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Well there you go, I didn't know it was two different kinds. I just  
thought I'd been using the seeds of the plant, and ignoring the root.  
I am glad it is easy to grow, because I am The Black Thumb of Death. I  
buy plants and half kill them and Roy has to hide them from me in the  
office.

I don't know what you mean when you say rivels. Morels? Chevril? I can  
see either in a potato soup.

Well, first things first, I'm going to start exploring fennel root  
recipes, because they are all over the farmer's market right now.

Celia


On Jun 29, 2008, at 1:10 PM, Wendy wrote:

> I grow fennel, or rather I allow the fennel volunteers to co-exist
> peacefully in my garden.  There are two types of fennel: herb fennel  
> and
> bulb fennel.  I have herb fennel.  I use the leaves, finely diced,  
> in potato
> soup/w rivels (sp?).  My fennel gets about 7ft tall in it's second  
> year, and
> does not produce much of a bulb.  Bulb fennel is a specialty type  
> grown for
> its huge bulbs which are often used like onions but with a completely
> different flavor.  I planted my fennel about 9 years ago and it has  
> come up
> all over my garden ever since (I leave the seed heads on over the  
> winter for
> this purpose).  Fortunately, it does not make a pest of itself.
>
> Wendy