Fennel

Pflanzenfamilie

Umbellifers (Apiaceae)

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Sonnig

Wasserbedarf

Sehr feucht

Boden

Leicht (sandig)

Nährstoffbedarf

Mittel

Pflanzabstand

20 cm

Reihenabstand

30 cm

Saattiefe

2 cm

Anleitungen

Mitte Februar

Propagating

Mitte März

Transplanting

Mitte März

Harden

Ende März

Planting

Beschreibung

Fennel is a perennial herb of the umbellifer family that grows up to 2 m high. Fennel seeds, fennel leaves and the fennel bulb are used, each with the characteristic sweet scent caused by essential oils. A distinction is made between spicy fennel, bitter fennel and tuberous fennel. The latter forms a whitish storage bulb near the ground, which, if not harvested, ensures the new sprouting of the fennel plant in the following year.

Anbautipps

Fennel is a dark germinator that requires an even supply of water and nutrients. It can be sown directly or grown in seed trays. Spice fennel is sown earlier (early April to early May) than vegetable fennel (mid-June to mid-July). Laying leaves around the bulb protects it from the cold in the fall. Tuber fennel can be harvested when the bulb is about the size of a fist, while fennel can be harvested when the fruitlets turn brown.