Bulb fennel can be sown from April onwards, but those sown in May are less prone to flowering prematurelyPhotograph: Arterra Picture Library/Alamy Bulb fennel – AKA Florence fennel – is notoriously ...

There are two forms of fennel commonly cultivated. Herb or common fennel is grown for the feathery foliage, while Florence fennel, also known as bulb fennel, produces a white bulb with a crunchy ...

If you're like most home cooks, the thick base of a fennel bulb usually goes straight into the trash or the compost bin. Breaking that habit is the fastest way to get an endless supply of fresh fennel ...

Fennel looks wild. Those white bulbs with green fernlike fronds projecting upward surely suggest something alien. Members of the carrot family and native to the Mediterranean, fennel grows above ...