Dill is a spicy herb rich in vitamins, minerals, and essential oils. In cooking it is used for cooking, in folk medicine - to cure ailments. Planting and care in open ground is carried out in early spring. But there are ways to plant dill in the winter to get fresh herbs all year round.

When to sow dill

The culture is unpretentious, it can be sown all year round, in winter - in a greenhouse or at home, placing containers with the plant on the windowsill. Growing dill has several features, and to get a harvest you need to know them.

When to plant dill seeds depends on the time of year:

• In early spring - after the snow has melted. Seeds germinate at a temperature of 3°C, greens grow at 15-20°C. The seedlings tolerate frosts down to -4°C. In different regions of Russia this may be mid-March - early May.
• In summer, dill can be planted as many times as necessary to produce greens or umbrellas, every 15-20 days. The problem may only be a lack of space, but it can be easily solved by adding greenery to other crops. It is advisable to prepare the seeds in advance so that they germinate faster and have time to produce a harvest.
• In autumn, winter dill is sown in open ground from mid-October to the first ten days of November inclusive. There should be about 2 weeks left before frost, but no more, so that the seeds do not have time to germinate.
• In winter, greens are grown in a greenhouse or on a windowsill. Sowing is practiced on soil cleared of snow. The top should be mulched with a nutritive insulation material such as dry manure.

Preparing the bed

For planting you need an open place, or at least partial shade. The crop does not tolerate waterlogging, so it should not be sown near groundwater or where water stagnates. Suitable predecessors are potatoes, garlic, cucumbers, cabbage, and onions. It is advisable not to plant after carrots, parsley, parsnips, caraway seeds.

Soils that are neutral in acidity are needed; on others, the greens turn either red (acidic) or yellow (alkaline). In order to get a harvest of greens, you need to know how to grow dill in soil that is not suitable for it. The soil can be deoxidized by adding additives such as chalk, dolomite flour, lime at least 2 weeks before sowing.

Before growing dill in open ground, you should remove the remains of previous plants in the fall. If the organic matter is not damaged by pests and is not externally infected with anything, it can be burned and the ash can be used as fertilizer or left for compost.

Before winter, add urea, potassium chloride, and superphosphate to the soil. Until spring, harmful substances are neutralized, the soil is enriched with nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. Organic fertilizers (manure, humus, wood ash) are also applied to the beds in the fall.

Dill loves light, loose soil rich in nutrients. If it is severe, it will grow slowly, get sick, and the harvest will be small. To change the structure of heavy soil, you can use river sand (1 bucket per 1 m²). Along with it, add compost to the soil, which will increase looseness and increase fertility.

Before planting dill in the country, the soil must be dug up to 25-30 cm, having previously scattered fertilizer over the surface of the future beds. Turn over large lumps and break them up. For dill, which is planned to be planted in open ground with seeds in the spring, such preparation is carried out 2 weeks before winter sowing or as the beds are cleared of plants growing on them.

Choosing a dill variety

How to grow good dill - choose a variety suitable for given climatic conditions and time of year. Varieties differ in the time of cultivation and sowing, external characteristics, and area of ​​application. There are 3 groups:

1. Early ones - Gribovsky, Grenadier, Redoubt. They germinate quickly and fully develop within 35 days from the appearance of the first shoots. Used for processing umbrellas for seasoning and obtaining early greens. They bloom quickly, but only 6-7 branches per plant can be used for greenery. To get quick shoots, it is better to sow dill seeds before winter or early spring, as soon as the snow melts.
2. Mid-season - Umbrella, Richelieu, Kibray. They ripen 10-12 days later than the early ones. These are versatile varieties grown for greens and umbrellas. New branches grow in about 3 weeks, then the plant throws out the umbrella.
3. Late-ripening varieties - Alligator, Frost, Amazon. Bush plants produce greenery for a long time, but do not put out an umbrella for a long time. There is no need to sow seeds because of constantly growing new branches. Demanding on climatic conditions and soil fertility. For high yields, it is better to first grow seedlings in a greenhouse and then transfer them to garden beds.

To grow dill from seeds in open ground before winter, early varieties are used. They are very unpretentious and will sprout quickly. The first harvest will be 2 weeks earlier than that sown in early spring, but the yield of dill is low, as it blooms quickly and stops producing new branches.

On a note! The shelf life of dill seeds for planting is only 2-3 years; it is better to store no more than one year. Good seeds have a strong odor and feel cool and moist to the touch.

Bush varieties are grown in greenhouses in winter. They can be used to grow dill from seeds on the windowsill. Late-ripening ones are more demanding to care for, so they give a good harvest at home. A large branchy bush grows on the window, producing new leaves.

How to sow dill

To obtain a good harvest of dill in open ground, you must follow the rules of cultivation and care. It is important to choose a suitable place (light, not flooded), pre-prepare the soil (dig, fertilize), and water it abundantly.

In some cases, first prepare seeds for planting, for example, for growing in a greenhouse or on a windowsill, accelerating the ripening of plants planted in summer, and obtaining an early harvest. But untreated seeds withstand weather changes better.

To sow dill in spring in open ground, seed preparation is not necessary.

When umbels form and seeds ripen, the plant can disperse throughout the garden by self-sowing. It is undesirable to allow this, since it does not get along well with all plants, and may even harm some. In addition, there will not be a high yield from the spice itself. To get a good harvest, you need to know how to plant dill correctly.

Preparing seeds for planting

Before planting dill, the seed material should be prepared. This will help speed up the appearance of the first shoots and reduce the time until the first greenery is obtained. This is especially important for bush varieties. They require more time to develop and are more demanding of growing conditions.

Seed preparation is also necessary in cases where it is necessary for dill to sprout faster. The seed coat contains essential oils that prevent it from opening and protect it from external influences. During preliminary preparation, the oils are washed off and the seeds germinate faster. Accelerated germination is not required when sowing dill before winter.

The easiest way to prepare seeds for planting so that they sprout quickly is soaking. They can be laid out on a plate and filled with water or placed in a gauze bag and placed in water. Water temperature 20-25°C, change every 4 hours, stir occasionally. You can use water at a temperature of about 50°C for disinfection. The duration of soaking is 3 days; the beginning of pecking of some seeds can also serve as a guide. Next, you should dry the seed material for about 30 minutes. and sow. If you soak the seeds before planting, seedlings will emerge earlier than if you use dry seed.

Important! Seeds suitable for sowing sink to the bottom when soaked. The ones that float up should be removed immediately; they will not produce a harvest.

To speed up germination and disinfect the seeds, another soaking method is used. Fill with water for 3-4 hours, periodically draining and pouring new water, then immerse for 2-3 hours in a strong solution of potassium permanganate. Rinse and dry before sowing.

For the same purpose, soaking dill seeds in hydrogen peroxide is used. To do this, place the washed seeds in 3% peroxide for 6 minutes, then rinse and dry. You can also use an infusion of wood ash. 2 tbsp. l. pour dry matter with warm water and leave for 2 days. Stir occasionally. Drain the infusion, place a bag of seeds in it, and leave in the solution for 4-5 hours.

Sowing technology

Before planting dill in open ground, the seeds can be soaked, but they cannot be germinated, as this reduces the survival rate of the sprouts. The soil must also be prepared in advance. Many varieties do not require any preparatory measures, but preliminary fertilization and digging of the soil significantly increase the yield.

First, the soil should be watered abundantly and left for 1-2 days. Make furrows 5 cm wide and water. Instead of water, you can use a hot solution of potassium permanganate to disinfect the soil. Sow dill along the furrow in a zigzag pattern to a depth of 2 cm. The distance between future plants is 3-4 cm, and between rows 15-20 cm. Sprinkle the top with a thin layer of loose soil or humus. Do not water, otherwise the seeds will go deep into the ground.

After planting, dill sprouts in 2-2.5 weeks. There is no need to apply additional fertilizers at this stage; the crop grows quickly. If the leaves change color to yellow-green during development, this may be a signal that there is not enough nitrogen in the soil. Applying suitable fertilizer will correct the situation.

Important! You cannot add large amounts of nitrogen-containing fertilizers to the soil - the spice accumulates nitrates. Instead, the sown dill can be watered with nettle infusion fermented for 5 days.

In order for dill to sprout quickly in the spring, you need to sow it before winter. You can also prepare the soil in the fall, and in winter clear a small area of ​​snow, sow seeds, and cover the top with compost or humus.

Sowing winter dill

It can be planted in autumn or winter, grown in a greenhouse or on a windowsill. In autumn, seeds should be planted in open ground. It is advisable to do this no earlier than 2 weeks before frost, so that it does not have time to sprout. Seed consumption is 1.5-2 times more than during spring planting. Do not soak the seeds, plant them to a depth of 3 cm. Mulch the soil on top to retain moisture and protect the crops from frost. For pre-winter planting of dill, use early varieties.

To plant spices in winter, you need to prepare the soil in the fall. To do this, dig up the beds and add fertilizer. Remove the remains of previous crops. In winter, clear the area of ​​snow and scatter the seeds over the surface without burying them. Cover the top with a layer of humus or loose soil with manure; you can additionally cover it with film. This method, just like the previous one, is used to obtain an early harvest of greens. The amount of seed material is 2 times greater than the spring consumption. Do not prepare seeds for planting; sow them dry.

The secrets of growing dill in open ground after seedlings have germinated are watering, fertilizing, and removing weeds. The seedlings can withstand temperatures down to -4°C, so periodic drops in temperature are not a problem. It is advisable to cover the top with film if the frost lasts longer or the temperature drops below the permissible level.

How to sow dill in a greenhouse:

• planting in autumn or winter;
• Additional lighting will be required until the end of February, the lighting norm is 10-14 hours. If daylight hours are longer than this, the seed umbel forms early;
• the temperature in the greenhouse should be 15-17°C;
• to speed up the germination of dill, pre-soak the seeds;
• dig, loosen and fertilize the beds (preferably 2 weeks before planting);
• make grooves 15 cm apart;
• sow the seeds not very thickly at a planting depth of up to 2 cm;
• sprinkle with earth;
• Water moderately but regularly.

