Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, cottage and native gardeners
Vegetable Seeds Catalogue
Fennel
Sowing periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Mar 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Apr 30th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Mar 1st to Jun 30th
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Botanical Name
Foeniculum vulgare
The Florence fennel is a delicious,bulbous stem, with a distinctly aniseed flavour. An excellent accompaniment to fish. A late summer and autumn vegetable, it needs a long warm summer with plenty of water to form a good sized ‘bulb’. 100 seeds
Organic
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Botanical Name
Foeniculum vulgare
One of the best bulbing fennel we have trialled. The rounded bulbs are medium to large, thick with a very crisp anise flavour. Harvest either in late summer/autumn or early spring, depending upon when sown. A vegetable that we use in salads with apple, walnuts and lettuce or chicory. Also used in soups, with fish or grill for a distinct delicious flavour. A good yielding variety. Treated seed (thiram). 20 seeds.
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow direct or into cells to transplant into garden once frosts have passed. Fertile, well drained soil produces the best bulbs. Mound soil around the stem to blanch.
Spacing/Spread
0.2 m
Row Space
0.4 m