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All parts edible β fronds, seeds, and bulb. Allelopathic to many plants; grow away from most vegetables. Self-seeds prolifically.
Direct-sow Fennel outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10β18 Β°C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 45 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 70 days.
Anethum graveolens
herb
Like Fennel, this plant attracts hoverflies for natural pest control
Salvia apiana
herb
Thrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Fennel
Levisticum officinale
herbAttracts the same hoverflies as Fennel, keeping pests in check
Salvia officinalis "Purpurascens"
herbThrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Fennel
Coccinellidae
The one predator here where the adults hunt as hard as the larvae do.
Water: Low Β· Height: 180 cm Β· Soil: Well-draining, fertile β tolerates dry conditions
Fennel seed rarely stays viable beyond a year β track what's still worth sowing.
