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How to Grow Dill?

Over 3,000 years ago Dill was recorded in Egyptian hieroglyphics as a medicinal herb. The Romans brought it to England, and today it is widely used on the Continent for flavoring and for making cucumber pickles. It is also used in Scandinavian countries instead of parsley for garnishing food. In Europe sprigs of Dill are added to the cooking water for potatoes and peas, instead of the traditional mint. The leaves have an unusual flavor, almost a mixture of caraway and lemon; because of this Dill is sometimes used for perfuming soaps.

Growing Dill Outdoors

Plants grown outside will reach a height of up to 1 metre, so when planting be sure to give them ample room. Dill is an annual and will tolerate most kinds of soil but the plants grow best in fine, well-worked ground. Sow the seeds in April to May in a position where the seedlings can remain. Transplanting is never very successful. Whenever possible, avoid sowing Dill near Fennel. The plants are so alike that it is often difficult to tell them apart.

The leaves can be cut at any time from a well-grown plant. Collect the seeds when the flowers start to-die off in the summer, generally about August. At this time of the year the seeds ripen, turn brown and fall. At this stage they can be gathered and stored in airtight jars.

Growing Dill Indoors

Sow the seeds in Jiffy pots during March to April, using a seed-sowing compost lightened with a little sand. Keep well­watered but not water-logged. When the seedlings are about 5 ems high transfer the entire Jiffy pot to a larger container with drainage holes. Dill plants need plenty of room to put down roots. When grow indoors Dill will seldom produce flowers or seeds but the plants will provide a useful supply of leaves.

For Flower-arranging

Dill is an attractive plant for an indoor window box, where its feathery, blue-green leaves are similar to those of asparagus. The leaves mix well with other foliage and set off the colors and textures of flowers. Dill flowers are themselves not very effective; the tiny yellow flowers are carried at the top of the main stems.

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