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- Why is fennel a bad companion plant?
- Can you eat sea fennel?
- Does fennel like sun or shade?
- Does fennel come back every year?
- Are there two types of fennel?
- What can I plant next to fennel?
- What should I plant next to fennel?
- What insects does fennel attract?
- How do you eat sea fennel?
- What is sea fennel used for?
- What does sea fennel taste like?
Why is fennel a bad companion plant?
Fennel – Not a companion for any garden food plant, fennel will actually inhibit growth in bush beans, kohlrabi, tomatoes, and others. Plant it, but keep it out of the veggie garden. Fennel attracts hoverflies, ladybird beetles, parasitic wasps, and tachinid flies, so it's a kind of beneficial insect magnet.
Can you eat sea fennel?
Sea fennel, or Rock samphire, is an edible wild plant.
Does fennel like sun or shade?
Fennel is a sun-loving plant, so plant it where it will receive at least 6 hours of direct sun. Plant fennel after the last spring frost. This plant can tolerate light frosts, but needs protection when young.
Does fennel come back every year?
Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare, is a short-lived perennial with some types hardy in zones 4-9 but is often grown as an annual in cooler climates. Native to southern Europe along the Mediterranean Sea, this plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae) has sweetly aromatic foliage and flavor similar to anise.
Are there two types of fennel?
There are two types of fennel. One is treated as an herb (herb fennel – Foeniculum vulgare) and one that is treated like a bulb type vegetable (Florence fennel or Finocchio – Foeniculum vulgare var. dulce). The herb type grows 3-5 feet tall with fine textured foliage resembling dill.
What can I plant next to fennel?
Fennel is a highly aromatic and slightly odd plant that is pretty much a poor companion plant for everything. Fennel companion planting generally only works when growing dill. However, even dill is a poor choice because the two herbs tend to cross-pollinate.
What should I plant next to fennel?
Fennel Doesn't Have Friends: A Guide to Companion Planting
| Tilly's Nest Guide to Companion Planting © | ||
|---|---|---|
| Plant | Best Friends | Foes |
| Beets | Bush Beans, Onion, Lettuces, Cabbage, Broccoli | Pole Beans |
| Bell Peppers | Tomatoes, Basil, Carrots, Parsley | Fennel |
| Broccoli | Mint, Rosemary, Sage | Tomatoes, Eggplant, Peppers, Beans, Strawberries |
What insects does fennel attract?
Besides social wasps and hoverflies fennel attracted honey bees, wild bees and bumble bees, beetles, various groups of wasps and flies. Most of those are beneficial pollinators (Rader et al.
How do you eat sea fennel?
Marinated sea-fennel is also eaten with the popular, unsalted bread with olive oil and tomato, the pa amb oli, which is served with ham, cheese, sausages or tuna and accompanied by the very good Majorcan capers and olives. Sea-fennel should, however, always be used sparingly because its taste is very intense.
What is sea fennel used for?
Apart from the use as a gastronomic ingredient, the sea fennel has been largely used for nutritional and medicinal purposes. It was consumed in the traditional diet of the first European farmers as a potent source of minerals, vitamin C and other bio molecules.
What does sea fennel taste like?
Description/Taste
Underneath the leaf's surface, the flesh is crisp, aqueous, and pale green, and in the summer, the plant bears small, yellow-white flowers. Sea Fennel is highly aromatic when lightly crushed and is crunchy with a salty, tangy, vegetal taste with flavors reminiscent of parsley, carrot, and asparagus.
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