FENNEL Root Big Napoli

Species: Fennel
Latin name: Foeniculum Vulgare Miller
Inscription in the European catalog under: Di Napoli - Di Sarno
Other usual name: en. Fenkel - Sweet Fennel - Wild Fennel - it. Finocchio - fr. Fenouil de Vignes - Queue de Pourceau - de. Fenchel
Variety: Big of Naples
Family: Apiaceae (Ombellifère)
Origin: Middle Europe

Fennel Big Napoli: Early variety. Large bulb shaped, compact, fleshy and white hearts. They are crunching, tender, of soft and aromatized savors. The leaves are finely cut out and green, when you wrinkle them between your fingers they release an anise odor. Fennel is rich in vitamins and fibers, used raw or cooked.

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

Sowing instructions: Seed sowing directly in place from June to July in a well drained soil enriched with compost, 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 as 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.