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Fennel
Type:
Vegetable
Difficulty:
Moderate
Planting Timelines
- - Fill your pots or cell trays with compost and press down lightly to firm the soil
- Water the soil prior to sowing your seeds
- Create small wells approx. a quarter of an inch deep and sow 2 seeds per cell at least an inch apart
- Cover the seeds with compost and gently pat down to firm, giving the soil another light watering
- Once the seedlings are a few inches tall, they can be transplanted outdoors to a soil bed
- Space the fennel plants approx. 6 - 8 inches apart when planting
- Fennel bulbs will start to emerge at the base of the foliage stems
- The bulbs can be harvested at any point once they have reached at least 3 inches in diameter
- Pull up the whole plant at the bulb to harvest, cutting away most of the foliage and just above the roots
- Fennel bulbs are sweeter when harvested smaller
How to Grow Fennel
Sow Seeds Indoors
March
Sow Seeds Outdoors
April, May, June, July
Time to Harvest
Approx. 12 - 14 weeks
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