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Fennel Bronze

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Fennel Bronze

Herb

Foeniculum vulgare

  • Full sun
  • Zones 4–9
  • 16 days to maturity
  • Herbs
  • 12" spacing
  • Low water
  • Annual
  • pH 6–8
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  • Overview

    Bronze-colored leaves and stems. Add sweet, fennel flavor to desserts, and color to light-colored fish. NOTE: Fennel flavor develops and intensifies as plants mature. Fennel at the micro stage can be quite mild in flavor. Adding a few days to crop time (after the first true leaf appears) can intensify the flavor.

  • Planting

    Direct sow in spring after last frost or fall. Does not transplant well due to taproot. Allow some plants to self-seed.

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Water: low. Soil pH: 6–8. Space plants 12" apart. Germination: 7-14.

  • Pests & diseases

    Common pests: Aphids, swallowtail butterfly caterpillars (which are beneficial for butterfly gardens). Common diseases: Crown rot in poorly drained soils, otherwise very disease resistant.