Growing Dill For Culinary DelightsSo often we associate growing dill for use with dill pickle recipes, to put on vegetables, and to mix with cream cheese for dips.Used in landscapes, dill is a beautiful ornamental when planted with other herbs, annuals, and perennials. Even when the seed heads are left on the plant after blooming. Dill is an annual that grows about 18 inches (fernleaf variety) to about 4 feet tall. The flowers are flat clusters about 6 inches across with tiny yellow flowers in the summer. The leaves are blue-green and finely cut which provide a nice, soft texture in the landscape. Growing dill next to rudbekia is a pretty combination. Dill is also a companion plant in the kitchen garden for cabbage, onions and lettuce.
 Custom Search How to Grow DillTo be able to grow dill, you need full sun (5-8 hours a day), humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil.Propagate by sowing seeds directly into the garden in spring after last frost date. Varieties to try include are: 'Bouquet', 'Hercules' and 'Tetra Leaf' for 3 - 4 feet varieties which produce foliage for a long time. These are especially good varieties for those of us with long growing seasons. For strong flavor and greener leaves try: 'Dukat' or 'Long Island Mammoth'. This is an heirloom variety with large seedbeds. As mentioned earlier, 'Fernleaf' is a dwarf variety on growing to 18 inches. Harvesting DillHarvest dill leaves whenever you need them. The flowers are harvested just as they open, and the seeds are harvested once the blooms have gone to seed and turned brown (usually 2 or 3 weeks after blooming)Leaves may be preserved by drying or freezing. Dill is so easy to grow and use, it's easy to see why it is the 2010 Herb of The Year. Learn more about growing dill Custom Search Return to growing herbs Return to home page from growing dill |
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