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When to Plant Endive in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, start seeds indoors around April 18, transplant or plant outdoors May 16 to August 14, and expect your first harvest around August 14. Zone 3 also has a fall planting window opening around May 28.

Endive planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

spring planting

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Start seeds indoors

Apr 18

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Transplant outdoors

May 16

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Projected first harvest

Aug 14

fall planting

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Direct sow

May 28

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Projected first harvest

Aug 26

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spring planting

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Most endive mature in about 90 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for endive

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and endive need about 90 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

2 varieties of endive in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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