Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) | How To Harvest Leaves and Seeds | Harvesting in the Spring and Fall

Learn how to harvest fennel in the spring and autumn/fall. With excellent properties for the digestive system, fennel is a very aromatic plant that is easy to grow.
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[@mikefrench3800]

Great info

Thank you Mike! We are glad you liked it.

[@evelynrivera5975]

Gracias

De nada! 😉

[@michaelprice3040]

Had some wild fennel germinate in my garden, since taken the herb indoors over the winter and it’s growing very big and producing lots of seeds, what luck lol.

Hi Michael! Wild fennel grows really well and It's a very resistant plant. Don’t forget to make the most of your fennel. It's full of benefits. Enjoy it :)

[@hotartesian4163]

You produced a beauty of a fennel video! Just watching it made me ready to get some seeds out and start them for the greenhouse...

Hello! Thank you so much! We are happy that you liked the video and it is wonderful to know that you feel inspired to get started! Go for it and feel free to share your results with us. All the best to you!

[@LindasDesk]

Hi...I loved my fennel plant initially and became addicted to the seeds in my salads all winter. But the last two years, it's been as if they look to mature to disintegrate.
I didn't see bugs, but started to hit them with the hose, maybe too late. There was drought here on Vancouver Island, so I hope it wasn't overwatering. My plant is mature and huge"_
It being fall now, I was searching to see if I could chop and drop into the bed for added nutrient to soil, but wondered if those mature hollow stalks had any nutritive value, maybe for a tea?
ty for any feedback.

Hi there :) All parts of fennel are beneficial, whether they are fresh or dry. You can use it for making tea or to put in a compost pile to enrich the soil. If you would like to use the mature plant for making tea, we would suggest that you use the top part of the stalks where they are thinner. The lower part may become too thick and woody. It's amazing that fennel can survive very low temperatures like the ones you have in Canada. It's great that you can have it!
Thank you for dropping a comment and sharing your experiences.

[@LindasDesk]

@ This is really helpful. Thank-you for responding, with much appreciation!

Thank you too and we wish you all the best!

[@Archihuman]

Plantei funcho pela primeira vez este ano mas talvez fi-lo demasiado tarde porque o bolbo não se desenvolveu como eu esperava. Alguns não desenvolveram bolbo de todo, outros desenvolveram uma espécie de espiga à qual não chamaria de "bolbo", e creio que já cresceram tudo o que tinham a crescer porque alguns já floriram. Não é o resultado que eu pretendia mas sendo assim acho que vou colher as sementes, fazer erva-doce e semear de novo para o ano que vem

Olá :) Nem sempre é fácil ter bons resultados com o funcho. No entanto, a vantagem do funcho é que todas as partes podem ser usadas. Se não conseguir usar o bolbo, pode usar os caules e as sementes. É importante não confundir funcho com erva doce. Embora tenham semelhanças, são ervas diferentes. Poderá gostar de ver o nosso vídeo onde mostramos as diferenças: th-cam.com/video/jVGvtSjJ-cg/w-d-xo.html Um abraço!

[@Archihuman]

@ Olá e obrigado pela sugestão! de facto a erva doce para mim era como o pimentão - não sei ao certo qual é a diferença entre pimentão, colorau e paprika, assim como não sabia dizer se erva doce era sementes de funcho ou estrela de anís moída em pó, pelos vistos não é nem uma coisa nem outra. Obrigado pelo esclarecimento

De nada! É a partilhar que se constrói o conhecimento.
Tudo de bom!