Fennel · Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
Orion
Bolt-resistant bulb fennel. Fall planting is more reliable than spring in the Southeast. Do not transplant late — check at 3 weeks. Hill slightly as bulbs swell.
Zone
Zone 1 · cold wet
Hold
32°F · 95% RH
Min safe
32°F
Shelf
14 d
Cooling
Hydrocooling
Respiration
Moderate
cp
0.91 BTU/lb·°F
Totes / 100 lb
2.8
Zone 1 crop. Hydro or ice, then 32°F at 95% RH.
CHANNEL
- Week
- 12 Oct–18 Oct
- Cuts
- 0 lines
- Mass
- 0 lb
- Totes
- 0
No cuts this week. Drop harvest dates in the engine first.
| DATE | BLOCK | BED | CULTIVAR | UNITS | LB | TOTES | ZONE | BOX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empty pack list for this filter. | ||||||||
| CULTIVAR | FEET | UNITS | GROSS | LABOR | SEED | MARGIN | $/FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion | 50 ft | 198 heads | $544.50 | $18.00 | $22.50 | $504.00 | $10.08 |
| TOTAL | 50 ft | $544.50 | $18.00 | $22.50 | $504.00 | $10.08 |
Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.