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'Broad-leaved Batavian' Endive

Sub-Category:	Common

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Smooth, broad, dark-green, outer leaves with creamy-yellow, closely bunched center.
Days To Maturity:	85
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Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 2

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Reviewed on 03/11/2009 by containergardener - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Los Angeles, California, United States Frost Free Season: More than 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Our favorite escarole. Delicious cooked with sauted garlic (scarola in Italian). One of our favorite fast vegetables. We like it so much and it grows so amply that we never wait for the golden heart, used as a salad green, to develop.

Reviewed on 03/09/2005 by Oldgardener - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Pennsylvania, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I think this is also called Escarole. I have grown it for several years spring and fall. I transplant 2 weeks before frost date - harvest in 50-60 days. It is reliable and trouble free in cool weather. Heads are very large. Used in "Italian Wedding Soup" AKA Escarole soup. Great as a wilted green. Blanched yellow center leaves are great in salad - rest for cooking.

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