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Welcome to growing versatile fennel in your garden [FGN Preview]( September 24, 2021  [Fennel: How to Grow this Herb and Spice in Your Garden]( Welcome to growing your own fabulous fennel! Gain full access to this premium collection—and an entire Library of food gardening advice—with a [Charter Gold Membership in Food Gardening Network!]( Dear Gardener, What looks like celery, tastes like licorice, has leaves that look like dill, and seeds that are really a fruit? It’s fennel—and, boy oh boy, is it one versatile plant! It’s a vegetable. It’s an herb. It’s a spice. It’s a super-veggie! Fennel is in the carrot family—but it’s not a root vegetable. The main part that you eat is actually a bulb that grows above ground. But the flavorful bulb is just the beginning. You can use the entire plant! Roast the bulb, munch on the stalks, season soups and sauces with the feathery fronds and fragrant seeds—even the flowers are edible! Fennel is as beautiful to grow as it is delicious to eat. These plants grow to height of 3 feet—some even top 6 feet! Delicious and decorative—what a great deal! When it comes time to picking a type of fennel to plant, think about what you want to do with it: do you want to cook & eat all of it, or are you more interested in growing fennel for its seeds? There are two main types of fennel for you to choose—herb fennel and vegetable fennel. An herb fennel like Dulce Fennel is a good choice if you’re mostly focused on growing something for seasoning: the feathery fronds have a pungent flavor and the seeds make a deliciously digestible herbal tea. The seeds are also frequently used to season fish dishes, especially in Indian recipes. This is an easy plant to grow—and does it ever grow! This fennel plant may grow to over 6 feet! Another great herb fennel is Bronze Fennel. It’s as stunning to look at as it is easy to cook with. Use the seeds or aromatic leaves to make a tea to soothe an upset stomach. Or season your seafood, salads, or vegetables with sprigs of the copper-colored leaves. Easy to grow and lovely to look at; what’s not to like? [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership Special Offer—Just $10 for an Entire Year! UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Become a Charter Gold Member today and get the Food Gardening Magazine and Library, Premium Collections, and Recipes! Check out all that this new food gardening club has to offer you today! YES, SIGN ME UP NOW FOR JUST $10!]( Full-featured fennel If you want to grow fennel you can you can cook with and eat from top to bottom, choose a vegetable fennel—also called Florence fennel or anise fennel, due to its anise-like flavor. One good choice is Cantino Fennel. You can thinly slice the bulbs for a salad or a variation on coleslaw, or roast the bulbs to superb sweetness for a fabulous side dish. The feathery fronds make a great herb flavoring for soups and sauces, too. Trieste Fennel is another good choice for a vegetable fennel. It tastes delicious when you grill it or sauté it to bring out its sweet flavor. It’s an easy plant to grow—even in containers. If you appreciate sweet overtones of anise and celery, this is the variety for you! There are a good half dozen varieties of fennel you can choose for your culinary delight. Check out the Plant Profile section of Fennel: How to Grow this Herb and Spice in Your Garden to learn about the characteristics of each of these varieties. Choose one (or two!) to spruce up your garden space and add a dash of fresh spice to your cooking! Fennel kitchen tips From breakfast to dinner to dessert, we have recipes that make the most of fennel’s flavor. Try making Fennel and Kale Pancakes for a tasty twist on breakfast; One-Pot Chicken with Fennel and Tomatoes for a set-it-and-forget-it dinner; or an Ice-Cream Sundae with Nuts and Fennel for a delightful dessert! Sound tasty? 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