Sowing calendar · Herbs
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare · Funcho, Hinojo, Fenouil, Fenchel, Finocchio, erva-doce
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directFeb–Apr, Aug–Sep
- HarvestApr–Sep
- Germination
- 10–14 days · soil from 8 °C
- Spacing
- 50 cm between rows · 30 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Harvest after
- 60–90 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~3 years
Notes
Grows wild on roadsides all over Portugal. Keep it apart from dill (they cross) and from most vegetables. Cut seed heads before they drop or it spreads everywhere.
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.