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  • From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
  • To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Florence fennel
  • Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:12:24 -0700


I have zero experience with it so every little bit helps.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 1/30/2010 at 2:14 PM Harvey Ussery wrote:

>>
>> Is anyone here growing Florence fennel? ~paul
>
>I grow it most seasons, though am not sure why--we don't eat all we grow
>(obviously it's not a favorite) and it really prefers a cooler climate.
>We're mid-Atlantic, hot humid summers. Thus mine don't get as large or
>juicy as they should.
>
>Still, my impression from my limited experience is that they are quite
>easy to grow. I start them as transplants, and have no trouble with
>them, either at the seedling stage or after transplanting. I suspect
>that mine would do better if I remembered to water them often.
>
>~Harvey
>
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