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Product Description Belgian Endive. 110 days. Direct seed or transplant to a 12" spacing. Plan for a fall harvest, taking 6" of root (shake off the dirt). Store in cool dry place until ready to force. Force in bucket or box in the dark at 55-60 degrees Force in a sand or sand/peat mixture, or just water around roots. Forcing takes 3-4 weeks. 10 gram packet.

This blanched delicacy needs to be grown similar to carrots until fall, and then it is dug up and forced in pots in darkness. Sow directly in deeply dug, fairly fertile, sandy and well-draining beds, 2 weeks before last frost. Plant ¼” deep, tamp down lightly and water finely. Thin seedlings 4 to 6 inches apart and keep well weeded until plants are established, water in drought conditions and let the plants get nipped by frost in the fall. After a few frosts and before the soil freezes dig up all...