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Large, white, bulb-like stems of this aromatic vegetable have a sweet flavour somewhere between aniseed and celery. They can be used finely chopped in salads or cooked in the many ways in which celery is employed. Best sown in April in drills 1cm deep and thinned out to 20cm apart. Incidentally, the plants themselves are exceedingly handsome and decorative. 6ft (1.8m)
Approximately 50 Seeds
In stock
Sowing & Growing
Florence fennel grows best during warm summers and needs an open, sunny site with fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Add plenty of organic matter, such as well-rotted manure or garden compost, to the soil, ideally the winter before sowing.
Fennel dislikes root disturbance, so sow either direct outdoors or singly into small individual cells, usually in a tray, used for sowing seeds. The resulting seedlings can be transplanted with minimal root disturbance. You can sow outdoors from late spring to mid-summer, 15mm (½in) deep, in rows 30cm (1ft) apart. Thin out the seedlings to 30cm (1ft) apart when the soil is warm, from May to early July, but take care not to disturb the roots of the remaining plants. Use bolt-resistant cultivars for mid-June to mid-July sowings.
Fennel can also be sown outdoors in large containers filled with multi-purpose compost.
| Packet Size | Approximately 50 Seeds |
|---|---|
| Hardiness & Lifecycle | Hardy Annual |
| Ideal Germination Temperature | 10-30°C |
