Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Preludio F1 Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare · Preludio F1 Fennel
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Preludio forms firm white fennel bases beneath upright feathery foliage.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep moisture steady to encourage a tender swollen base.
Soil & drainage
Deep, fertile, freely draining soil.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Sow or transplant young plants carefully; avoid disturbing their roots and choose timing that limits bolting.
Harvest
Cut the swollen leaf base once it reaches a useful size, often from about 5 cm across.
Through the seasons
This is bulb fennel. Rapid bolting means the plant is making flowers rather than a tender bulb; use suitable seasonal sowing times.
When your plant needs help
- Aim for a late summer or early autumn bulb harvest and pick ready bases promptly despite its improved bolt resistance.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.