FENNEL Romanesco

Species: Fennel
Latin name: Foeniculum Vulgare Miller
Inscription in the European catalog under: Romanesco
Other usual name: Sweet Fennel - Wild Fennel - Fenkel
Variety: Romanesco
Family: Apiaceae (Ombellifère)
Origin: Southern Europe and Asia

The Romanesco Fennel: Medium to early variety. The heart is round, medium sized, compact and entirely white. They are crunchy, and of a soft licorice flavor. The leaves are finely cut out and green, if you wrinkle them between your fingers they release an anise like odor. Fennel is rich in vitamin and fiber, and mainly used raw or cooked.

Seed sowing: June to July
Harvest fennel: September to December
Height: Fennel reaches around 1 - 1.5 m
Exposure: Sunny

Sowing instructions: Seed sowing directly in place from June to July in a rich soil well composted, sow at a  depth of 4 to 5 cm. Maintain the soil wet until germination. Cover the bulb with soil to preserve its whiteness. Progressively collect in autumn when needed.

Sowing distance: 20 cm by 50 cm
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 12 °C to 15 °C
Seed germination: 8 to 10 days
Nutritional value: 35 Kcal for 100 gr

Net weight of seeds: 4 gr =/+ 1000 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.