Once you’ve tasted the delicate flavor of garden-fresh dill, you’ll never go back to that tasteless dried stuff at the stores. And, this handy herb is good for more than just the leaves and seeds – it is fabulous in the flower garden as well.
Its fernlike foliage makes a beautiful backdrop for the bright blooms of annuals and perennials, and its lacy yellow bloom clusters add color in their own right.
Best of all, the tiny individual blossoms are rich in pollen and nectar, which makes them wonderful for attracting a wide variety of beneficial insects to your garden.
Just be sure to give this tall-growing herb a sheltered site so the wind can’t knock it down- then let this triple-duty herb add flavor to your cooking, beauty to your flower beds, and pest-fighting punch to your vegetable garden!
Dill is one of the easiest herbs to grow and would make a great first herb for someone who has never grown herbs before. You’ll find lots of uses for both the fronds and the seeds in the kitchen.
A sprig of dill will perk up almost any soup, salad, or main dish. You can buy transplants at your local garden center, but there is no need because dill is easy to grow from seeds. You won’t even have to start them indoors – just plant your dill seeds right in the garden where you want them to grow. And,If you’re growing dill to collect seeds, just about any old kind of seed will do to get the plants growing. But if you’re looking for a good harvest of those light, feathery leaves, it’s worth seeking out some of the newer varieties that are on the market.
“Dukat” has become one of our favorites due to its exceptionally good flavor ( even when dried). And it grows only 2 to 3 feet tall, so it’s much less likely to fall over – a big plus!
“Hercules” is our latest favorite, with exceptionally flavorful foliage on extra-vigorous, 3 – 4 – foot – tall plants
“Fernleaf” is a great choice for small spaces, because it grows only 18 inches tall, with lots of lush leaves. Grow it in a pot right outside your kitchen door, and you can have fresh dill on hand all summer long!
Dill, like most herbs, loves to bask in the sun, but will tolerate afternoon shade. When growing in containers, use a deep container to accommodate the long roots, and remember that you will eventually have a plant that is three feet tall. Dill likes slightly acid, well-drained soil.
Dill goes well with lettuce, onions, cabbage, sweet corn and cucumbers. Dill does attract the tomato horn worm so it would be useful to plant it somewhere away from your tomato plants to keep the destructive horn worm away from them.
Did you know that dill was used by Hippocrates as an application on burns suffered by soldiers in ancient Rome? Dill is not just used for pickling or as an added herb to certain dishes, but has medicinal qualities as well.
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This is really nice blog but in your gardening you can put herb plants.Because it is more used for daily food and medicinal purpose.
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