Chapter 9. Leafy Vegetable Production
Lettuce, Endive, and Escarole
Botany and Planting
Lettuce—Lactuca sativa, Asteraceae (Compositae)
Endive—Cichorium endivia
Escarole—Cichorium endivia
Table 1. Planting information for lettuce, endive, and escarole.
Cultivars
Table 2. Lettuce, endive, and escarole cultivars.
Table 3. Lettuce and escarole planted in south Florida.
Spinach
Botany and Planting
Spinach—Spinacia oleracea
Table 3. Planting information for spinach.
Cultivars
Table 4. Spinach cultivars.
The following tables list registered pesticides that should be integrated with other pest management methods. Additional information on integrated management methods can be requested from UF/IFAS Extension horticulture or agriculture agents. A list of local UF/IFAS Extension offices is available at https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/find-your-local-office/.
Table 5. Herbicides approved for managing weeds in lettuce. Contact: Ramdas Kanissery, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.
Table 6. Herbicides approved for managing weeds in spinach. Contact: Ramdas Kanissery, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center.
Table 7. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of lettuce and other leafy vegetables (non-brassica, including escarole and endive). Contact: Julien Beuzelin, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center.
Table 8. Insecticides labeled for management of arthropod pests of spinach. Contact: Julien Beuzelin, UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center.
Table 9. Escarole and endive fungicides ordered by disease and then FRAC group according to their mode of action. Contact: Nicholas S. Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department.
Table 10. Lettuce fungicides ordered by disease and then FRAC group according to their mode of action. Contact: Nicholas S. Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department.
Table 11. Spinach fungicides ordered by disease and then FRAC group according to their mode of action. Contact: Nicholas S. Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department.
Table 12. Nonfumigant nematicides for leafy vegetables in Florida. Contact: Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.
Table 13. Fumigant nematicides for leafy vegetables in Florida. Contact: Johan Desaeger, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center.
