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Fennel - do you have to eat it young?
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I have a fennel plant that has seeded in a brick path, and has been there for several years. Each year I mean to dig it up in the winter, then forget. During the summer it is in totally the wrong place but I think I might use the leaves, or wait for the seeds (which I usually forget to gather). So - is the root likely to be still edible? If so, when can it be harvested? Now, or at the end of the season when the foliage is dying back? Cheers Dave R -- |
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Fennel - do you have to eat it young?
"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a fennel plant that has seeded in a brick path, and has been there for several years. Each year I mean to dig it up in the winter, then forget. During the summer it is in totally the wrong place but I think I might use the leaves, or wait for the seeds (which I usually forget to gather). So - is the root likely to be still edible? If so, when can it be harvested? Now, or at the end of the season when the foliage is dying back? Cheers Dave R According to Dr.D.G.Hessayon's The Vegetable & Herb Expert - the feathery leaves can be gathered in summer and used with fish, salads and soups. For seeds, tie paper bag over flower heads and hang upside-down in bunches. Used with oily fish. HTH Paul |
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Fennel - do you have to eat it young?
Paul England wrote: "David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a fennel plant that has seeded in a brick path, and has been there for several years. Each year I mean to dig it up in the winter, then forget. During the summer it is in totally the wrong place but I think I might use the leaves, or wait for the seeds (which I usually forget to gather). So - is the root likely to be still edible? If so, when can it be harvested? Now, or at the end of the season when the foliage is dying back? Cheers Dave R According to Dr.D.G.Hessayon's The Vegetable & Herb Expert - the feathery leaves can be gathered in summer and used with fish, salads and soups. For seeds, tie paper bag over flower heads and hang upside-down in bunches. Used with oily fish. HTH Paul Presumably this refers to fennel herb. By the sound of it, the original poster thinks he has florence fennel ie with an edible bulb. Does florence fennel produce leaves and seeds of the same quality? It seems more likely though, if its self-seeded, that this IS fennel herb rather than florence fennel. Anita |
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Fennel - do you have to eat it young?
"Paul England" firstplatz @virgin.net wrote in message ... "David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a fennel plant that has seeded in a brick path, and has been there for several years. Each year I mean to dig it up in the winter, then forget. During the summer it is in totally the wrong place but I think I might use the leaves, or wait for the seeds (which I usually forget to gather). So - is the root likely to be still edible? If so, when can it be harvested? Now, or at the end of the season when the foliage is dying back? Cheers Dave R According to Dr.D.G.Hessayon's The Vegetable & Herb Expert - the feathery leaves can be gathered in summer and used with fish, salads and soups. For seeds, tie paper bag over flower heads and hang upside-down in bunches. Used with oily fish. HTH Paul Paul, thanks - I wasn't clear in my original post. I am asking about the bulb/whatever at the base of the plant that you braise as a vegetable. Cheers Dave R |
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Fennel - do you have to eat it young?
"A.Malhotra" wrote in message ... Paul England wrote: "David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a fennel plant that has seeded in a brick path, and has been there for several years. Each year I mean to dig it up in the winter, then forget. During the summer it is in totally the wrong place but I think I might use the leaves, or wait for the seeds (which I usually forget to gather). So - is the root likely to be still edible? If so, when can it be harvested? Now, or at the end of the season when the foliage is dying back? Cheers Dave R According to Dr.D.G.Hessayon's The Vegetable & Herb Expert - the feathery leaves can be gathered in summer and used with fish, salads and soups. For seeds, tie paper bag over flower heads and hang upside-down in bunches. Used with oily fish. HTH Paul Presumably this refers to fennel herb. By the sound of it, the original poster thinks he has florence fennel ie with an edible bulb. Does florence fennel produce leaves and seeds of the same quality? It seems more likely though, if its self-seeded, that this IS fennel herb rather than florence fennel. Anita Ah - the plot thickens. So there are two types: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/askthechef...s/fennel.shtml Then again are there? http://www.purplesage.org.uk/profiles/fennel.htm Very confusing because apparently with the bulb or florence fennel you can also use the leaves and stems, and with herb fennel you can also eat the bulb. Whatever I have is certainly a perennial because it has been coming upfor several years and never quite disappears even in the winter. I get seedlings around the garden - I transplanted them this year from various beds to one position. I know I shouldn't have but most survived :-) So probably I have herb fennel and I may be able to eat the bulbs. I think. Whatever, the elderly parent is probably quite tough by now. Cheers Dave R |
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Fennel - do you have to eat it young?
"David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... "Paul England" firstplatz @virgin.net wrote in message ... "David W.E. Roberts" wrote in message ... Hi, snip So - is the root likely to be still edible? If so, when can it be harvested? Now, or at the end of the season when the foliage is dying back? Cheers Dave R snip I am asking about the bulb/whatever at the base of the plant that you braise as a vegetable. Cheers Dave R Florence Fennel, again from D.G.Hessayon '...... water when the weather is dry and earth up when it reaches the size of a golf ball.Continue earthing up till it's the size of a tennis ball (July - September). Slice for serving raw in salads or boil for 30 - 40 mins and serve with butter, white or cheese sauce.' HTH. Paul |
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Fennel - do you have to eat it young?
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from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words: Very confusing because apparently with the bulb or florence fennel you can also use the leaves and stems, and with herb fennel you can also eat the bulb. Whatever I have is certainly a perennial because it has been coming upfor several years and never quite disappears even in the winter. I'll be very surprised if you find any edible bulb at the bottom of herb fennel; its straight stem is quite unlike the swollen white base of florence fennel. Janet. |
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