Dill
Dill is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Annual, the leaves and seeds are used in cooking; the flowers attract a wide range of beneficial insects. Sow spring and summer, autumn. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas.
Product: Dill
Product type: SEED (250)
Botanical name: Anethum graveolens
Syn.: Syn. dillby; dill weed; shubit; adas manis (Indonesia); pak chee lao (Thai); thi la (Vietnam)
Dill is a hardy annual with blue-green feathery leaves. The umbrella-like yellow flowers are highly attractive to a wide range of beneficial insects. The leaves can be used as a herb, added to salads, eggs, cream cheese and fish. Dill seeds are used as a pickling spice. Dill flowers are traditionally used to flavour pickled cucumbers.
Plant type: Cool season annual
Plant height: 100 cm or taller
Sow when: Germinate best at 15 - 23°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring to autumn
Subtropical: Early spring & autumn
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 14 days
Depth: 6 - 12 mm deep; cover seed lightly with fine soil or compost
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed, does not transplant well
Soil type: Moist, slightly acid soil pH 5.5 - 6.5
Details: Dill readily self-sows, so usually only needs to be planted once; avoid planting dill too close to fennel as it may cross-pollinate
Harvest: 70 days for leaf; 90 days for seed
*Has edible flowers
*Good for bees
250 seeds per packet
Anethum graveolens
Syn. dillby; dill weed; shubit; adas manis (Indonesia); pak chee lao (Thai); thi la (Vietnam)
Cool season annual
Dill
Annual, the leaves and seeds are used in cooking; the flowers attract a wide range of beneficial insects. Sow spring and summer, autumn. Suitable for temperate and subtropical areas.