Plant fennel this way for fast sprouting; harvest it in multiple cuttings like chives and eat it for a long time

Fennel is a vegetable with a special aroma: people who like it really love it, while people who do not cannot stand the smell and do not even want to sniff it. In northern China, fennel is a common vegetable on the table; it can be stir-fried, made into cold dishes, and especially used as a filling for dumplings, steamed buns and pan-fried potstickers, all of which are classic delicacies. Friends in the south like to use it to stew fish.

Fennel can be planted in both spring and autumn. Now that the Beginning of Autumn has passed, it is a good time to plant the autumn crop of fennel. When planting fennel, it is recommended to use cut-fennel seeds, so that you can harvest it by cutting it like chives.

After the fennel sprouts, draw small furrows in the prepared soil, water, and scatter the seeds. Fennel is suitable for dense planting, so you can scatter the seeds fairly densely; the fennel that grows this way is more tender. Finally cover with soil, and sowing is complete.

Of course, sowing directly with dry seeds is also fine; it will sprout a bit more slowly. After sowing, be sure to water lightly and frequently to keep the soil moist.

Fennel grows rather slowly in the early stage, so be patient at this time; it will grow rapidly in the middle and later stages. At this point, the management is to water on the principle of seeing dry and seeing wet, and also to pay attention to removing weeds.

When the fennel has grown to about 10 cm, you can thin the seedlings. The fennel seedlings you thin out can be eaten; they are very tender.

When the fennel has grown to about 30 cm, it can be harvested. At harvest, cut it with a knife like chives, leaving the fennel stubble close to the ground. Wait for new shoots to grow, apply additional fertilizer, water, and you can wait to eat the second cutting.

Fennel has the effects of strengthening the stomach, promoting the flow of qi, and regulating qi and dispelling cold. Friends who like it should be sure to plant some in autumn; it not only adds deliciousness to your table, but also warms your body.