In order for dill to grow in a greenhouse all year round, you need to use bush varieties. Sow new seeds every 20 days. There should be a distance of 15-30 cm between the rows. Fertilize the soil as necessary and water moderately. Thin out dill seedlings and remove weeds. Make sure there are no pests or diseases on the crop.

Dill care

Depending on the variety, dill grows from 30 to 65 days. Green twigs can be plucked before an umbrella with seeds grows. This period also lasts for different times depending on the variety. Caring for the plant consists of watering, fertilizing, loosening the soil, and removing weeds.

Watering

Watering regime for dill - as needed. Usually 1-2 times a week is enough, but in hot, dry summers daily watering in the evening may be necessary. Avoid stagnation of water and drying out of the soil.

Nutrition

Fertilizers for dill are applied 2 weeks before planting. If the location is chosen correctly, additional feeding will not be required. During plant growth, organic fertilizers can be added if necessary. For example, yellowing of the leaves indicates a lack of nitrogen, redness indicates an excess of potassium or waterlogging. Early flowering begins when there is insufficient nutrients in the soil.

How to feed dill in the garden: urea (1 tsp per 1 bucket of water), mullein (1:10), fermented nettle infusion.

The infusion is prepared as follows: pour water over the nettle in a ratio of 1:8, add kvass or yeast. Place in the sun for 1 week, stir occasionally. The infusion is ready when there are no bubbles and the color of the liquid is dark. Dilute with water 1:10, can be used once every 2 weeks.

Weeding and thinning

Caring for dill in open ground differs from greenhouse cultivation in the need to remove weeds more often and protect the crops from diseases and pests. Weeding is of great importance at the early stage of growth, so that weeds do not interfere with their development; carry it out once a week.

When you cut off the branches, others do not grow back, but in the case of bush dill, you can cut off the leaves, new ones will continue to grow. For further growth of the plant you need to leave a few leaves. If the peduncle is not needed for pickling or other purposes, you can remove it; the plant will not die from this and will not waste energy on developing an umbrella.

Pest and disease control

You can protect your greenery from aphids by planting several thyme bushes nearby. Spraying with ethyl crude alcohol with fragrance is used (2 tablespoons per 10 liters of water). Fallen aphids should be covered with soil.

A plant affected by powdery mildew (white fungal coating) should be destroyed; at the first signs of the disease, it can be sprayed with a sulfur suspension. Fomoz (dark spots throughout the plant) cannot be treated, diseased specimens are removed, sowing in this area can be resumed only after 4 years. Spraying with copper oxychloride or copper sulfate helps against downy mildew (light to purple oily spots on the leaves).

Growing on a windowsill

Dill can be grown on a windowsill in winter. The container for sowing must be chosen of a suitable size to allow the root system to develop well. Place a layer of expanded clay or pebbles on the bottom, and sprinkle a little coarse sand on top. The main content of the container is garden soil mixed with neutral soil. You can use a special soil mixture for dill or mix turf, humus and peat; hydroponics is also suitable.

Pre-prepared seeds should be used for planting. There are no special features in preparing dill for sowing on the windowsill; you can use any of the methods described above. Seeds must be disinfected.

Sow dill on prepared soil in any desired order; you can make small holes or grooves and place the seeds in them. Sprinkle a thin layer of soil on top (up to 2 cm). Lightly moisten the surface with a spray bottle, cover with film to create a greenhouse effect, leave for 2 weeks at a temperature of 20°C.

After sowing, the first shoots will sprout in 7-10 days. Remove the film after all the sprouts appear. Once a day, the container should be rotated so that the greens grow upwards rather than sideways. It is necessary to arrange lighting for at least 10 hours. If there is not enough light, the sprouts will stretch out instead of forming leaves. In winter and on cloudy days, it is useful to illuminate the boxes with a phytolamp.

Growing dill on a windowsill is the best way to grow herbs in winter. Doesn't require a lot of work, the only difficulty can arise with lighting. Watering once a week is enough, more often if necessary. It is advisable to fertilize with mineral fertilizers 2 times a month. Every 15-20 days you can sow new seeds.

Dill is one of the most popular spices. They love it not only for its taste and aroma, but also for its ease of cultivation. However, the cultivation of this plant has its own nuances.

From the article you will learn how to grow dill from seeds, how to properly prepare the seeds and soil for planting, how to care for dill in open ground to get a good harvest.

Timing for sowing dill in open ground

In one season, dill manages to produce several crops, so the plant is planted from spring to late autumn.

Attention. In spring and autumn, dill is grown to produce fragrant greens, in summer - to produce umbrellas.

Dill seeds tolerate frost well, so they are sown after the snow melts, when the air temperature rises above +3...+5℃ - from early April to mid-May, depending on the region. In summer they are planted in any month.

Reference. To have fresh, aromatic herbs on the table throughout the summer, sow dill seeds every two weeks.

In autumn, seeds are planted from October to November. Winter planting is done to get fresh greens in the spring two weeks earlier.

Planting according to the lunar calendar

What days in 2019 are best to sow dill:

• July: 10-12, 20-22, 29-31;
• August: 2-8, 11-13, 17-18, 21-23, 26-31;
• September: 1-5, 7-10;
• October: no;
• November: 1-3, 6-8, 15-18, 24-25.

Unfavorable days:

• July: 2, 3, 17;
• August: 15, 16, 30, 31;
• September: 14, 15, 28, 29;
• October: 14, 28;
• November: 12, 13, 26, 27.

Choose the days to plant the plant in advance to ensure strong seedlings.

Preparatory stage

Each plant has certain conditions necessary for growth and development. If you take a responsible approach to preparing the soil and dill seeds, you will get a harvest faster and its quality will be better.

Soil preparation

Dill likes to grow in a sunny bed or in partial shade. Choose a place where the water does not stagnate, but is not too dry.

If in the previous year cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, beets or legumes grew in the selected bed, then it is not necessary to fertilize the soil. Dill will have enough nutrients left over from last year. Do not plant it after carrots, celery, parsley and dill itself.

Good neighbors for spicy crops are cucumbers, zucchini, cabbage and tomatoes. They are often planted together, but not too close to the stems of the plants, so that the dill does not take away water and nutrients from them.

To prepare the soil for planting, humus is added in the fall in an amount of 3 kg per square meter. m or any complex fertilizer. Then the soil on the site is carefully dug up to a depth of 20-30 cm and leveled with a rake. In spring, wood ash is added to the soil at a rate of 0.1-0.2 kg per square meter. m.

Important. For better seed germination, fertilizing the soil with superphosphate in an amount of 30 g per square meter is useful. m.

Seed preparation

Dill seeds are rich in essential oils. These oils prevent germination because moisture does not penetrate inside the seeds. To improve the germination of dill, the seeds are poured with warm water and left for two days. The water is changed as it cools.

After this, the dill seeds are wrapped in a damp cloth and left for 2-4 days at room temperature until they sprout.

Preliminary preparation of seeds prevents the plant from diseases. Therefore, after soaking, the seeds are washed with a strong solution of potassium permanganate, then with running water and then dried.

How to sow dill correctly

After preparing the soil and seeds, proceed directly to sowing dill.

1. Make rows 1.5-2 cm deep in the garden bed.
2. Leave 20 cm between rows.
3. The resulting rows are watered with water.
4. Seeds are sown every 5 cm.
5. Sprinkle the same soil on top.

Dill can also be sown in a carpet pattern. The seeds are evenly scattered over the soil surface, leveled with a rake and watered.

Features of planting in the cold season

When planting before winter, seeds are sown 2 cm deeper than in spring. Therefore, dill is planted before the soil freezes. The optimal air temperature will be -5…0℃, but not higher than +3℃, so that the seeds do not germinate until spring. Another important point: when planting in winter, do not water the soil.

Alternative planting method:

• prepare the bed;
• planting material is scattered over the surface;
• Cover the top with soil with humus at the rate of a bucket of humus per 1 square meter. m.

As the snow melts in the spring, the seeds will go deeper and begin to germinate.

Care after landing

Despite its unpretentiousness, dill needs proper care. If you provide the plant with a comfortable environment, it will definitely delight you with a bountiful harvest.

Watering

Do not overdry the soil in the bed where dill grows; it should always be slightly moist. But do not turn the garden bed into a swamp, otherwise the plant will get sick and die. Drought is also harmful to the development of dill - the leaves will turn yellow, dry out and become unusable for food. It is best to water green spaces 2 times a week, 6-8 liters per square meter. m in dry weather.

Top dressing

For dill with a short ripening period, the soil does not need to be fertilized; the plant will have enough of what was added when preparing the bed. If dill grows slowly, it is fertilized with nitrophoska or urea (10-15 g/sq. m). The same fertilizers are applied during the first feeding of mid-ripening and late-ripening varieties, when they have 2-3 leaves.

After 20-25 days, feed with potassium salt and urea (urea) per 3-4 square meters. 15 g and 20 g of fertilizers, respectively. Be careful not to get fertilizer on the leaves, and water the beds thoroughly after fertilizing.

Weeding and loosening

So that the nutrients do not go to the weeds, but go to the healthy greens, the garden bed is weeded. In addition, the root system of weeds compacts the soil and retains excess moisture.

Dill loves breathable soil. To ensure proper air exchange, the soil is loosened between the rows after rain or watering.

Thinning

For normal growth, dill thickets are thinned out if the bushes grow too densely. The distance between them after thinning is left at 3-5 cm when growing for greens and 8-10 cm for salting and obtaining seeds.

Shelter in the heat

Due to the scorching sun, dill leaves turn yellow and dry out. To save greenery, cover the bed with a canopy.

Pest Control

Aphids, umbrella moths and flea beetles are the most common pests of dill. An infusion of potato tops with laundry soap helps against aphids. For fleas, use a solution of “Fitosporin”.

Advice. Remove weeds from the area in a timely manner, and there will be an order of magnitude fewer pests.

