Richters ProGrowers Info
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Fennel
(Foeniculum vulgare) |
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Market
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Products:  (seed);  (leaf, bulb);  (herb); 
Market size: 70,000 hectares (world), 7,000 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices stable, volume stable
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Culture |
Seed density: 200-300 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun
Soil: well-drained, deep, moderately fertile, pH 7-8.
Crop duration: 2-3 years (florence fennel, 1 year)
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Sowing rate: 4-6kg/ha (direct), 30g/1000plants (indirect).
Planting: sow sweet fennel direct; bronze direct or indirect; florence indirect.
Field spacing: 30-90cm between rows x 15-30cm within rows.
Yield: seed 1000-1600kg/ha (years 2-3), fresh herb 8-10t/ha (year 1-3), dried herb 1.5-2.5t/ha (year 1-3), seed oil 40-75kg/ha.
Pests: aphid, lygus tarnished plant bug
Diseases: sclerotinia stemrot, rhizoctonia damping-off, erwinia soft rot.
Buyers want: not less than 2-4% volatile oil.
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Sowing rate: 30g/1000plants.
Planting: sow direct in pots or in plugs. Does not transplant well; best to sow direct.
Seeds to saleable plants: 10 weeks.
Seeds to finished plugs: 8 weeks.
Plugs to saleable plants: 3 weeks.
Pests: aphid
Diseases: damping-off.
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– Dried Production
– Fresh Production
– Oil Production
– Potted Plant Production
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