When to plant florence fennel in Piccadilly
- Sow in the ground: early Mar to mid MayPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
- Sow in the ground: mid Aug to early SepPiccadilly area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Piccadilly. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
Grown for its swollen, aniseed-flavoured leaf base. In Adelaide it does best sown in late summer and autumn, maturing in the cool months; spring sowings often bolt in the heat. Wild fennel is a weed in SA, so never let plants go to seed.