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Belgian endive is another vegetable grown in the dark. Vertical farming, no LEDs needed, harvest in 25 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPr06HDnttU https:/
by Luc 3y ago
Belgian endive is another vegetable grown in the dark. Vertical farming, no LEDs needed, harvest in 25 days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPr06HDnttU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPr06HDnttU
- whynotmaybe 3y agoTraditional recipe https://www.meilleurduchef.com/en/recipe/endive-ham-gratin.html https://www.meilleurduchef.com/en/recipe/endive-ham-gratin.h...
- efields 3y agoBut first the crop needs a whole season in the sun. You grow normal green endive, pull the whole plant, chop the head, then you’re growing the second flush in the dark from the root mass. Effectively using all the stored energy from the root for one final round of leaf production, but no light prevents photosynthesis and you get Belgian endive.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoJust like with rhubarb.
- efields 3y agoSimilar. Rhubarb is perennial. You're forcing the first flush of growth for the year but you can't force it all season. Later harvests will look different. Still edible, but you're never pulling the entire plant out of the ground with rhubarb like you have to do for Belgian endive.