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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Hector on June 05, 2011, 22:31:38

Title: Fennel seed for cooking...which Fennel?
Post by: Hector on June 05, 2011, 22:31:38

|I can't figure out which Fennel it is I can harvest seeds for cooking from? Is it the common or Florence one? If its Florence is it a choice of bulb or seed production?
Thanks :)
Jackie

Title: Re: Fennel seed for cooking...which Fennel?
Post by: pigeonseed on June 05, 2011, 22:35:32

I expect both of them are fine, but the common leafy one is easier to grow and goes to seed without fail -and it makes tons of seed too!

I've got some saved seed, I can send if you like. PM me if you want some.  :)

Title: Re: Fennel seed for cooking...which Fennel?
Post by: martinburo on June 07, 2011, 15:00:35

Florence fennel is not winter hardy, while the herb is a hardy perennial, so for seeds it's much easier to use the herb.

Title: Re: Fennel seed for cooking...which Fennel?
Post by: Hector on June 08, 2011, 07:37:15

Thanks everyone, that's really helpful :)

Title: Re: Fennel seed for cooking...which Fennel?
Post by: Hector on July 31, 2011, 18:17:35

Quote from: pigeonseed on June 05, 2011, 22:35:32

I expect both of them are fine, but the common leafy one is easier to grow and goes to seed without fail -and it makes tons of seed too!

I've got some saved seed, I can send if you like. PM me if you want some.  :)

Huge thanks to Pigeonseed for sending me some seed, extremely kind of you :)