
Magnolia pruning made easy
30.01.2014Magnolias are one of those luxurious plants that you may fear ever going near with a pair of loppers.
by Natasha Starkell | 07.03.2014 | 3 steps | easy | 10 Min. | 1 times | Rating: votes
If you love the taste of aniseed, then fennel is the best plant you can get. This wonderful plant looks great and tastes fantastic, and if you have no room in the veggie patch, you can easily grow fennel amongst your ornamental borders.
For the best results, plant fennel in a warm and sunny spot where the soil has been enriched with organic material such as compost or well rotted manure. Fennel doesn’t like its roots disturbed, so sowing seeds 1.5mm deep and 30cm apart during May and early June in-situ is best. When choosing a fennel variety it’s also important to find a bolt-resistant cultivar, ensuring that you get maximum harvests instead of lots of flowers.
Throughout the growing season, keep your fennel plants moist and weed-free. As bulbs begin to appear and swell above the surface, mound up soil around them so that the bulbs can continue growing and aren’t affected by frosts. At this time, also start feeding fennel plants with a high potassium fertiliser every two weeks to encourage vibrant growth.
If you want fennel bulbs, begin to lift harvests when bulbs are between 7cm and 10cm across. Alternatively, slice bulbs off at ground level 20 days after covering them with soil to encourage succulent and tender salad leaves.
This How-To has been completed 1 times. Press "I did it!" if you have too.