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Grosfruchtiger Leaf Fennel Seed — leaf fennel hands harvest
Foeniculum vulgare
50 - 60Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Grosfruchtiger Leaf Fennel Seed

Item #HSC-FEN-008-PKT

A leafy, sweet-flavored fennel.

Grosfruchtiger is a vigorous leaf producer with a sweet flavor.

A non-bulbing type for leaves. Use them in salads, slaws and dressings. Flavor builds as plants grow: mild at baby-leaf size and fuller at 8–12". The florets garnish savory dishes, with a sweet anise taste that suits fish, potatoes, tomatoes and beef.

Ready to harvest about 50–60 days from sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 200 seeds
  • Average 3,900 seeds per oz.

In stock — Packet

$6.40

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow after frost

Close spacing for leaf.

Sharp drainage

Full sun.

Cut before bloom

Leaves and stems.

Seed in year two

Collect when grayish green.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–14 days at 18–21°C (65–70°F).

Direct sowing

Recommended. Sow after the last spring frost, 1/4–1/2" deep and 1/4–1/2" apart, in rows at least 3" apart. No need to thin for leaves; thin to 4–6" for bigger plants or for seed.

Starting indoors

Sow 1/4–1/2" deep in pots or cell trays, and plant out once the last frost has passed, 4–6" apart, with rows at least 4" apart.

Seed

Plants usually set seed in their second summer, though they may in the first where spring is long and cool. Collect seed as it turns grayish green. Too much moisture at bloom can stop seed from forming.

Soil

Very free-draining soil.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Cut leaves and stems before plants flower. Roots can be dug in fall of the first year, before flowering.

Hardiness

Zones 7–10; usually grown as an annual or biennial.

Plant height

24–36".

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 3,900 on average.

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