Fennel is one of my very favorite vegetables, but here are a couple of
things to throw into the mix:

The kind of fennel you find in the store (and seed catalogues) has been bred
for especially large and succulent bulbs; the wild kind may not be as good.

Also, it is said that fennel roots exude some sort of chemical that inhibits
the growth of nearby plants.

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Omelet wrote:
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Fennel is delicious roasted and ridiculously expensive at the store, so
I'm considering trying to grow some in a raised bed this year.

Has anyone ever grown them and how much water do they like?

I live in Central Texas near Austin.
Here, in northern California, they grow wild with no attention afforded
to them.