How to grow fennel

How to grow fennel

Vegetable fennel (it is also called Italian) - the loves of many gardeners. Koraches of this plant have a gentle aroma and pleasant taste. The hostess prepare interesting first dishes and salads. Following certain recommendations, growing fennel on the household plot is quite simple.

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Most often, fennel seeds are grown. For better germination, large full-fed fennel seeds are soaked in heated water for 20-24 hours. To obtain an early harvest, the prepared planting material is evicted in April to a large seedlable with loose soil. Depth of seed seed - approximately 0.3-0.4 cm.

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The optimal temperature for high-quality seed germination is about 20 ° C. Sowing regularly watered warm water. The ramper is recommended to cover the film (for better retention of moisture in the ground) and put on the windowsill. When the seeds are sprout, the film is removed. Fennel shoots are quite capricious - the cold and insufficient amount of moisture can destroy the seedlings. It is also necessary to take care of seedlings from drafts.

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When Fennel seedlings wake up 2-3 real sheets, strong seedlings can be transplanted into open ground. The optimal interval between plants is 10-15 cm. The best time for landing seedlings of this culture is the end of May-beginning of June. Plot for the cultivation of Fennel is prepared in advance: the land is screamed, if necessary, it is lime, fertilizers are made - ash or lyrctic sawdust. The perfect bed for Fennel - in a sunny out-free place.

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Fennel plant care is to regularly looser, eliminating weeds and abundant irrigation. Seedlings thinning and periodically plunge. It is recommended to feed the plant with liquid herbal fertilizers or infusion of a cow.

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Next to Fennel is best to plant cabbage, cucumbers, onions - his specific smell scares the TRU. Unwanted "neighbors" for cereal culture are considered tomatoes, peppers, spinach, legumes. After 30-40 days after the first dipping, it is possible to start harvesting.

The root of fennel is the storehouse of nutrients and trace elements, so it is rightfully considered "vitamin from the bed".

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