fennel

[Herbgardener]

How far apart should I plant my fennel and dill so they don't cross pollinate??? I read in a book that they will.
Thank you!

 

[digitS']

My sweet fennel and bulb fennel never had a long enough season to set seeds, here. The dill shoots up, flowers, and sets seeds before the growing season is half over . . .

Fennel is Foeniculum vulgare.

Dill is Anethum graveolens.

Are you sure that those telling you that they will cross, know that to be true?

Steve

 

[vfem]

I think I read dill and fennel are just not good companion plants. They attract the same insects.

I think I wouldn't worry about cross pollination with them.

My fennel is VERY slow growing like Steve says, I don't think they seed or flower at the same time.

 

[Herbgardener]

Thank you for the help!

 

[hoodat]

Dill, fennel, carrots and celery are all umbelliferas so they share the same pests except fennel get that weird catterpillar that pops out it's horns and makes a stink if you disturb it. I've never seen those catterpiggles on anything else.
If I want it as a vegetable I have to plant it but the wild variety grows in every field around here so I can collect seeds by the pound as spice. Unfortunately the wild ones don't have that bulb at the bottom.

 

[Herbgardener]

We had some caterpillars like that on our dill last year. What do you think it is? :/

Thank you again every one!

 

[hoodat]

I've never seen it anywhere but fennel but dill is a close relative so it's probably the same critter. I never looked it up to see what it turns into. Maybe I'll raise one someday and see. They sure do stink though. The skunk of the catterpiggle world.