This modern variety, with its dwarf habit and excellent resistance to bolting or yellowing, makes an attractive feature in the kitchen garden as well as a tasty and productive crop. Fennel ‘Dragon’ bulbs are flavorful and can be used to make refreshing summer salads as well as a variety of cooked recipes. If you space your sowings throughout late spring and early summer, you can harvest your own home-grown fennel bulbs all the way through autumn! Height: 75cm (30in). 45cm (18″) spread.
Sowing Information
Sow fennel seeds from April to July in pots or trays using a good free-draining seed compost 6-13mm (1?4-1?2”) deep. Place in a propagator or seal the container inside a polythene bag at constant temperature of 20-25C (68-77F) until after germination, which takes up to 7-14 days.
Transplant outside into beds once risk of frost has passed. Allow 30cm (12”) between plants in rows spaced at 45cm (17”) apart.
