Dill is easy to grow, making it a great addition to any herb or vegetable garden. All this aromatic herb need is a sunny location, and a well-drained soil.

Dill is a common, aromatic garden herb, known for its culinary and medicinal properties.

Native to the Mediterranean, dill is a member of the "apiaceae" family which makes it closely related to carrots, parsley, anise and coriander.

Dill is a warm-season biennial herb that grows about 2 to 4 feet tall. Dill plant has finely cut, feathery blue-green leaves, a top hollow stems with green and white stripes. The plant have small greenish-yellow flowers that blooms on a flat-topped clusters from summer to autumn. The umbels of yellow flowers attract numerous beneficial insects to the garden.

Dill is easy to grow and produces lots of aromatic leaves. By Following my simple tips you will enjoy growing this aromatic plant, and harvesting it's fresh aromatic leaves!

Dill is easy to grow and produces lots of aromatic leaves. By Following my simple tips you will enjoy growing this aromatic plant, and harvesting it's fresh aromatic leaves!

How to Grow Dill

Add a well aged compost to the garden before you plant your dill. Dill grows best in well-drained soil, and adding compost to the soil can help prevent standing water.

Add a well aged compost to the garden before you plant your dill. Dill grows best in well-drained soil, and adding compost to the soil can help prevent standing water.

It’s best to plant your dill seeds after all danger of frost has passed. You can start sowing dill seeds directly in the ground from April through May.

It’s best to plant your dill seeds after all danger of frost has passed. You can start sowing dill seeds directly in the ground from April through May.

It’s best to plant your dill seeds after all danger of frost has passed. You can start sowing dill seeds directly in the ground from April through May. As dill does not transplant well, it’s best to plant the seeds directly into the soil where you want them to grow.

Planting the Seeds:

To create a permanent dill weed patch, allow some of the seeds to self-sow each year—you’ll have plenty of early dill to start the season.

. Plant the seeds so that they’re about 1⁄4 in (0.64 cm) deep and 18 in (46 cm) apart.

. Rake gently the soil over the seeds and water.

. Keep the soil evenly moist while seeds are germinating.

. Dill seedlings will appear after about 10-14 days.

. After two weeks, thin out the seedlings so that you keep only one plant every 12–18 in (30–46 cm).

. keep always the strongest seedlings, and pull up any which seem weak or damaged.

Thinning out your dill seedlings will ensure that the plants have plenty of room to grow.

. Once dill plants start growing, they need about 1 to 2 inches of water to thrive.

. Use a garden shears to snip off the top of the plant once it reaches 8 in (20 cm). This will help direct the plant's nutrients outwards, rather than upwards, which will encourage the dill to become bushier and to develop more leaves.