Enjoy the leaves at their peak when they are fresh, finely chopping for best flavour. Usesĭill seed is a pungent ingredient found in salad dressings, pickles, sauerkraut, and even breads. The flowers last a few days in a vase, too, if you'd like to display them, but be prepared to dust under them as they disintegrate. You can freeze leaves by snipping off an entire branch, putting it in a plastic bag, and storing it in the freezer. You may harvest the entire dill plant, preserving the foliage, as soon as the plant starts to flower and set seed.
Harvest dill foliage at any point between seedling and blooming stages. Far from a pest, the butterflies are often encouraged by gardeners who plant dill and parsley in patches just to attract them. Plant enough to feed yourself and the caterpillars. Dill, like parsley and fennel, draws the parsleyworm caterpillar, which is the larva of the black swallowtail butterfly. Plant dill far from fennel, since the cross-pollination of these herbs produces variable results. There's no need to deal with soil or worry about whether your dill has the right growing conditions to thrive. It circulates water, air, and plant food directly to plant roots, and light comes from an LED grow light above the plants. One easy way to do that is to plant it in a water-based (aka hydroponic) system like the Miracle-Gro® Twelve™ Indoor Growing System. However, if it had time to go to seed, the fallen seed may produce new plants in the spring. The first winter frost will kill dill planted in the fall. You can keep plants cut to delay flowering and extend your harvest, or harvest the whole plant as soon it flowers. Plants may need staking when in bloom to keep the tall flower stems-true butterfly magnets-from falling over, especially if you get a lot of wind. This is especially important when you harvest your dill frequently. Nourish them with a water-soluble plant food like Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics® Edibles Plant Nutrition, which feeds both plants and the beneficial microbes in the soil, throughout the growing season. Be sure to keep plants watered in dry weather.įor best growth and lots of tasty leaves, you'll want to feed your dill with premium plant food in addition to planting it in top-notch soil. You may set out plants following the last spring frost and then plant again two months prior to the first winter frost. This plant likes mild weather and is best in the spring and again in fall. If you plan to grow dill in pots, fill them premium quality potting mix, like Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics® All Purpose Container Mix (which also contains compost), for best results. Use compost or aged compost-enriched Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics® All Purpose In-Ground Soil to enrich the soil before planting. Harvest dill at any time once leaves are large enough for use.ĭill likes direct sun and rich, well-drained soil with a pH between 5.5 and 6.5.
Promote fantastic leaf growth by regularly feeding with water-soluble plant food.Check soil moisture often and water when the top inch becomes dry.Before planting, mix in several inches of aged compost or other rich organic matter into your native soil.Space dill plants 12 to 15 inches apart in an area with abundant sunlight and fertile, well-drained soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5.Dill is an excellent option for growing in raised garden beds, containers, and in-ground gardens. Plant dill during the mild weather of spring and fall.And make sure you start with strong young dill plants from Bonnie Plants®, the company that has been helping home gardeners succeed for over 100 years. If you're a big fan, try growing dill in a spot where it can easily reseed. With its slender stem and delicate leaves, it makes a good mid- to back-of-the-border addition to your garden. It is a warm-season annual, but really loves mild weather–not too hot, not too cold. While typical dill grows to a height of 2 to 4 feet, Fernleaf dill is more compact, growing only 18 to 24 inches tall. In addition to providing aromatic seeds and foliage, dill will brighten your garden with its yellow-green flowers in spring and fall.
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