fennel 'Mantovano'
fennel
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- size:
- approx 5400 seeds
- available within:
- 2 weeks
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, moisture retentive
- Rate of growth: average
- Hardiness: tender
An early to mid vigorous variety that produces large, round, compact bulbs that are crunchy and aromatic. It can be sown from the spring to the beginning of the summer and eaten raw in salads or cooked. - Growing Instructions:
Prefers warm site in light well drained soil.
Sow indoors - March to May for earlier crops and plant out April to June
Sow outside - April to June when the air temperature is above 15°C
Sow 1.5cm deep
Thin plants to 20cm apart May to July
Harvest: June to August
Cut just above soil level and you may get some smaller bulbs forming as a second crop.
- Eventual Height: 0.7m
- Eventual Spread: 0.12m