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Fennel सौंफ

Foeniculum vulgare

Sowing months

Oct–Nov

Sunlight

Five hours of sun

Water

Twice a week

Mature size

1–1.5 m

First harvest

Seed at 130 days

Family

Apiaceae

Where it grows

ground, terrace

Good for

biodiversity, food

Sow in

winter

Care

Leave one plant to flower — it feeds the whole balcony’s insects.

Feathery winter foliage, then umbels that hoverflies and small wasps work all day.

Growing it

Leave one plant to flower — it feeds the whole balcony’s insects.

What it is for

Saunf for the kitchen; leaves for salad; superb insect plant.