Dill MONARCH

Anethum graveolens - Monarch

Dill is an annual plant. It grows to a height of up to 1 m or more. The stem has multiple divided leaves with thin segments. From July to August, it blooms with yellow flowers forming an umbel.

It contains vitamin C and essential oils. It is suitable for sauces, cold soups and as a seasoning for fish. Young foliage is suitable for cucumber, potato and tomato salad. It is added to herb butters, cottage cheese spreads, and sauces for fish. Finely chopped young dill leaves give cottage cheese an aromatic flavor. Suitable preservation methods include freezing or drying.

How to Grow Dill

• Requires a sunny location. Sheltered positions if possible. Watering should be moderate. Waterlogged soils slow growth and plants rot. It is suitable to grow dill with other perennials and plants in beds. It benefits when the roots are shaded.

• Seeds are sown from April to July directly in the location. Rows should be spaced approximately 20 cm apart.

• Does not tolerate heavy, waterlogged, or stony soils. Suitable are loamy, permeable soils that have a greater supply of nutrients.

• It is sensitive to fertilizers containing chlorine. Dill does not need additional fertilizing.

• Plants do not suffer from diseases or pests.

  Growing dill repels cabbage white butterflies.

• After approximately 6 weeks, we can harvest the young green foliage. It should be about 20 cm high. Taller and especially flowering dill we leave for example for preserving. The younger the foliage we harvest, the better.