Viewing post #1165640 by needrain

The Fennel looks very nice this year. That's thanks to the wheelbugs . I've had it now about 5 years. I originally bought it for myself to eat since I like it and it's not a very popular vegetable in my part of the world which makes it hard to find at the grocery store. I also thought it would be a nice ornamental until I got ready to harvest it. That was before the butterflies made it their own private piece of rangeland . So I just adapted. I keep putting it in larger containers, but this spring I'm having to water every day it doesn't rain without fail or it lays down, so I guess it's outgrown the latest container. After the 1st winter I've been leaving it outside. Same with the Stachys. At least they seem to be a plants I don't have to worry about overwintering inside.

When I first bought the Fennel, I grew it in an old galvanized tin funnel that was lying around here for decades (more junk being put to use). I wanted to be able to say "Fennel in the funnel". I know. Go ahead and groan. I still use the funnel, but now it has some Sanseveria that my grandmother grew. The original plant may even predate the funnel.