Grow fennel

All over the world, Fennel Vegetable enjoys great popularity. It is called another Italian, Florentine, French. The main value of this vegetable is thickened fleshy bases of cuffs, which are often called "nomads" or "bulbies".

Pharmacy dill
I decided and I try this overseas product. Moreover, try not only its gastronomic qualities, but also to grow it in the country.
The misunderstandings began when buying seeds. I must say that Fennel is two species. The first one, which is called pharmacy dill. They grow it and for the sake of Pakhuchi greenery, but to a greater extent due to seeds. It is the seeds that are valued in cooking and especially in medicine. Avt "Kochanchikov" forms Fennel Vegetable. On bags with seeds it was written "Fennel Ordinary", and a dense kochan was conquered in the photos. And in the annotation it was indicated that the grade forms the "Kochanchik" white, dense, with small voids, weighing 200-250 g. And it was also said that when sowing seeds in the ground in May, he managed to grow only the green mass in May, it is necessary to increase the "kochanchors Grow seedlings. Despite these inconsistencies, I still acquired two seed packages.
Part of the seed I sowed in April to seedlings, part - in May directly into the ground. The first came up well and perfectly felt before the landing. But in the open soil, the seeds did not go. Probably, the land by the time of sowing was not enough fundamental (May last year was quite cold). I would not hurt to remember that the homeland of Fennel is the Mediterranean, and the plant is a gentle and thermal-loving.

Unnecessary flowers
I planted seedlings when warm weather was installed. The place chose sunny, p. Good fertile soil. After landing, the plants were well and inspired the soil around them by humus. Plants began and quickly went into growth. Soon there were small thickening at the bottom of the cuffs. I was delighted and began to wait for the "Kochangchiki" will become more. At the same time watering, poll, loosened. "Kochangchiki" have grown a little more and all the powerful flowers have thrown together. As it turned out, at this stage I made two mistakes.
The minor thickening had to be emphasized (and several times). This reception is called bleaching and allows you to get dense, juicy, gentle taste "Kochans". By the way, to "Kochangchiki" are large, the summer should be warm and sunny.
When "Koraches" achieved the size of the middle apple (approximately four weeks after the first dip), it is necessary to start harvesting. I waited for flowering.
So, try an exotic vegetable and failed me. But the seeds I received plenty! Collected them selectively as ripening. Cut the inflorescences - umbrellas, placed them in a cotton bag, hung it in a barn. Then the seeds were screamed and placed them in a glass jar. Remains of plants broke out with the root and threw it on a compost.
But it is completely in vain! After all, Fennel is a perennial plant. It was necessary to cut the stem at an altitude of 20-25 cm and to cover the remaining penets with leaves or plants residues.