Latest Update 8th December 2016.
Dill Bouquet
- Dill is a vigorous large herb in an Ecobed. It needs to be grown in a sunny position in moist soil.
- I grow it as an annual to increase plant diversity in my garden, and use it as a companion plant for cucumbers.
- It is a useful culinary herb, and the leaves are best used freshly cut. I use it to flavour pickled cucumbers and in butter as a dressing on freshly steamed young potatoes.
- After it finishes flowering, I cut it down and add it to my compost heap.
Details.
- Variety: Anethum graveolens.
- Family group: Boraginaceae.
- Garden bed type: Ecobed.
- Recommended soil pH. 6.0 - 7.0.
- Minimum sun per day: 3 hours.
- Plant spacings (centres): 500mm.
- Climate: Warm temperate.
- Geography: Southern hemisphere.
Growing Conditions.
- Dill needs full sun.
- It grows well in moist fertile soil, and loves hot weather in an Ecobed.
Soil Preparation.
- Clear a space in spring by removing old mulch, dead leaves
and unwanted organic material.
- Apply a 60mm top dressing of homemade compost. and cover with about 50mm of straw mulch.
Growing Instructions.
- Propagate Dill from seeds sown in jiffy pots in an EcoPropagator, and transplant them when ready into a prepared bed.
- Once the plants start to grow vigorously apply a foliar spray of aerated compost tea every 4 weeks.
Harvesting and Storage.
- Dill leaves are best harvested and used fresh, as they loose their flavour stored as dry herbs.
- Freezing them in oil will preserve their flavour for several months.
Organic Pest Control.
- Dill has always been resistant to pests in my garden.
- General.
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Repeated foliar sprays of aerated compost tea should deter most airborne pests and diseases.
- Proper soil
preparation and regular applications of home made compost should help control soil borne pests.
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