Dill is a beautiful and useful plant in any garden. It helps the digestion and helps to prevent flatulence and it also stimulates the formation of milk in nursing women. It flowers with yellow flower screens on grey-green, featherly leaves and grey-green stems. The leaves and stems have a very potent smell and flavour. The seeds have an anise-like smell and flavour. Dill can be used fresh or dried in salads, soups, stews, dip-sauces, in fish dishes, in sauces, egg dishes and in vegetable dishes. Don't cook it for a long time, because this can cause loss of flavour. Dill seeds are used for pickling. Annual. Heigth: 90cm.
Outdoor sowing: april - may
Sowing depth: shallow - ½cm
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Germinationtemp.: 15 - 25°C
Planting distance: 20 - 25 cm
Planting position: full sun
Days till harvest: 60 - 70
Sow outdoors from april, after the last frosts. Sow in a sunny spot or in a big plantpot, because Dill isn't easy to replant.
Sow the seeds on the soil and press gently or cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil. Dill needs a sunny spot with some shelter and good drainage.
Don't sow dill next to fennel to prevent cross fertilization. Dill seeds can be germinated for 5 years after harvesting.
