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Sweet William is a big butterfly attractant as it is a food for the caterpillar of some species of butterflies. I don't recall which type however. Hope this little bit of info helps. :)

Steve, thank you for the link with the info. I'm glad I asked about growing fennel before I actually did it! I had heard about companion planting before. I think I shall find a different part of the garden for it now. Nice to know it grows easy, and will try to make sure I don't let it...

That sounds like a great way to use it! I love it roasted and plain old fresh. My grandma is Italian and had it out all the time for the kids, instead of celery, to munch on. Much more flavorful, but as my hubby says, it is an acquired taste.

I hope to have luck with it. I LOVE the taste of fennel and was happy to find the seed. I'm glad to hear it self-seeds. That sometimes make things easier to grow in the right conditions. :) As far as being over shadowed by other pants, I am planting it in the root veggie section with the...

from seeds? We bought our seeds when we planned our garden this weekend and I found fennel. I love it, but it is getting more and more expensive to buy. I was wondering if anyone tried to grow it and had luck with it. Thanks!

From what I have seen so far while lurking here for a few days, it does seem like just as nice a place as BYC.

I migrated over here from BYC and thought I would say hello to everyone. I love learning from everyone over there, so I hope to learn from everyone here and actually be able to repay the favor with a little knowledge of my own since I know more about gardening than I do about chickens at this...

Hi there! I have a nice shady spot with afternoon sun here in New York and planted Astilbe. I love them. They have are fern or hosta like foliage, but have beautiful, frilly, spire "flowers" mid summer that last a long time. They come in a variety of colors which is nice and different for a...