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Fennel Seeds Sowing instructions:
A delicious, white, aniseed-flavoured bulb that will be ready to eat in four months. Worth growing for its pretty foliage alone. It’s a little tricky to grow, but definitely worth a try.
Sow
May to August
Harvest
September to October
Sow
Needs warm growing conditions, so it should be grown in the summer.
If exposed to fluctuating or low temperatures it will be at risk of bolting.
Fennel can be sown in modules for later transplanting or directly into soil.
If sowing in modules, sow one seed per module from late April to July.
If sowing direct, sow from late May till July, 1cm deep, thinly, in rows 30cm apart.
Grow
Plants will be ready for transplanting when they around 10-15cm high.
Space 30cm apart in rows 30cm apart and thin direct sown crops to the same spacing.
Don’t allow the soil to dry out as this can encourage bolting
Will grow in any reasonably fertile soil.
Harvest
Expect bulbs to be ready 14-16 weeks after sowing (the bulb should be 7cm across).
Cut the bulb off at ground level. Further, feathery shoots will appear, which can be used as celery/dill-flavoured seasoning in the kitchen.
Snip the leaves off the bulb – if you leave them on, they draw the moisture out of the bulb.
Visit the GIY Veg directory for more growing details and tips.
