting Depth

Space Seeds

Days to Germinate

Days to Harvest

February - March
July - September
Full sun
1/4 inch
1 - 2 inches
7 - 14 days
Approx. 80

Plant In

February - March
July - September

Sun/Shade

Full sun

Planting Depth

1/4 inch

Space Seeds

1 - 2 inches

Days to Germinate

7 - 14 days

Days to Harvest

Approx. 80

More Greens

Photos From Our Trial Garden

Product added to shopping cart

Continue Shopping View Cart

Email When Available

Register your email address below to receive an email as soon as this becomes available again.


Signature Salads

Crispy Winter Greens


Your notification has been registered. Close

We'll notify you when this product is in stock. We don't share your address with anybody else.

Your Cart

Total $39.96

Checkout