When to plant

• Sow seeds outdoors about 3 weeks before your average last spring frost.
• It can also be grown as a fall crop, timed back from your first fall frost.
• Ready to harvest about 50 days after planting.
• Sow again every 3 weeks for a steady harvest.

Delicate anise flavor. Likes part shade; bolts in heat.

Frost dates depend on where you live. Enter your ZIP code to get exact dates.

Dates by zone: 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b

Growing basics

Sun

Shade

Spacing

6–9 in

Soil temperature

At least 45°F

Time to harvest

About 50 days

Containers

At least 1 gallons

Plant family

Carrot family (umbellifers)

Harvest per plant

About 0.1 lb

Seeds keep

About 2 years

Companions

Keep apart: Horseradish. Horseradish spreads aggressively. Give it its own spot.

Keep apart: Mint. Mint spreads aggressively into neighbors. Keep it in a pot.

Keep apart: Fennel (bulb). Fennel slows the growth of most garden plants. Grow it on its own.

Keep apart: Sunchoke (Jerusalem artichoke). Sunchokes spread aggressively and shade neighbors.

Grow it well

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