How to grow... Bulb Fennel

Rocket Growing Guides

Bulb fennel is very easy-going – just pop it in the ground in fertile soil, keep it well watered and it should do well. You may need to harvest them small if the weather turns too cold and they are grown outdoors, but if it stays mild you could hope to harvest in November.

  • Bulb Fennel Growing Guide

How to Plant Bulb Fennel

  • Choose a warm, sheltered, sunny site with fertile, moist soil that drains well.
  • Space plants approx 30cm apart
  • Best to planted straight outside

How to Grow Bulb Fennel

  • Very easy going and requires little maintenance. Just pop it in the ground in fertile soil, keep it well watered to keep the plant growing strongly.

How to Harvest Bulb Fennel

  • Usually ready to harvest late summer when bulbs are approx 10-15cm across
  • The bulbs can be harvested at anytime but they tend to take 3/4 months to mature.