Raw / fresh
Use fresh leaves raw as a garnish, in dressings, pestos, salads, teas, or stirred through food at the end.
Herbs
Fennel growing guide
Tall aromatic perennial with anise flavour. Both the leaves, seeds and bulb are edible. Allelopathic — releases chemicals that inhibit many nearby plants. Best isolated.
7-14 daysGermination
60-90 daysHarvest
45 cmSpacing
0.5 cmSow depth
FullSun
HardyFrost
1.5 cm/weekWater
5.5-7pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Apr - Aug | Apr - Aug | Jan - Dec |
| Subtropical | Mar - Aug | Mar - Aug | Jan - Dec |
| Mediterranean | Feb - Sep | Feb - Sep | Jan - Dec |
| Temperate | Feb - Sep | Feb - Sep | Jan - Dec |
| Cool | Feb - Aug | Feb - Aug | Jan - Dec |
| Arid | Mar - Sep | Mar - Sep | Jan - Dec |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Fennel after harvest.
Cooked
Add to cooked dishes near the end for fresh flavour, or use woody herbs earlier in roasts, soups, and stews.
Store / preserve
Dry, freeze, make herb oil, pesto, vinegar, or infused salt.
Try: Fresh garnish, Pesto or paste, Herb tea, Infused oil.
Good companions
Dill
Avoid near
Tomato, Pepper, Beans, Carrot, Courgette, Most Vegetables
Growing note
Grow in its own container or at the garden edge away from other vegetables.
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