Gardening: The growing pains of Florence Fennel

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: March 30, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Florence fennel is a catwalk vegetable: it always looks good in photographs, is curvaceous, elegant - and temperamental. A letter from a reader suggests I'm not the only one that has had trouble with it. "I have been trying to grow Florentine fennel for two years without any success" writes Alison Davidge of Wantage. "I have bought the correct seeds (Johnsons) clearly marked Herb Fennel on the packet. I have sown them in small hollows 18in apart in April and then thinned them out to the strongest plant per group."

Ms Davidge goes on to say that her vegetable plot is in a sunny position and ...

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