Diseases

Due to improper care, the plant becomes sick. The most common dill diseases:

1. Downy mildew manifests itself as a whitish coating on the leaves; for prevention, the plant is pollinated with sulfur, and diseased bushes are treated with potassium permanganate or a mixture of antibiotics - penicillin, streptomycin and terramycin are taken in equal parts.
2. Rust mushroom- the plant becomes covered with brown spots. For treatment, the plant is sprayed with Bordeaux mixture 3 times a month.
3. Fomoz- black spots appear on leaves and shoots. To save, the affected areas are removed, and the plant is treated with Bordeaux mixture. To protect healthy bushes, the drugs “Fitosporin”, “Trichodermin” and “Mikosan-V” are used.

The most effective method of control is prevention: remove affected plants and weeds in a timely manner, maintain crop rotation, and treat seeds before planting.

Beginner gardeners will benefit from advice from more experienced colleagues:

• if you purchase dill varieties of different ripening periods, you will be able to enjoy fragrant greens until late autumn, for example, Gribovsky, Dalniy - early ripening, Alligator, Kustiy - mid-ripening, Salyut, Buyan - late ripening varieties;
• before sowing, pour vodka over the seeds for a few minutes, it will dissolve the essential oils, and the seeds can be sown immediately;
• carrots, cumin, parsley are bad neighbors for dill;
• do not water dill immediately after sowing, so that the seeds do not sink lower than necessary;
• in the spring in the evenings, if frosts are expected, winter dill is covered with film or covering material, securing it along the edges;
• Harvest early in the morning so that the leaves do not have time to wither in the sun;
• The collected greens are stored in the refrigerator for a week. To preserve the dill for the winter, it is dried or frozen.

Conclusion

Growing dill is a simple procedure. Be sure to take time to process the seeds and prepare the soil, water the greens on time, and feed them with fertilizers. If all planting and care conditions are met, you will receive a rich harvest that will delight you not only in summer, but also in winter.

How to plant dill in open ground

Dill is a common herbaceous plant. It is grown as an aromatic spice and also as a medicinal product. Dill is indispensable in preparing preparations, salads, first and second courses. It helps with digestive problems. The seeds have diuretic, bactericidal, soothing properties. They relieve insomnia.

Additional Information. Dill can soothe stomach pain. An infusion is prepared for this. One spoon of seeds is brewed in a mug with boiling water. After a few hours, the liquid is ready for use. Take the infusion three times a day before meals, 70-100 g.

Dill in the garden

It is believed that dill is easy to care for and can grow in warm regions and areas with cool summers with sudden temperature changes. However, in order to achieve a high and high-quality harvest, proper care is necessary, and you need to adhere to certain recommendations on agricultural technology.

Soil and place

In the Moscow region, dill can be planted in open ground as early as April. It begins to develop when the soil temperature is at +3...+5 degrees Celsius. How to plant dill so that it sprouts well, is fragrant and lush? To do this you need to choose the right soil.

Dill loves neutral soil. It should not be planted in acidic or alkaline soil. Loose, breathable, fertilized soil is ideal. The bed for dill, as for other crops, is prepared in advance. The best time for this is autumn. The site is dug up, weed roots and grass are removed, and abundantly fertilized with compost, manure, and bird droppings. The use of complex fertilizers is allowed.

Dill loves timely watering, but not overwatering. Its cultivation should be in a place where there is no stagnation of water. The fragrant plant develops best in a bed that is illuminated by the sun. It is allowed to plant the crop in partial shade. If the plant ends up in a place where the sun's rays do not reach, it withers before it has time to grow. It is best to place the dill bed where there are no drafts.

Culture propagation

Dill propagates very well by seeds. The plant blooms in June and July. The color of the flowers is yellow. After flowering, seeds are formed. Seed ripening occurs in autumn. One seed reaches 5 mm in length.

To propagate the crop, it is enough to collect the seeds in August or early September and plant them in the ground in April. The collection of material for planting is carried out as soon as the umbrellas have acquired a brown tint. This means the seeds are ripe. After collection, they are baked in the sun and then placed in the oven for 5 minutes. The temperature there should be 80-110 degrees.

Important! How long can seeds be stored for planting? Experienced summer residents are sure that this period is two years. They overwinter best in tightly closed glass jars or paper envelopes.

Sowing dill seeds

Before planting dill, you should decide on the variety.

There are three varieties of varieties of this spicy green:

• Early (the plant can be eaten within a month after planting);
• Medium (ripening occurs after 45 days);
• Late (greens can be chopped into salads 2 months after planting).

The peculiarity of early varieties is that they are not too fluffy. But they are ideal for growing at home. Among the places where you can grow crops at home: windowsill, balcony. Famous early varieties: Gribovsky, Redut, Dalniy.

Medium varieties include Max, Alligator, Richelieu.

Late varieties ripen late, but this dill is lush and produces a lot of greenery. Spicy grass will decorate the garden with green fluffy thickets. Late varieties: Salute, Patterns, Frost. Planting these varieties of dill can be done not only with seeds, but also with seedlings. The seeds are placed in small containers with soil mixture. The container is left on the windowsill. An insulated balcony is suitable for seedlings. The seeds will germinate within a week and a half. After the bushes stretch up to 3-4 cm and become stronger, they can be transplanted to a permanent place in open ground or a greenhouse. It is fluffy dill that is most often grown for commercial purposes. Its sale brings in good income.

Additional Information. Dill contains vitamins B, PP, A, C, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, essential oils, etc.

To speed up seed germination, you can carry out home procedures. For example, the seed is wrapped in damp gauze and left for several days. The gauze must be constantly moistened with water, not allowing it to dry out. It is best to soak in a place where it is warm. The optimal temperature for the procedure is about +22 degrees and above. Another way to speed up germination is to soak the seeds for 3 days in water poured into a glass jar.

Typically, dill is sowed in spring in April, but the crop can be planted at any time. Suitable for autumn, spring, summer. You can plant the spice in July, then in August or September there will be greens from the garden on the table. Planting before winter is allowed. In this case, the seeds do not need to be soaked. The lunar calendar will help you choose the right day for planting.

Before planting dill, you need to prepare a bed. The soil is dug up and weed roots are removed. If the soil has been fertilized since the fall, no additional fertilizers need to be applied before planting.

There are several tips on how to sow dill so that it sprouts quickly:

1. The soil should be rich in organic fertilizers. The best option is to add humus to the soil in spring or autumn. Quantity – one bucket per 1 square meter of land;
2. In spring and autumn, seeds are planted that have been previously soaked in water or damp gauze;
3. The planting site should be on the sunny side of the garden;
4. Before sowing dill, the bed is well moistened and left for several days so that the soil settles a little.

Dill planting process

in spring

Dill can be planted in any bed: simple, mobile, high. Planting dill in open ground with seeds in the spring takes place after prolonged frosts. The bed needs to be watered and loosened. Next, shallow holes are made on it. The most convenient way to do them is with a stick, which is placed on the bed and slightly pressed into the ground. The entire area of ​​the bed should be lined with these furrows, the distance between them is 20 cm. The optimal width of one furrow is about 5-7 cm. If a late variety is planted, the distance between the holes increases to 25-30 cm.

Seeds are sown in the resulting furrows. They are planted to a depth of 1-2 cm. The distance between the seeds is 5-10 cm, for late varieties - 20 cm. There is no need to thicken the plantings. It is allowed to plant 1-1.5 grams of seed per square meter.

The seeds are sprinkled with soil, which is slightly compacted. There is no need to water immediately after planting so that the soil is moistened beforehand. Otherwise, the water may further deepen the seeds, which will have difficulty growing. No special care of the seedlings is required. The garden bed is not watered for several days. As soon as the first bushes appear, the planting needs to be thinned out.

In summer

How to plant dill in open ground with seeds in the summer? The planting process is exactly the same as in the spring months. In general, in summer the crop can be planted every two weeks. This is convenient to do if the dacha is located near the house. Then fresh herbs will be on the table all season long. It is permissible not to allocate a separate bed for greenery. Dill can be planted in the free area of ​​areas where onions, cucumbers, cabbage or other vegetable crops grow.

Experienced gardeners know that dill should not be planted in a greenhouse in the summer, only in open ground. Otherwise, the spice may lose some of its aroma.

Another condition concerns soaking the seeds. Before sowing dill, the seed must be soaked. This will help speed up germination significantly. The seeds will sprout within 4-6 days. It would take more than two weeks for dry seeds to sprout.

in autumn

How to sow dill before winter? The procedure is especially popular among gardeners. Thanks to this method, fresh greens can be tasted at the end of April. If the climate is Leningrad, then winter dill will ripen in May. The culture endures winter without problems. As soon as the soil begins to warm up, the seeds begin to germinate.

The right time for planting before winter is the end of September, October.

Landing rules:

• Before planting dill in the fall, it should not be soaked. The seeds must be dry;
• Take 2 grams per square meter. seeds They are planted quite often;
• The soil must be fertilized with humus;
• Sowing takes place to a depth of 3-5 cm. The distance between seeds is 3 cm;
• The seeds are sprinkled with loose soil and then mulched. Sawdust and hay are suitable as mulch. It is better if the bed is covered with film. In the spring, as soon as the snow melts, the air temperature rises to +5 degrees, and the garden bed will have to be opened.

How to grow dill? It won't take much time. Proper care is important. It is believed that caring for herbs is quite simple. However, a minimum set of measures must be carried out.

Dill should be watered once a week. If the weather is hot, the procedure is carried out several times every 3-4 days. This plant, like parsley, loves moisture, but does not like waterlogged soil. Therefore, you should not flood the plantings with water too much and often.

Dill is watered once a week

Note! Oversaturation with water can cause dill to stop growing, get sick, and wither. Excess moisture negatively affects the aroma of the crop. From a large amount of water it is lost.

The bed needs to be loosened so that oxygen reaches the roots of the plant. It is best to loosen the soil after watering or rain. You can combine loosening and weeding. It is necessary to constantly get rid of weeds in the dill bed. Due to weeds, the crop may grow and develop more slowly. In addition, because of them, the soil becomes too dense, water is retained in it, and oxygen access to the roots is limited.

Thinning is carried out not only immediately after germination, but also throughout the entire growing season. Dense plantings of dill negatively affect its development.

Ideally, the dill bed should be hilled. The procedure is carried out several times during the summer.

