When to plant Endive in Lafourche County, Louisiana, United States

Endive can be planted after January 01, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 40°F and 80°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Endive in Lafourche County

Endive needs on average between 70 and 90 days to mature and produce harvest.

Lafourche County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Endive

• January 01 to May 02

  Endive needs on average between 70 and 90 days to mature and produce harvest. With 122 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• October 10 to December 31

  This Endive growing season in Lafourche County is quite short, with only 83 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Planting Endive in Lafourche County before January 01 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Endive in Lafourche County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 42 days on average for Endive to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Lafourche County has 2 distinct seasons for growing Endive

• In order to get plants ready for January 01 seeds should be started indoors bwetween and February 01

  Seeds started after February 01 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Endive needs on average between 70 and 90 days to mature and produce harvest. With 122 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for October 10 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 29 and October 02

  Seeds started after October 02 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Endive growing season in Lafourche County is quite short, with only 83 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 80°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Endive, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

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