Fennel, Zefa Fino

Foeniculum vulgare

Elegant, white bulbs with ferny leaves and a mild licorice flavor.

Roast bulbs, chop stems finely and use raw or cooked like celery, snip leaves into egg or potato salads, add flowers to marinaras, and eat young seeds as a breath freshener! Keep moist and harvest before it bolts in hot weather. OP. 85 days.

Seeds grown by Earthly Delights Farm and Field Goods Farm in Boise, Idaho.

275 seeds.

Directions: Direct seed or start indoors mid-spring and transplant out once roots are established, 4-6 weeks. Start in July/August for a fall crop. To aid germination: soak 1-2 days before planting. 50 days for baby, 80 for full size