Dill can grow well without special fertilizing if manure, humus, chicken droppings or other organic matter were added to the soil before planting. If the owner of the plot notices that the dill is growing slowly, then the crop can be additionally fed.

To provide the plant with nutrients, it is watered at the root with a solution of nitrophoska. You can treat the garden bed area with urea or complex fertilizer, which are sold in specialized stores.

Despite the fact that the spice develops well in sunlit beds, it does not tolerate heat and heat. The herb droops, withers and may even die. If the summer is too hot, then measures should be taken to protect the dill. A homemade canopy is placed over the garden bed to create shade. Film is suitable as a covering material.

Dill, like other plants in the garden, can be attacked by pests. The most common pest of dill is aphids. Experienced gardeners advise fighting this insect with simple means and avoiding the use of chemicals. The fact is that dill can absorb chemicals very quickly. It is dangerous to eat such dill.

Aphids on a plant

Folk remedies for killing aphids on dill:

• Nettle infusion. The nettle is filled with water and left for several days. This solution will not only remove the pest, but also nourish the crop;
• Orange infusion. It is prepared from water and oranges. You can use tangerines;
• Ash infusion. The ash is poured with boiling water. Then pieces of laundry soap are added there. The infusion is left for 24 hours;
• Onion infusion. A well-known remedy for various pests, including aphids. Onion peels are placed in hot water and infused for two days.

Harvesting

Harvesting for food is carried out after the dill bushes have reached a height of 10-20 cm. They are carefully cut with scissors. Before harvesting, you can lightly spray the bushes with water from a spray bottle.

Important! To harvest from one dill bush several times, it is worth cutting the plant not to the very root, but leaving a short stump. The height of the hemp is 3-4 cm. In a few weeks, this part of the plant will produce fresh leaves.

Dill is an unpretentious crop. A beginner can grow it in the garden without any problems. The main thing is to water, weed, and loosen on time. Spicy herbs will add rich flavor to various dishes.

When and how to plant (sow) dill correctly to get a good harvest

I can’t imagine my diet without greens! I’m sure you also love it when a dish is decorated with the spicy aroma and taste of dill. Songs and legends can be written about its value in cooking. But today I want to go in a slightly different direction. Before we understand the intricacies of growing this crop, let me tell you about the benefits of the plant for women.

I’ll start with what almost every mother knows, and then I’ll tell you in general terms about the benefits:

• When your baby has an upset tummy, coughs or suffers from enuresis, a decoction of dill seeds helps. It is worth noting that even newborns can use the decoction.
• After childbirth, the decoction helps the mother restore her pelvic muscles.
• For general health and to strengthen the immune system, it is recommended that women consume this particular herb and a decoction of the seeds of this plant.
• But not only pregnant women and women in labor can benefit from consuming this greenery (and its seed). This plant acts as the very first assistant during menopause and menstrual cycles.
• Strengthens the nervous system; helps cope with stress.
• Improves brain performance.
• Has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and hair. Masks, baths, hair rinses and facial tonics are prepared from the plant.

Growing dill yourself means always having a first aid kit, cosmetics, and an excellent spice for many dishes on hand. By the way, it is well preserved throughout the winter. All that remains is to find out how to grow the plant.

When to sow dill in open ground in spring with seeds 2019

The main indicator that it is time to sow dill is the air temperature of +3⁰. It is worth considering that dill prefers to grow at above-zero temperatures. That is, if in your region there is a threat of prolonged frosts even in April, you should postpone planting to May. But at the same time, dill can safely tolerate light frosts, when the temperature does not drop below -5.

Planting dates range from mid-March to mid-May.

According to the lunar calendar 2019, the following days are considered prosperous:

• February – 6-8, 15-17, 23-25.
• March – 8-12, 15-17, 27-29.
• April – 6-13, 15-18, 24-26, 29, 30.
• May – 1-4, 8-10, 12-14, 17, 18, 21-23, 26-31.
• June – 5, 6, 9-15, 22-25.
• July – 10-12, 20-22, 29-31.
• August – 2-8, 11-13, 17, 18, 26-28.
• September – 1-5, 7-10.
• October - -.
• November – 1-3, 6-8, 15-18, 24, 25.

You can sow dill in spring, autumn, and summer. Only summer sowings are more suitable for obtaining seeds.

How to plant dill correctly to get a good harvest

Experienced gardeners admit that both dry and pre-prepared seeds can be sown. Much depends on the soil, humidity and weather conditions. However, seeds that have been previously calibrated, soaked, pickled, hardened and kept in a nutrient solution will begin to germinate more confidently and amicably. This means the harvest will be bountiful.

How to prepare seeds:

• We harden - place the seeds in the refrigerator for a week.
• We carry out disinfection - place the seeds for half an hour in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.

How to germinate seeds:

• Due to the content of essential oils, dill seeds have low germination. To improve this indicator, the seeds are poured with warm water (50 degrees) for two days. As it cools, the water is changed every 8 hours.
• After two days, the seeds are removed from the water, laid out on gauze and covered with a damp cloth.
• Seeds in gauze are placed on a plate and left at room temperature for 4 days. As soon as the seeds sprout, the planting material is slightly dried.

If dill seeds are not prepared properly, the first seedlings will appear in 2-3 weeks. Planting material that has been soaked germinates 4-6 days after planting.

How to sow dill to get a good harvest:

• It is worth sowing at the rate of seeds per 1 square meter. m beds – 1 gr. for spring planting and 2 gr. for planting before winter.
• In 1-2 days, the bed is watered abundantly.
• Before sowing dill, beds 5 cm wide are made. And they should also be well watered, each furrow separately.
• Sowing is carried out to a depth of 1-2 cm.
• Seeds are sown not in a straight line, but in a zigzag pattern. This allows plants to have room to grow and develop.
• The top of the crop is covered with a thin layer of mulch, humus or soil.
• The planting is not watered! There is moisture in the soil. And it is enough for seed germination.

First watering after 3 days. Water pours into the aisles.

How to sow in rows:

• In the prepared place, rows 2 cm deep are made with a wooden peg or plank at a distance of 20 cm from each other.
• Then the depressions are moderately watered with water and the seeds are sown according to the seasonal seeding rate, which in spring is 1 g per sq.m., and in autumn - 2 g per sq.m.
• The sown rows are covered with dry soil. When dill is sown before winter, the rows are not watered before sowing.

Carpet planting pattern:

• The seeds are evenly scattered over a previously loosened surface and covered with a rake.
• The planting site is watered abundantly.

How to grow dill in the countryside in open ground from seeds

Dill is known for its “raids” on the beds. It spreads well by self-sowing. Does this mean that you don’t have to worry about planting crops? Of course not.

In order for dill to produce a good harvest and not get sick, you need to create conditions for it:

• The bed (or sowing site) should be well lit. Culture needs sunlight and warmth for full growth and development.
• Almost all crops can be predecessors and neighbors, except for celery and fennel (if you want to collect dill seeds).
• If dill is planned to be planted among other plants, you need to make sure that other crops do not obscure the spice and that the dill gets food: water and fertilizing.
• The bed for dill must be prepared in advance: cleared of weeds, fertilized with humus and dug up. For spring planting, it is worth preparing the soil in the fall. For winter ones, a couple of months before sowing.
• In winter, you need to collect and retain snow in the garden bed.
• In the spring, lightly weed and cut furrows 1.5-2 cm deep.
• If the soil moisture is insufficient, the bed should be filled with water several days before planting.

If you decide to allocate a separate area for planting greens, you can sow dill and parsley alternately.

Growing and caring for dill in open ground to obtain young greens

The main conditions for good crop growth are:

• Good lighting. This means that dense plantings should be thinned out.
• Moderate soil moisture. The soil in the beds should not be allowed to dry out. It is worth setting a watering schedule (1-2 times a week) taking into account weather conditions and soil quality (in case of heavy dew, rain and fog, watering can be reduced. If the soil is light and does not have drainage that would retain moisture, watering should be increased).

• Plant nutrition depends on the time of maturation. For example, early varieties do not need to be fertilized. Medium ones are fed with nitrophoska and urea when the plants have 2-3 true leaves (10-15 grams of fertilizer are needed per 1 sq. m). Late varieties are fed twice during the entire growing season. The first time - when there are 2-3 leaves. The second time - 20-25 days after the first application of fertilizers to the soil. Dill is fed with potassium salt (15g) and urea (20g) per 3-4 square meters. m.
• When the shoots appear, you need to start weeding to a depth of 5-7 cm.
• In hot weather, canopies are made over the plants.

If all these conditions are met, you can ensure that the plant does not get sick.

The best varieties of dill for open ground

Some varieties of dill produce a harvest as early as May. Spicy greens of other varieties can only be obtained in summer.

What varieties and when will we be pleased with their harvest:

• Grenadier. The early ripening variety takes only one and a half months from sowing to harvest. For 1 sq. m you can collect from 2 to 5 kg of green mass.
• Gribovsky. An unpretentious early variety produces a harvest in 30-50 days. The rosette is large, up to 25 cm in height. The main characteristics of the variety are excellent taste and strong aroma. You can get up to 1 kg of green mass from one plant.
• Umbrella. An early high-yielding variety produces 5-6 kg of spicy greens. The harvest can be obtained in 2-2.5 months. Sowing is carried out earlier than other varieties, immediately after the snow has melted (late March - early April). Planting depth – 3-3.5 cm.
• Amazon. The mid-season variety is sown in late April, early May. After 1.5 months, the plant begins to produce green mass. From 1 sq. m you can get 2.5 kg of harvest.
• Max. An unpretentious mid-season variety. After 1.5 months, you can carry out the first collection of dill leaves. From 1 sq. m you can get from 2.5 to 4 kg of spice.
• Firework. Bush mid-late variety. Harvesting can begin on day 40-45. Since the green mass of this variety forms slowly, the harvest can be harvested throughout the summer. Just from 1 sq. m get from 4 to 4.5 kg of dill.

When choosing a variety, it is worth considering the climate. In hot weather, many varieties quickly stop growing and begin to form an umbrella. If you want to get seeds, then you need to choose the variety and time of sowing dill.

