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When to Plant Endive in Zone 9

In USDA zone 9, start seeds indoors around January 18, transplant or plant outdoors February 15 to May 16, and expect your first harvest around May 16. Zone 9 also has a fall planting window opening around August 18.

Endive planting calendar for USDA Zone 9

spring planting

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Start seeds indoors

Jan 18

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Transplant outdoors

Feb 15

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Projected first harvest

May 16

fall planting

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Direct sow

Aug 18

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Projected first harvest

Nov 16

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9a — approximate

Most endive mature in about 90 days. Dates use USDA zone 9a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 9 means for endive

Average last spring frost

March 1

Average first fall frost

December 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 9 gives you roughly 275 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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