Fennel Seeds ‘Orion’

Marshalls Garden

£3.99

Catalogue Code: 10202143

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Fennel 'Orion' is bulbing fennel with a a taste of aniseed. Produces well formed, uniform bulbs with a good round shape and smooth skin. Shows good resistance to bolting and ready to harvest in approx 3 months after emergence.

Key Features

Prefers full sun

Pack Contents: 150 Seeds

Description

Strong aniseed flavour
Good resistance to Bolting
Clean round bulbs
Ideal for succession sowing

Fennel ‘Orion’ seeds are a lovely aromatic herb that has long been used to suppress hunger, as an aid to digestion and to make a medicinal tea. Add chopped leaves and young stems to salads and seeds and leaves to sauces and fish dishes. The whole plant is edible, even the flowers.

Very uniform bulbing Fennel, with attractive feathery foliage. Ideal to use in fish and meat dishes, or grated into salads. 'Orion' shows good resistance to bolting, ensuring a long harvest period. Sow regularly through spring for a succession of quality bulbs.

Sow outdoors

Sow seeds thinly, about 2cm (1in) apart in pre-watered shallow rows 2cm (1in) deep, and cover with a little soil. Allow about 30cm (12in) between rows.

Thin

As seedlings develop, thin them to about 20cm (8in) apart. Ensure remaining seedlings are still firm in the soil. Keep soil moist at all times. Harvest June – October.

Growing Calendar

	J Jan	F Feb	M Mar	A Apr	M May	J June	J Jul	A Aug	S Sep	O Oct	N Nov	D Dec
Sow Outdoors
Harvest

How to Guide

Row Spacing

25cm

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