Is it possible to sow dill before winter?

I indicated autumn as the planting date. Yes, you can plant dill before winter. This helps accelerate the appearance of green mass in the spring. Harvesting can be done 2 weeks earlier than with spring plantings. At the same time, the greens will be stronger and more lush.

The best time for winter sowing is with the establishment of stable autumn cold weather. In many regions, this period falls precisely at the end of October and beginning of November.

Although autumn sowings can be done later, until permanent snow cover appears. As a rule, at this time the top layer of the earth is already frozen. This is not at all scary for seeds, but it can significantly complicate the preparation of the soil in the garden for sowing. Therefore, try to make a seed bed or prepare furrows in a flower garden early (before the ground freezes). Also, stock up on the substrate in advance with which you will sprinkle the sown seeds.

When to sow dill before winter

Important! Sowing of dill is carried out in October-November, BEFORE the onset of frost and freezing of the soil.

But even in this case, it is worth making the furrows for planting deeper than for spring sowing. The optimal depth should be 3.5 cm.

If, under the classic spring scheme, seeds are planted to a depth of 1.5-2 centimeters, then before winter the depth should be 2 centimeters greater.

In this case, 25% more seed is used to obtain good germination of the crop.

Do not germinate or water the seeds under any circumstances!

When dill is sown before winter, the rows are not watered before sowing. This is even harmful (unexpected warming of the weather in the fall can cause premature germination of seeds). And in the spring, these seeds will have enough moisture from the melted snow.

In early spring, during night frosts, dill will not suffer, since it has undergone stratification, its seeds begin to grow even at +3 0 C, and short-term drops in temperature are not scary for it.

When to plant dill seedlings

Why is it worth growing dill seedlings? To get earlier harvests. After sowing dill, 35 days should pass for seedlings, and then it will be possible to move the young plants to a permanent place of growth in the beds. This means that you can start sowing dill for seedlings from the end of March in order to transfer the plants to the soil when there is still moisture in it.

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Planting dill in open ground: we do everything according to the rules

Dill is considered an unpretentious crop. It often grows like a weed, occupying any free space: both on paths and in beds. However, not every gardener grows dill large, fragrant, with lush greenery.

Soil requirements

Dill can grow on any type of soil, but it will be juicy and spreading only on fertile, loose soil rich in organic matter. Dill does not grow in acidic soils or when water stagnates.

Only on fertile soil will dill grow juicy, green, and aromatic

Preparing seeds for planting

Dill seeds are coated with essential oils, which is why they smell so nice and sprout slowly. Until all the oils are washed off from the surface of the seed, the dill will not germinate. Therefore, very often the plant is planted before winter, and during spring sowing, special seed treatment is carried out.

Due to the presence of essential oils, dill sprouts slowly, so the seeds need to be washed before planting.

Seed treatment for fast germination

For spring and summer planting of dill, special techniques are used, thanks to which the seeds germinate quickly and amicably.

soaking for 2–3 days in wet gauze folded in several layers;

For better germination, soak dill seeds in gauze or any other cloth.

If you don’t have time to soak, rinse the seeds in hot water

Seeds are placed in a jar with water and an aquarium compressor

Before planting, be sure to dry the seeds for 10–15 minutes until they are crumbly, but do not allow them to dry out if the seeds have sprouts.

Landing dates

Most often, dill is planted before winter, since this technique allows you to get greens 2 weeks earlier. In this case, the bed is dug up, fertilized with compost, furrows are made and sowing is carried out. The seeds are buried 1–2 centimeters and sprinkled with compost on top so that the soil does not become crusty. It is impossible to soak the seeds during winter sowing, and the bed is also not watered.

It is very important to choose the right time for sowing. Since dill is quite frost-resistant, it can be planted after the first frost so that the seeds do not germinate on warm autumn days.

When planting in spring, dill is planted immediately after the snow melts. In the south of Russia it is February-March, in the central part - April-May. The plant tolerates frosts down to -4 degrees, but dill is sown in cold soil only with dry seeds.

Is it possible to sow dill in June?

June is a great month to replant dill. The day is still long, the heat is not very strong and there is enough time for the plant to grow; it will have time to produce both greens and seeds. It is advisable to sow dill with seeds soaked or washed in hot water to get quick germination.

Summer plantings of dill require additional watering

Is it possible to sow dill in July?

July plantings of dill require frequent watering, otherwise, instead of lush greenery, you will get dry columns that have produced umbrellas. Planting with soaked seeds is also advisable. If you have free space in your beds with cabbage or cucumbers, be sure to add dill there - it will help repel harmful insects and improve the taste of the vegetables.

In summer, dill can be planted in free space among other crops.

Temperature

Due to its cold resistance, dill does not require certain temperature conditions for planting. It will rise equally well both during autumn and spring planting. It is possible to plant dill even in winter.

1. When planting in winter, you first need to remove the snow from the garden bed with a shovel.
2. Scatter dry seeds on the surface of the frozen ground.
3. Cover everything with two centimeters of compost mixed with soil.
4. Sprinkle the top of the bed with snow again.

Seeds germinate differently depending on the temperature. If it’s +5 o C outside, then dill will sprout in 15–20 days. At a temperature of +20 o C it will germinate in less than 2 weeks. Pre-soaked seeds will show their leaves within a week after sowing.

Video: sowing dill

How to grow dill correctly

Good predecessors for dill are tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbage, potatoes and legumes. If after these crops you sow dill in the fall, it will grow to a ready state by the end of May. In the vacated space, you can plant seedlings of other plants - this way you will reap several harvests from one bed.

Planting in open ground

It is very important to choose a place for planting: it should be sunny. In the shade the plant will turn out thin, with pale leaves and not at all marketable.

Before planting, the bed is dug up and organic matter is added - rotted compost, usually about a bucket per 1 square meter. Then they are leveled with a rake and watered.

Pour humus onto the garden bed and level everything well.

The furrows for sowing dill need to be well watered

Seeds in the grooves are sprinkled with humus or compost

You need to leave 15–20 cm between shoots

If the weather is hot, dry, then the dill must be watered, otherwise it will quickly bloom.

To continuously obtain dill greens, you need to sow every 2 weeks.

Planting depth

If you plant dill in a garden bed, the seeding depth should not exceed 3 centimeters. When sowing in winter, you can simply scatter the seeds over the garden bed, loosen them with a rake and do nothing else - in the spring, melt water will pull the seeds deeper, where they will germinate well.

Transplanting

For rare or very expensive varietal dill seeds, you can pre-grow seedlings. Seeds are germinated on a windowsill or loggia in early spring, but with sufficient light. Seedlings are planted in a permanent location at the age of 30–35 days.

Bush dill can be grown as seedlings on a windowsill

Favorable neighborhood

The best neighbors for dill are cabbage, strawberries, cucumbers, beets, and potatoes. Try to leave flowering dill plants throughout your garden: with its strong aroma, it attracts beneficial insects, such as bees, and at the same time disorients harmful ones, which is why they cannot find the smell of other plants.

Do not leave dill in beds with carrots, basil, watercress and tomatoes. These crops will grow together, but they will produce less harvest.

Harvesting

Dill is very useful both fresh, dried and frozen. But for harvesting for future use, it is better to choose young plants that have not yet produced umbrellas. You can cut the whole plant or individual branches. Dry dill in a well-ventilated area or in special dryers.

Dill retains more flavor if dried in special devices.

For preservation, flowers and unripe dill seeds collected in umbrellas are used - they give cucumbers, tomatoes, and salads a unique aroma and taste.

Dill umbrella - an indispensable spice for canning vegetables

Transplanting dill

Transplantation is most often used for bush dill, which can grow up to two meters. To do this, first plant the seedlings in small boxes to a depth of two centimeters, making sure to maintain soil moisture. After the emergence of seedlings, you need to wait for the formation of real leaves, only then transplant each seedling into a separate container - a pot with a diameter of at least 8 centimeters or into the ground.

Planting dill in individual containers allows you to avoid damaging the roots during replanting.

Further care consists of regular watering, fertilizing and loosening.

To obtain a lush green mass, dill should be planted in fertile, loose, moist soil every 2 weeks. Pluck young leaves from the greens and leave the flowering umbrellas for pickling vegetables for the winter.

Planting dill in open ground in spring: secrets of growing a good harvest

Dill is a spicy green crop. It is cultivated both on industrial plantations and in garden plots. It is indispensable for canning, for preparing fresh snacks and salads, it is well stored in the freezer, and does not lose its properties during the drying process. Dill seed extract is used in medicine; preparations with dill and its close relative, fennel, relieve intestinal colic even in infants.

Planting dill seeds is not difficult; it is much more difficult to choose a place and prepare loose, fertile soil. This annual herbaceous plant comes from the arid regions of Asia, where it grows under the scorching sun and often in the absence of moisture.

What conditions are needed for growing?

For dill, the type of soil does not really matter. It does equally well in sandy and loamy soils. However, the seeds are poorly fixed and difficult to germinate on infertile sandy soils. Light and medium loams are most suitable. Soil acidity also matters. Dill does not grow well at a pH below 6.3.

To obtain good quality greens, plants need regular watering and fertilizing with mineral fertilizers. Seeds and young plants tolerate frosts down to -3...-5 o C. This feature of dill makes it possible to do winter sowings.

Important! To keep plants from getting sick, they need a lot of sunlight and warmth.

The optimal air temperature for green growth is at an average daily temperature of 16-20 o C.

How to grow dill in open ground?

Neighborhood with other cultures

Dill is generally compatible with many vegetable crops. It is believed that only celery is not suitable for it as a predecessor and neighbor. If you want to get seeds from the bushes, the plant should not be planted next to fennel, since the two crops freely pollinate each other.

Dill feels good next to cabbage, cucumbers, and tomatoes. However, you should take into account the proportions of areas when planting vegetable crops together and do not plant it in the root nutrition zone of the main crop.

Important! When planting dill together with other vegetables, take into account competition in terms of nutritional area!

When should you plant dill?

Young greens are ready for consumption within 25-30 days after sowing, so they can be sown throughout the entire growing season, from early spring to winter sowing in October.

