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Fennel: How to Grow this Herb and Spice in Your Garden
Fennel is one of the most misunderstood foods you can plant in your garden. So many people, including lots of skilled food gardeners, just don’t know how to grow it or how to cook with it—so they skip fennel altogether. And that’s a… READ MORE 
Perhaps we should start with “what is fennel?” for anyone who might not know how versatile this plant is! Fennel is part of the carrot family, so it’s a vegetable… but it’s not a root vegetable, because the bulbs—the vegetable part—grow above ground. The stalks,… READ MORE
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Despite all the mystery and intrigue about the history and uses for fennel, there are only two main types of fennel—herb fennel and vegetable fennel. READ MORE
Fennel’s strong aroma and flavor make it a garden favorite. Unfortunately, those same attributes make it a poor companion plant—fennel is not a very “friendly” plant for other crops. READ MORE
There are two main methods for growing your fennel. Plants may be divided, but this isn’t as easy as it is with other garden plants and often proves unsatisfactory—because fennel has a long tap root that doesn’t like to be divided or moved. READ MORE
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