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I just read this and am confused about what it means to "bolt"
.. I would be careful growing like this as fennel can bolt when transplanted. And this spring it bolted again What does it mean please Thanks Jon |
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"Jon" wrote in message ... I just read this and am confused about what it means to "bolt" . I would be careful growing like this as fennel can bolt when transplanted. And this spring it bolted again What does it mean please Thanks Jon Oh and one more thing when someone says something will not bulb up, like fennel what do they mean |
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"Jon" wrote in message ... I just read this and am confused about what it means to "bolt" . I would be careful growing like this as fennel can bolt when transplanted. And this spring it bolted again What does it mean please Thanks Jon It's produced a flower stem. Usually flower stems are tougher to the extent of indelibility, or like lettuce, they may be very bitter. And in things which are meant to produce a swollen root (like a radish), producing a flower stem means that the plants doesn't bother with the root swelling - after all, they've now achieved their aim of flowers hence seeds and reproduction, and don't need to build up food stores to try again next year. Oh and one more thing when someone says something will not bulb up, like fennel what do they mean Fennel for use as a vegetable has a swollen stem base a bit like a bulb. Sometimes it doesn't happen! -- Kay |
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says... "Jon" wrote in message ... I just read this and am confused about what it means to "bolt" . I would be careful growing like this as fennel can bolt when transplanted. And this spring it bolted again What does it mean please Thanks Jon Oh and one more thing when someone says something will not bulb up, like fennel what do they mean To bolt means to go to seed early, something plants do if under stress bulb up is what the sorts of fennel grown for eating the stem bases do, they swell up other wise its hardly worth harvesting them, (the other sort you just chop the leaves up) -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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