Anethum graveolens
Dill
Common names: Dill weed
Photo: Tepeyac · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Description
Dill is the classic herb for cucumbers and seasons salads, fish and pickled vegetables with its fine aroma. It grows fast, likes to self-seed and attracts many beneficial insects with its flower umbels. The young feathery foliage tastes most intense.
Care instructions
Sow it directly into the bed from April (week 15) and then again every few weeks so you always have fresh leaves. Choose a sunny spot sheltered from wind, because the tall plants bend easily. Water in dry spells, otherwise it bolts quickly.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, well-drained, loamy, sandy
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
amaryllis family (Amaryllidaceae)
Umbellifers and alliums confuse each other's pests (carrot fly, onion fly).
For example GarlicLeekChivesDaffodilRocamboleElephant garlic and 11 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
daisy family (Asteraceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
For example Tagetes patulaCalendulaSunflowerCommon coneflowerFall AsterMarguerite and 50 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You can pair celery and dill with all Brassicaceae because they repel the cabbage whitefly with their scent, a proven companion.
For example White cabbageKohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflower and 34 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed-culture Practice
legume family (Fabaceae)
Peas and beans provide carrot and celery with nitrogen and grow as shallow-rooted plants without competition next to each other.
For example PeaBush beanPole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar pea and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
Some of these explanations were machine-translated.
Notes from real gardens
What other gardeners have written down about this variety, anonymous and voluntary.
No notes shared yet. Will you be the first to write one down?