Planting in spring begins in April, when the average daily air temperature is 14-16 o C. On average, such conditions begin on April 20. Dill sown at this time will produce well-formed seeds already in July, when the time comes for pickling and canning cucumbers and tomatoes. For an uninterrupted supply of fresh herbs to the table, it is recommended that dill be planted in open ground by conveyor belt at intervals of 10-14 days.

Soil for planting

The soil for planting dill should be prepared in advance. If spring planting is planned, then the beds need to be prepared in the fall. The range of soil preparation works includes:

• cleaning the bed from the remains of the previous crop;
• adding organic matter in the form of humus and mineral fertilizers, including potassium and phosphorus;
• deep digging of all components.

In winter, it is good to retain snow in the garden bed; this will help preserve the accumulation of more moisture in the soil, which is so necessary for dill seeds during the germination period.

The range of soil preparation work in spring includes:

• easy loosening and leveling of the bed;
• cutting furrows 1.5-2 cm deep.

If little moisture has accumulated over the winter, the bed should initially be well watered with a hose or watering can.

Manure is not applied directly to the dill bed. It’s good if the previous crop was cabbage, potatoes or peppers. In this case, manure was applied under them and its effect will continue for the plants. If the soil on the site is clayey and heavy, then it is advisable to add river sand. This measure will promote better seed germination.

Important! Fresh manure cannot be added to dill!

Choosing the best variety

When choosing a variety, important indicators are the timing of stem formation, as well as the length of the leaves, and therefore the volume of greenery produced. According to the timing of stem formation, the following varieties and hybrids of dill are distinguished:

In early varieties, an umbrella forms on the stem after the formation of leaves (twigs) in the amount of 4 to 6. In medium varieties, from 6 to 10 branches should form, and in late varieties, the formation of an umbrella takes much longer with the same number of leaves. Among the entire set of varieties, there is a variety with constant growth - Grenadier.

Early group of varieties: Gribovsky, Dalniy, Umbrella, Redut. They are suitable for growing on a windowsill at home, especially the Gribovsky variety.

The group of mid-season varieties includes Kibray, Alligator, Max, Richelieu, Moravan.

Late group of varieties: Superducat OE, Salyut, Kutuzovsky, Uzory. A distinctive feature of the varieties of this group is the formation of a spreading bush with elongated leaves that give axillary branches, which is why the bushes look very lush. These varieties and hybrid forms are called bush varieties. They have some growing features:

• require more fertile soil;
• The planting scheme for them is increased to 25 cm due to thinning.

Planting dill in open ground

As soon as the soil is ready or the order in the planting conveyor is complete, they begin planting the seeds. Different types of beds are suitable for dill: simple, high boxes, geometric, mobile.

A good way is to plant dill and parsley together in alternating rows.

Planting by seeds

In order to speed up the germination of seeds, they are soaked in warm water or wrapped in a damp cloth. A jar of soaked seeds can be left in the bathroom on a heated towel rail for 2-3 days. Water should be added in a jar or on a cloth because the rate of evaporation is high.

Attention! Seeds with sprouts should never be dried!

Sowing of seeds is carried out to a depth of 1.5-2 cm. The dill planting pattern after thinning should be 10x20 cm, and for bush varieties 25x25 cm. When sowing, seed consumption is 1-2 g/m2.

Watch the video! How to grow fluffy dill

Planting seedlings

The method of planting dill seedlings allows you to get fresh herbs at the end of April. The timing of planting seeds is the first to second ten days of March. For sowing, cells measuring 4x4 or 5x5 cm are used; plastic greenhouses with a transparent lid are suitable, but in this case the seedlings will be more difficult to take root, since it is possible that the lump of earth at the root will be damaged during transplantation. The seedlings are transferred to open ground under temporary greenhouses on April 15-20.

Dill care

Basic measures for caring for dill:

• timely watering;
• fertilizers;
• loosening the soil;
• weeding as needed.

Dill bushes from which greens are already taken for cutting should be watered every other day. The next day after watering, the soil between the rows is loosened. To grow greenery, dill is fed with nitrogen fertilizers every 10-14 days. A fast-acting fertilizer for green crops is ammonium nitrate. The number of feedings is no more than two during the period of growing greens.

Attention! To prevent dill greens from accumulating nitrates, the amount of nitrogen fertilizing should not exceed twice per season.

As flower stalks form and seeds ripen, the greens become unsuitable for cutting, fibrous and not juicy. It is recommended to leave several plants on the site to collect seeds at the end of summer, add them to conservation and use them for medicinal purposes.

Diseases and pests

A feature of dill plants is their strong susceptibility to powdery mildew. Different varieties are more or less susceptible to this fungal disease. The main control measure is prevention. The set of preventive measures includes:

• choosing a sunny place for planting;
• regular watering and loosening;
• unthickened crops;
• maintaining crop rotation.

Fungicides can only be used on plants that are grown for seeds. If cutting is carried out less than once a week, then the bed can be treated with 1% copper sulfate. Among biological preparations, Alirin B is suitable. If blackening of the shoots is noticed, then the plants are affected by another fungal disease - Phoma.

Among the pests, bugs and some types of aphids can settle on dill. To combat them, mechanical removal should be used and the pests should be washed off with a strong stream of water.

Greenhouse cultivation of dill

Dill can be grown in a greenhouse throughout the year. An average daily air temperature of at least 16 o C is enough for it. From the end of September to the end of March, dill needs lighting. If the greenhouse area is large, it is better to choose sodium lamps for lighting. For small areas, the industry now produces blue-red LED lamps.

Reference! For additional lighting, it is enough for artificial light to be turned on for 2-3 hours in the morning and 3-4 hours in the evening.

Potentially, the yield of dill in a greenhouse is higher than in open ground. It is necessary to maintain high soil fertility and add new soil before each sowing. However, with high air humidity in the greenhouse, powdery mildew may develop.

Watch the video! Growing dill in a greenhouse in the fall. Cleaning by thinning

Winter sowing

Sowing dill before winter is carried out in mid-October, before stable snow cover falls. It is better that the seeds do not have time to germinate. In early spring, as soon as the snow melts, these seeds will quickly germinate and produce greenery faster than when sown in the spring.

If the sprouts have sprouted, the bed should be covered with leaves or straw; the greenery will safely survive the winter and quickly begin to grow in the spring. Young branches will be especially fragrant!

How to plant dill on a windowsill?

When growing dill on a windowsill, the plants are often depressed due to lack of light and nutrients. The sprouts are thin and pale, growing very slowly and sluggishly.

Thus, growing dill on a windowsill has a number of features:

• In autumn, winter and spring, sprouts need additional lighting;
• The soil for growing greens must be highly fertile;
• It is more convenient to use a container for sowing;
• Greens on the windowsill should be fertilized more often with compounds based on vermicompost and microelements.

To more fully master the technology of growing dill, it is recommended to watch the video.

Conclusion

Thus, planting and caring for dill is not too burdensome. It is important to choose the right place for the garden bed and carry out all activities regularly. There will definitely be a result, and the plants will produce a lot of tasty, aromatic greens and valuable seeds. And if desired, dill will grow on the windowsill!

Watch the video! Subtleties of growing dill. How to sow dill in open ground

Dill is known all over the world. This is a perennial crop that can be easily grown in any garden plot. It is eaten, used for winter preparations, and can be used in medicine and cosmetology. You can read about how to plant dill in the article below.

Which variety of dill is better to choose?

There are a lot of varieties of dill, although not many people know about it. And yet there are early, mid-season, late varieties. In terms of taste, they are not much different, although a gourmet will naturally understand the difference. But for those who grow dill for personal consumption or sale, these subtleties do not matter, unlike when the first harvest can be harvested.

• Early varieties are ready for consumption in 30-40 days: “Grenadier”, “Gribovsky”, “Dalniy”, “Redut”.
• Mid-season dill can be harvested after 40-50 days: “Lesnogorodsky”, “Symphony”, “Obilnolistny”, “Alligator”, “Mammoth”, “Kibray”, “Amazon”.
• Late varieties can be consumed no earlier than the 50th day after emergence: “Winner”, “Tetra”, “Ozornik”, “Kutuzovsky”, “Rime”.

How to prepare seeds?

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Due to the high content of essential oils in the seeds, dill sprouts very slowly. Therefore, before planting dill in open ground, you need to soak it for 1-2 days in water at a temperature of 30-40 degrees Celsius. The water is changed from time to time so that it is not cold. Only such seeds will sprout as quickly as possible.

If you don’t want to change the water all the time, catching small seeds from it, you can simply soak them for 2-3 days in cotton fabric (but make sure that the fabric does not dry out), then rinse and dry for 30 minutes right before planting.

Where is the best place to plant dill?

In order to get a rich harvest, before planting dill you should find an ideal, or at least acceptable, place for it.

• Dill loves sun and long sunny days. That is why it does not grow in the shade or grows only slowly and for a long time. So the area for sowing should be as sunny as possible. Only a little shade is allowed for 3-4 hours a day.
• The soil should always be moist; it may not grow well on sandy soil. So before planting, if necessary, the soil is diluted with black soil and peat so that the water does not leave it very quickly.
• The soil must be fertilized. The opinion that dill does not grow on poor soils is wrong. It will grow, but it will grow unevenly and may be dull in color or bland in taste. You can get a really good harvest only on fertilized soil.

When to plant dill?

You can sow dill in spring, summer, autumn, and before winter. Thanks to its high cold resistance, it can grow all year round (it is grown in a greenhouse even in winter). But, of course, dill grows best when planted throughout spring and autumn.

During these periods of the year there is enough sun, the soil is abundantly moistened and fertilized - this is the ideal time for dill. In winter there may be a lack of light, so additional lighting lamps are always installed in greenhouses, and in summer it is too hot. Even with constant watering in the morning and evening, during the day there will still be little water in the ground, since it evaporates too quickly.

How to sow dill correctly?

Having figured out when to plant and what seeds to choose, you can begin to learn how to properly sow dill in open ground. The bed for spring sowing is prepared in the fall; if dill is sown at another time, then it is prepared 1 month in advance. To begin with, dig up the ground to a depth of 20-25 cm, then add 1-3 kg of humus per square meter. You can first add humus and then dig it up - the difference is small.

