Sempre Bianca Endive is a compact, open-pollinated frisée endive bred for baby leaf production, ready to harvest in just 35 days. This blonde frisée variety thrives in cool-season growing and produces tender, delicate leaves that can be cut repeatedly throughout the season. With a tight, manageable growth habit and frost tolerance, it's an excellent choice for gardeners seeking quick harvests of mild, leafy greens from spring through fall.
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This compact frisée grows rapidly, reaching harvestable size in just 35 days, and its blonde, feathery leaves are prized for baby leaf cutting. The variety tolerates frost, extending your harvest window into cooler months, and its neat growth habit means it needs minimal space. Best of all, you can harvest it young at 3-6 inches, then cut above the basal plate and get a second flush of tender regrowth within two weeks.
Sempre Bianca Endive is grown specifically for baby leaf harvest, where its tender, delicate blonde frisée leaves are cut young and used fresh in salads. The mild flavor and feathery texture make it ideal for mesclun mixes and as a sophisticated green in composed salads where its appearance adds visual elegance alongside other baby greens.
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Direct sow seeds when soil temperatures are between 50-75°F. Plant during cool-season months for best performance, sowing seeds thinly and covering lightly with soil.
Harvest Sempre Bianca when leaves reach 3-6 inches by cutting with a knife about an inch above the soil, being careful to cut above the basal plate to allow for regrowth. This variety produces multiple harvests, typically regrowing to harvestable size within 5-14 days depending on growing conditions. Continue cutting at your preferred leaf size throughout the season until plants bolt or frost kills them.
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