Sowing calendar · Leafy
Bulb fennel
Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum · Funcho-de-bolbo, Hinojo de bulbo, Fenouil bulbeux, Knollenfenchel, Finocchio, funcho bolbo
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directJul–Aug
- Sow in traysJul, Jan–Feb
- TransplantMar–Apr, Aug–Sep
- HarvestApr–Jun, Oct–Dec
- Germination
- 8–14 days · soil from 8 °C
- Spacing
- 40 cm between rows · 25 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Harvest after
- 90–120 days
- Water need
- high
- Frost
- half hardy
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~4 years
Notes
Summer sowings make the best bulbs; spring ones tend to bolt in the heat. Keep the soil moist and earth up the bulb. Grow it apart: it slows most neighbours.
Keep apart from
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.