In spring, the ground is leveled, loosened, and made level so that crops can be sown. Furrows are made in the garden bed at a distance of 20 cm from each other. They should be 2-3 cm deep, no more. After preparing the furrows, they are watered with warm water (+20 degrees).

When the water is absorbed, sowing can be done. Sow dill in single file. After sowing, the seeds are crushed with earth and lightly pressed down with a hoe or trampled down.

How to care for dill?

Dill is not afraid of cold and frost, so after sowing it is not necessary to make artificial barriers from the wind or cover the crops with film. This is done only when the harvest needs to be obtained as soon as possible. Otherwise, you don’t have to waste your time; dill is a strong crop.

That's all the care dill needs for normal growth. Young dill is usually eaten in fresh salads, added to smoothies, first and second courses. It can also be frozen for the winter. It is recommended to dry old leaves. Dill flower stalks are usually placed in jars with canned vegetables.

VIDEO - Sow dill in open ground

Dill (garden) is a valuable spicy-flavoring plant of the Apiaceae family. The culture contains many vitamins (C, B, P), carotene, and iron. Indispensable for gastrointestinal disorders. Dill essential oil is used to normalize metabolism and increase appetite. Along with parsley, the spice is a popular flavoring additive in the preparation of many dishes.
Summer residents strive to organize the production of greenery throughout the spring-autumn season. Unfortunately, for many, the question of proper, high-quality cultivation of dill remains relevant.
The crop is grown both in greenhouses, at home, and in open ground. Planting, growing and caring for dill in open ground has its advantages:

1. It's easy to choose a suitable planting location.
2. The plant feels best in open spaces, since it can reach a height of one and a half meters, and bush varieties also occupy a sufficient amount of space.
3. It is easy to organize abundant watering on the site without stagnant water.
4. The open area is well ventilated, which is a good preventative measure against diseases.

This method has its drawbacks.
Firstly, being outdoors makes crops dependent on weather changes.
Secondly, the growing season is reduced to six months.
In order to grow green, lush and fragrant dill in open ground, you need to pay attention to the main factors:

• Select the seasonal varietal composition of the crop.
• Choose the right place to plant the plant.
• It is good to prepare seeds and seedlings for open ground.
• Strictly follow the cultivation technology.
• Harvest correctly.

Variety of dill

When choosing a variety, pay attention to the ripening time of the crop.

All varieties are divided into early, mid-ripening and late.

1. Early varieties. From them you will not get a lot of green mass for sale, although there will be enough dill for cooking. The varieties are good for use in conservation, as they bloom and ripen quickly. Dill is sown in early spring and covered with film. In 1.5 months you will already have a harvest. The early varieties include Gribovsky, Umbrella, and Grenadier.
2. Medium varieties, for example, Umbrella, Richelieu, Uzory - ripen 2 months after sowing the seeds. They give more greens - up to 10 branches. Suitable for preparing seasonings, and for freezing for future use, for sale and for use during the conservation period.
3. Late ripening. The most productive are the late varieties - Alligator, Salyut, Buyan, Aurora, Kibray. They are the ones who produce lush, luxurious greens that can be used not only for preparing family meals, but also for sale. You will receive the harvest 2-2.5 months after sowing.

Late bush varieties. They do not develop umbrellas for a long time, new leaves quickly grow, which can be constantly cut off throughout the season without constantly sowing new seeds. These varieties are characterized by closely spaced stem internodes, so they look like small bushes, which is where their specific name comes from.
Not all late varieties have time to ripen in the beds and produce seeds. But they have green, juicy, fragrant leaves that can be used all summer.

Choosing a place to plant greenery

To plant and care for dill in open ground, you should choose a sufficiently lit place or partial shade in the garden. It will not grow actively in the shade.
The culture develops fully on acid-neutral soils. If the soil is acidic, the dill will turn red; if it is alkaline, it will turn yellow.
The soil must be loose and fertile; on poor soils the harvest will not work.
To plant dill, choose a high, not low, place. It is advisable to prepare the land for sowing in the fall. It must be dug up to a depth of 20 cm and organic and mineral fertilizers applied. Liming of acidic soils is carried out. When digging in the spring, add 20 g of urea, potassium salt and superphosphate.
Before choosing a location, consider the rules of crop rotation:

• You cannot sow a plant where umbelliferous plants grew last year - carrots, parsley, caraway seeds, fennel, parsnips.
• Apiaceae are also the worst neighbors for dill.
• Good predecessors of greens are cabbage, beets, potatoes, cucumbers, legumes, and tomatoes.
• Dill is a plant that has a beneficial effect on the development of certain vegetables. When planting, keep in mind that the proximity of the crop will improve the taste of cabbage and increase the duration of cucumber harvesting. The spice goes well with potatoes and beets.

The influence of the umbrella plant will adversely affect the development of tomatoes, carrots, fennel, and sweet peppers.

How to choose the time to sow seeds

Lovers of fresh greens can sow seeds before winter, in winter, in early April.

• When sowing before winter, the material is deepened 4 cm into the ground.
• In winter, you should clear the bed of snow and scatter the seeds over the surface. Sprinkle a mixture of compost and soil on top. The seeds will begin to germinate when the snow melts. When the bed is free of snow cover, cover it with film.
• The frost-resistant crop is sown in early April to a depth of 0.5 cm.

To obtain greenery during the spring-autumn season, constant sowing of seeds is practiced every 10 days.

Preliminary seed preparation

Dill seeds, saturated with essential oils, may not germinate for a long time. To speed up the process, as well as to disinfect seed material, it is necessary to carry out a set of measures:

1. Sort through the material, selecting dry, irregularly shaped specimens.
2. Soak the seeds in warm water (about 50 degrees) for 3 days, changing the water regularly.
3. Place on a damp cloth and let sit until sprouts appear.
4. Dry. After drying, the seeds are ready for sowing.

Features of sowing dill

For sowing, you will need to make furrows with a row spacing of 15-20 cm and a depth of 2 cm.
Pre-dild the grooves with water.
Sow the material with a distance in the row between the seeds of 1-2 cm, water.
Dill seeds germinate at a temperature of 5 degrees. To speed up germination, cover the crops with film or agrospan.
Expect sprouts to appear in 1-2 weeks.

Seedling method of growing greens

They practice planting late bush varieties using seedlings. When growing seedlings, follow the following sequence:

1. First, you need to sow seeds for seedlings in beds in a greenhouse or boxes at home in March.
2. Upon reaching 2-3 true leaves, you can pick, which dill tolerates well.
3. Seedlings with 3-5 leaves are transferred to an open bed about a month after sowing. Transplantation is carried out in the evening or on a cloudy day to avoid damage to weak seedlings by the sun's rays.
4. The distance in the row between the sprouts is 10 cm, the row spacing is 20-30 cm.
5. After planting, watering is carried out.
6. For several days it is necessary to protect tender and weak seedlings from the rays of the sun. To do this, cover the seedlings with paper and agrofibre.

The seedling method speeds up the harvest time. Within a week, you can remove the spice sprigs from the mature bushes.

Umbrella crop care technology

If you want to have greens throughout the spring-autumn season, you should constantly sow the seeds every 2 weeks. Caring for seedlings consists of watering, weeding, loosening, thinning (at the same time harvesting), fertilizing, and protection from pests.

1. Watering should be plentiful (20-30 liters per square meter), since in its absence the taste of the spice is reduced. It is advisable to water in the evening or in cloudy weather. In dry weather, 2 waterings are organized per day.
2. The first weeding is carried out after the plant has rooted. While the seedling is thin and weak, it needs to be freed from weeds more often. Further as necessary, approximately every 2 weeks.
3. Loosening is carried out after rooting of seedlings, loosened to a depth of 5 cm to remove the crust after watering. If the soil is loose, loosening is not required at other times.
4. Thinning of dill is mandatory. If seedlings interfere with each other, they will bloom faster and green growth will stop.
5. It is advisable to apply fertilizer first, before planting. Fertilizers are not applied during the growing season; only fertilizing will be required if the plants are insufficiently developed. For example, if you see that the bush is turning yellow, it means there is not enough nitrogen and you need to add urea - 1 tsp. for 10 liters of water, 1% mullein solution.

Phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are also applied - 10 mg per square meter, also preferably before planting.
Pay attention to the property of dill to accumulate nitrates. As a replacement for fertilizers, you can use nettle infusion, fermented for 5 days (used as a means to combat aphids).

How to harvest correctly

The harvest of dill greens, mature plants for preservation and seeds is being harvested.
The plant is cut only when it is young. As soon as the umbrella appears, the greens are no longer suitable for cutting. The seedling is then left for seed, for making spices, or for use during preservation.
When harvesting greens, adhere to the following rules:

• First, the rows of young shoots are thinned out.
• During development before reaching full maturity, you can remove a few leaves of dill for food, but leave enough for normal functioning.
• Before flowering begins, the entire plant is removed from the roots.

In bush varieties, in which the umbrella does not appear until 50 days, the period for collecting greens is quite long.
First, the lower tier of the bush is cut off, leaving a rosette for regrowth. Then the side shoots are plucked out from the axils, and then the entire bush is collected.
In some late varieties, the bush may not ripen before the formation of seeds. The green part is collected until late autumn.
So, the dill is ripe. The seeds in the umbrellas have turned brown. It's time to collect them. After collection, they will need to be dried. Dill seeds remain viable for up to 3-4 years.

Specifics of the dill protective system

Dill is a fairly resistant crop against diseases and pests. The plant contains a large amount of essential oils, which can be judged by its strong dill smell.
Please note that the use of insecticides on dill, which can be cut for food at any moment, is undesirable. Therefore, preventive measures are of particular importance.

Preventive measures against diseases of umbrella crops

Preventive work against diseases of dill largely corresponds to general measures for the prevention of diseases of vegetable crops. Follow the basic provisions presented in the list:

• Follow the rules for changing crops.
• In the autumn and spring, clean up the remains of previous plants in a timely manner.
• Collect seeds from healthy specimens.
• Warm up the seed for disinfection.
• Follow the plant growing technology.
• Kill weeds regularly.

