Orazio | F1 Fennel Seed

$7.65—$737.20AUD gst excl.

Orazio has large, thick, rounded bulbs, crisp with a pleasing anise flavour

Highly uniform, heavy bulbs are strong against cracking. Orazio has a higher yield potential than flatter, open-pollinated fennels. Suitable for late summer and early autumn harvest in most areas. It also can be transplanted in July for an October harvest in Australian areas with mild winters, such as the central coast

Key features

Crisp with flavoursome anise taste
Uniform growth, rounded bulbs
Heavy yielding, strong against cracking
Cultivation Period: Summer, autumn
Direct sow, mid spring throuh early summer
Days to Maturity: 50 baby, 75 full

This product can only be shipped to Australia.

Orazio | F1 Fennel Seed

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Foeniculum vulgare

CULTURE: Bulb fennel prefers fertile, well drained soils high in organic matter with a pH of 6.5-7.5. Adequate irrigation is needed to produce high-yielding and flavorful crops. Whenever possible, fennel should be planted to mature in shortening days with cooler temperatures, as high heat and long days encourage bolting.

DIRECT SEEDING: Sow midspring through early summer, 10 seeds/30cm, 6mm deep, rows 45cm apart. Thin to 15cm apart.

TRANSPLANTING: Use 25-50mm cell-type containers, sowing 3 seeds/cell, 6mm deep. Thin to 1 plant/cell. Grow for 4-6 weeks or until plants can be removed without disturbing roots. Transplant outdoors in midspring to late summer 15cm apart. Use care as disturbing the roots may cause bolting. Clip off any seed stalks that may form.

HARVEST: When base thickens, use sharp pruners to cut bulb free just above taproot. Cut off leaf petioles 25mm-50mm above bulb to prepare for sale or storage.

STORAGE: Best at 0°C with 95% relative humidity.

DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding.

AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 1M/33m, 5M/165m, 30g/250m.

TRANSPLANTS: Avg. 4,000 plants/oz.

SEED SPECS: SEEDS/30g: Avg. 6,800.

PACKET: 200 seeds, sows 6m

Germination: 24C

Days to Maturity: 50 baby, 75 full