{"product_id":"ga-fenouil-bronze-bio","title":"Organic 'Bronze' Fennel","description":"\u003ch3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"145\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"145\"\u003eOrganic 'Bronze' fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) from the seed company Gaia, an aromatic heritage fennel with purple foliage and a delicate aniseed scent\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"696\"\u003e'Bronze' fennel is a remarkable heritage variety prized for its \u003cstrong data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"253\"\u003edelicate, bronze-colored, serrated foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e , which is light, airy, and highly decorative in the garden. Its flavor blends \u003cstrong data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eanise, hazelnut, and hyssop\u003c\/strong\u003e , making it both a refined culinary herb and a traditional medicinal plant. Vigorous, cold-hardy, and highly attractive to bees and pollinators, it lends a unique texture and color to the vegetable garden. Harvested young for its leaves or later for its fragrant bulb, it offers exceptional versatility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"823\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"698\" data-end=\"719\"\u003eCompanion plants\u003c\/strong\u003e : Dill, Cucumber, Nasturtium\u003cbr data-start=\"748\" data-end=\"751\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"771\"\u003eNefarious plants\u003c\/strong\u003e : Tomato, Bean, Coriander, Kohlrabi, Wormwood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"1121\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"845\"\u003eSpread\/Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e : Airy clump, low-growing bulb \u003cbr data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"878\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"898\"\u003ePlant height\u003c\/strong\u003e : 60 to 90 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"914\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"937\"\u003eQuantity per packet\u003c\/strong\u003e : 50 seeds\u003cbr data-start=\"950\" data-end=\"953\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"970\"\u003eCertification\u003c\/strong\u003e : Environmentally friendly product\u003cbr data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"998\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"998\" data-end=\"1016\"\u003eSpecial features\u003c\/strong\u003e : Aromatic bronze foliage, anise-nut flavor, medicinal, attracts pollinators, very decorative\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1255\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003eLeaf color\u003c\/strong\u003e : Purplish bronze\u003cbr data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1187\"\u003eTexture\/flavor\u003c\/strong\u003e : Aniseed, sweet, nutty\u003cbr data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1236\"\u003eCold tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e : Down to -12°C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1280\"\u003e Farming method\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n \u003cp data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1871\"\u003eAfter \u003cstrong data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1324\"\u003etwo weeks of stratification\u003c\/strong\u003e , soak the seeds \u003cstrong data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003efor 12 to 24 hours\u003c\/strong\u003e in lukewarm water. 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