Main diseases of dill and their control

Among the main diseases of umbrella plants, a special place is occupied by fusarium, blackleg, powdery mildew, downy mildew, phomosis, cercospora, and rust. Basically, these are fungal diseases that develop due to temperature changes, waterlogging, damage to roots, on poor soils, and when crop rotation rules are violated.

Fusarium wilt

The leaves are affected, which gradually turn yellow, then darken and wither.
To prevent the disease, the soil is pre-treated before sowing with biofungicidal preparations (for example, trichodermin), stimulants, humates, and microfertilizers are used.

Blackleg

The root collar at the base of young seedlings turns black and rots, which leads to 50% of seedling death.
Use a foundation solution. It is advisable to pre-treat the soil with biological products.

Powdery mildew

It affects the ground parts of dill, which become covered with a whitish coating. The quality of the spice is significantly reduced. Almost after the development of the disease, the plant cannot be eaten.
The planting should be treated with a 2% solution of colloidal sulfur (20 g per bucket of water).

Downy mildew (downy mildew)

It affects the ground part of the plant, which externally manifests itself in the form of brown spots.
It is recommended to use 4% copper oxychloride (40 g per bucket of water) or Bordeaux mixture (100 g of copper sulfate and lime per bucket of water).

Rust

You will notice the symptoms of the disease on the leaves: yellow-brown pads with fungal spores will be on the underside of the leaf.
It should be treated with 1% Bordeaux mixture or 4% copper oxychloride.

Fomoz

A sign of it will be the appearance of brown spots on the ground part and root. It is necessary to treat the plants with a 1% solution of Bordeaux mixture. Spray several times with a break of 2 weeks, but no later than 2 weeks before harvest. Plants will need to be washed before eating.

Cercospora

You can recognize the disease by its leaves, which are yellow with a gray coating and yellowish-brown spots. Black capsules with fungal larvae are visible on umbrellas in autumn.
Please note that antiseptic treatment of the plant is suspended at least 20 days before harvest.
As for pests, there are no dill lovers. Pests can attack a plant along with other neighboring ones. Therefore, you should just carefully monitor the garden as a whole when growing and caring for dill in open ground. Then the harvest will delight you and your loved ones with its juiciness, splendor, bright aroma and full composition of vitamins.

Dill is an annual herbaceous plant that is easy to care for and resistant to frost. These characteristics allow it to be cultivated in open ground without much difficulty. However, even when growing such an undemanding plant, it is necessary to adhere to agrotechnical recommendations.

Optimal conditions for growing dill

Before sowing dill, you need to pay attention to the following conditions:

• Neighborhood with other crops on the site. Dill coexists well with almost all vegetables, but it is worth considering that greens cannot be planted very close to their stems, otherwise the dill will take away all the moisture and nutrients.

  The predecessors of this greenery can be any crop, with the exception of celery. If dill is planted, including in order to obtain seeds from the bushes, then there should not be fennel nearby: these crops freely interpollinate.

• Temperature. Although dill seeds germinate at a temperature of 3-5 degrees, it is recommended to plant them when the air warms up to 16-18 degrees.
• Suitable soil. To get a generous harvest of greens, you need to plant dill seeds in well-moistened, previously deeply dug, loose neutral soil. The acidity of the soil is also important: greens do not sprout well if this indicator is below 6.3. Soil in which dolomite flour or lime was added is not suitable for this crop.
• Illumination. When choosing a site for planting dill, you should give preference to illuminated beds, although the plant can also develop in partial shade.

The advantages of growing dill in open ground include:

• ease of care and harvesting;
• unlimited space;
• the plant receives more vitamins and nutrients.

You should not plant early, quickly ripening varieties of dill in late spring and early summer. The fact is that when the daylight hours are 15 hours, the crop immediately produces a peduncle.

Landing dates

During one season, dill produces crops several times, so the crop can be planted from spring to late autumn. The time of planting depends on the goal pursued by the gardener: if aromatic greens are needed, then the work is carried out in spring and autumn, and if umbrellas with seeds are required, then in the summer.

Since dill seeds tolerate frost well, they can be planted in open ground immediately after the snow melts at air temperatures above 5 degrees. Planting can begin in late April and be completed in mid-May. In the summer this can be done at any time.

In autumn, dill seeds are planted from October to November, before frost, so that they do not have time to germinate. in order to get the first greenery as early as possible in the spring.

Overseeding can be done throughout the season.

Soil preparation

It is necessary to prepare the soil for planting dill seeds in several stages:

1. in autumn dig the ground deeply and apply fertilizer (humus, mullein or bird droppings at the rate of half a bucket per 1 sq. m). Use superphosphate or potassium salt as mineral fertilizers (200 g and 150 g per 1 sq. m, respectively).
2. in spring Carefully loosen the beds so that liquid and air can flow freely to the seeds.
3. A couple of days before planting the seeds Water the beds into the soil.

After the preparatory activities, you can begin planting dill seeds of the selected variety.

Variety selection

When choosing a dill variety for planting, you need to carefully study its characteristics. The fact is that some varieties produce abundant greenery, while others form flower stalks and are intended for collecting seeds. The types of this crop are distinguished not only by purpose, bush height and flower shape, but also by ripening time.

Early ripening varieties

These include:

• (30-45 days pass from germination to the first harvesting of leaves). The culture is undemanding to weather conditions: even in cold summers the bushes produce a lot of high-quality greenery. You can plant seeds of this variety several times starting in April and ending in July. The height of the Gribovsky dill rosette reaches 25 cm. The leaf weight of one plant reaches 1 kg. The variety is resistant to many diseases and pests.
  
  
• (from germination to harvesting – 38-40 days). This is a productive variety: from 1 sq. m collect 2-2.5 kg of green mass. Dalniy dill is grown on an industrial scale for sale. The peculiarity of the variety is the presence of a waxy coating on the leaves. Far is resistant to pathogens, withstands heavy rains without dying.
  
  
• (first collection – 1.5 months after seed germination). During the season from 1st quarter. m, 1.3 kg of leaves are collected.
  
  

Early ripening varieties quickly form umbrella inflorescences: they form faster than the leaves ripen. That is why it is impossible to collect a large amount of greenery from them.

Mid-season varieties

Popular representatives of this group are:

• . It is recommended to sow the crop in late April-early May. The first harvest of greens is carried out approximately 1.5 months after the seeds germinate. During the season from 1st quarter. m you can collect 2.5 kg of leaves.
  
  
• . Seeds of this variety are planted in the soil after it warms up to 8 degrees or more. Leaves can be collected 1.5 months after seed germination. The total weight of deciduous mass is up to 4 kg per 1 sq. m.
  
  
• . A hybrid variety that is distinguished by its rich green leaf color and heavily dissected blades. The crop reaches commercial maturity after 40-48 days from seed germination. From 1 sq. m during the season, about 2 kg of greenery is collected.
  
  

Mid-late varieties

These crops ripen slowly, the process takes about 45-57 days. Popular types include:

In total, about 70 varieties of dill are known. To provide yourself with juicy fresh herbs for the whole season, gardeners recommend planting several varieties of this crop with different ripening periods.

Landing

Dill can be planted with seeds and seedlings.

Growing by seeds

Since dill is an unpretentious crop, its seeds will yield a harvest even without preliminary soaking, but its quality and quantity will directly depend on the preparation of the seed.

To speed up seed germination, before planting them in the ground, you need to do the following:

1. Place the material in a fabric bag and lower it into water at a temperature of 50 degrees.
2. The water needs to be changed every 4-5 hours.
3. The next day, the seeds are ready for planting in open ground.

To clean the material from possible pests, you need to place it in a solution of potassium permanganate and soak for 2 hours.

Before planting, prepare not only the seeds, but also the soil: you need to make grooves in the selected area and water them with a weak solution of potassium permanganate for disinfection.

Dill can be sown densely, without dividing the area into beds, or using the row method. In the second case, the plant is planted in rows, keeping a distance of 20 cm between each one. The seeds themselves are sown densely, at a distance of 5 cm.

You need to deepen the seeds into the soil no more than 2-3 cm, even if they are planted before winter.

Growing seedlings

If you plan to plant dill seedlings in open ground, then early bush varieties are used for this. Their seeds are first sown in pots or a box (on a windowsill or in a greenhouse). Dill should be replanted in open ground when the seedlings reach a height of 3-4 cm.

In the soil for germinating seedlings, you need to make grooves no more than 1 cm deep and place the seeds at a distance of 0.5-1 cm from each other. Maintain a distance of 1.5-2 cm between each row.

After planting, water the seeds, cover the box or pot with film and leave in a warm place. Recommended temperature is within 20-25 degrees.

To learn how and when to sow dill, watch the following video:

Caring for dill in open ground

Dill will not require significant effort and time, but if you follow agrotechnical recommendations, this crop will definitely please the gardener with a juicy and abundant harvest.

Watering

It is recommended to water dill bushes frequently and abundantly, because without moisture the leaves will slow down their development and the plants will shoot out arrows. It’s also not a good idea to flood the beds so that there is water in them - in this case the greens will be less fragrant.

Top dressing

Fertilizers are not applied during the growing season. All fertilizing is applied to the soil even before dill seeds or seedlings are planted.

Feeding during the growing season will only be needed if the plant is developing slowly. Under such conditions, you need to add some fertilizer. If the bush turns yellow, it means that it lacks nitrogen.

Weeding and loosening

The first weeding should be done after the bush is well rooted. While it is still weak, you need to regularly remove weeds. In the future, this activity can be performed once every 2 weeks.

Loosening is performed to a depth of 5 cm after the plant has rooted. If the soil itself is loose, there is no need to further cultivate it.

Shelter in the heat

On too hot days, dill may wilt. To avoid this, you can arrange a kind of canopy over the beds with greenery.

Pest and disease control

Most often, the crop is affected by fungal diseases:

• powdery mildew;
• cercospora;
• blackleg.

Their development is associated with poor soil composition, excessive moisture, and violation of crop rotation rules. During decay processes, it is recommended to use a solution of Fundazol.