Which was the third most grown vegetable in Hungary last year?

The plant, recorded in Latin as Foeniculum vulgare, is also known as aniseed dill, and in the southern part of Lake Balaton, it is also known as chief dill. Fennel is not only a food ingredient, it is also a spice and medicinal herb. It is a herbaceous, heat- and sunlight-loving, perennial plant that belongs to the umbel family. fennel is still the third most important plant with an area of 7.5 thousand hectares. The distribution of vegetables in the sowing area has essentially not changed in recent years, sweet corn (31.9 thousand hectares) and green peas (18.4 thousand hectares) were planted in the largest area in 2023 as well - Agro Napló learned from the Telex article. Fennel "can be grown well on loam or sandy loam soil with good water management, which is rich in nutrients. It needs the most water during germination and from the start of the stem to flowering. In addition, it does not like cool and rainy weather during flowering, because then the fruit set is not suitable," ...