How to Grow DILL from Seed & When to Harvest | Why we LOVE this herb & the BEST WAY to PRESERVE it
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- Опубліковано 13 кві 2020
- Dill is an essential herb is a must-have for pickles, dressing, bread and more. Plus, it's so easy to grow!
Just plant your dill in well-drained, fertile soil. For best results, start your seeds off indoors or in a greenhouse. It does best in cooler weather, so it's nice to keep things green during those fall and winter months.
If you let it go to seed, no problem! The seeds and flowers are great.
Planting by Zones
Zones 9-10
Dill is a cool season plant that can be grown from fall until late spring in Zones 9 and 10. Its growing season can be extended by using shade cloth or row cover. Dill will naturally want to flower and go to seed as the days get longer.
Zones 2-8
Direct sow in spring after the threat of frost is gone.
-Dill is most easily direct sown into the garden. Plant seeds in debris-free, well-worked soil that has been pre-irrigated. Cover with 1/4″ of finely sifted soil.
-Once the seedlings have germinated and have a first set of true leaves be sure to fertilize regularly with an organic liquid fertilizer.
-Dill grows well thickly sown; it does not need to be thinned.
Growing Bouquet Dill Seeds
-Keep your plants weed-free by pulling any weeds that may compete with your dill.
Succession Planting Dill Seeds
-If you enjoy large amounts of dill, succession planting is a good idea. Start a new round of seeds every 14 days.
Growing Dill Seeds in Containers
-Dill is an excellent container crop. Make sure your container is at least 10″ deep. Keep in mind containers will dry out faster because they have more surface area and less soil to hold onto moisture.
Harvesting Dill
-The key to happy dill is to use it! Trimming dill back often will slow its desire to flower and go to seed. Harvest by cutting the top 1/4″ of the plant.
-When the flower is ready to flower, let it and watch the butterflies and pollinators go wild! This dill also makes a great cut flower.
Southern California Pro-tips for Dill Seeds
-In areas of Zones 9 and 10, dill is an easy crop that will give you delicious foliage through late spring. As the days get longer it will want to go to flower. Allow to flower if you have space; beneficial insects love dill flowers!
-Mulch heavily around your plants to ensure the soil does not dry out or heat up too much. -Compost added to the soil at the time of planting will help retain moisture in the soil during hot, dry weather.
-During our hottest months, plants can suffer from the heat. Using shade cloth can help protect the plants from extreme heat.
Companion Flowers/Crops
-Dill is an herb that is also ornamental when it goes to flower. Interplanting dill with flowers is a great way to utilize space and create a beautiful and edible garden. Dill looks particularly beautiful when planted with alyssum and nasturtium.
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If you're growing dill, how many plants do you have?
I have 3 but I only grow pickles!
Everytime I sow dill seeds most of them it dies do i have zero dill plants
Annual but can reseed happily.
@@ZE308AC same thing happens to me.......back in the 60's they grew huge plants, but now the only dill I can find is very tiny, delicate and as big as tiny soft needles.......wow, what a difference, now that I need big dill it is no where to be found..........ideas?????
@@carolburnett8372 Same problem here. About 15 years ago, while visiting a farm in Oregon, I was surprised to see a very bushy kind of dill. I started looking for good seeds a couple of years ago, buying every variety I could find in nurseries and big stores... But in vain. The names are different on packeging, but the plants that are coming out, are very thin and forming but one stem. It's so disappointing! Same situation, if not worse this year. I wish I could find the variety of bushy dill I'm looking for.
If you know where one can buy it, please, let us know. Thanks beforehand.
Not many people will think about this but it's very impressive that this lady was able to speak clearly, fluently, systematically, staying on topic, never slowing down or speeding up, for 4 minutes with no cuts. It might not sound much at first but try it yourself and you'll find yourself catching your thoughts, rephrasing your words... and your tone won't be even, your eyes will probably dart around, etc. I know I do, and I'm a good public speaker. This is proof that either #1 she studied her script for hours and rehearsed the scene dozens of times - But at 1:30 you can see that the dill plant is missing about 3-4 stems at most so that's how much she rehearsed it at most. Meaning, #2 she really knows all this info about dill by heart and is very confident talking about it. I love dill and I'm glad she likes it too!
Thanks for the vote of confidence. I dont rehearse my videos, i just love gardening and have been doing it for so long it comes second nature. I also love public speaking. I mispronounce words some times and I have terrible spelling (dyslexic) but I know most people understand. Thanks again😍
super wholesome comment. love this
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Salt your dill it will last a month in the refrigerator just chop it fine and mix in generous amounts of salt I use it like a condiment in soups or sauces
Neat idea!
Nice!
I'm really into the health benefits of herbs and have been growing my family herbs plant's from the shoots and clippings of my plants. I've recently been giving them Dill plants and the looks I get are hilarious. They're Puerto Rican and Dill is completely alien to their cuisine. It's the look of somebody being nice while accepting a gift, but then thinking what the hell am I going to do with this. 🤣
Funny!
This is my first year growing dill. I have a small plant in a 2 galon bucket. I didn't realise how awesome it is. Everytime I touch it or take the flowers off to keep it from stop growing (not sure if thats a thing but it might be) I love the smell it leaves me on my hands and keep thinking I might want to use it for more than my pickles I think it would make a great dill potato soup
Do not ever worry about how to grow Dill. It is a weed and will grow everywhere you plant it. I mean everywhere. If you do not pick Dill b4 it goes to seed then it will be everywhere for the rest of your gardening life. Which is a good thing. Happy gardening everyone.
Not in Florida :)))
So great on top of salmon! It doesn't get the credit it deserves. Way more versatile than just pickles.
Truth 🗣
Gardeners please don't be wary of growing too many herbs. No matter how little or how much you have, there is someone that needs it. I just got back from delivering a few boxes of vegetables and herbs at the mission. I asked the worker if it was too much of the herbs and she said, "it all goes and people ask for them frequently."
P.S. I love that Stetson! But you look great all the time. XOXO Hope all is well with all of you down in San Diego!
@krisyallowega5487 - you rock for sharing the word of donating to food missions/food banks. So many people from all walks of life need a hand up once in awhile. Having fresh and local treats like vegetables and herbs is not only nutritional but raises mental health too.
@@momfromcc2934 I try, I try hard every day to make something, anything. I will still share all that I can. Even risking getting mugged and assaulted. Which seems odd coming from a man that is 6' tall and over 260 lbs.
Desperate people in dire situations can do some very stoopud things.
Herb is so fantastic especially if you're doing your own canning! Thanks so much! I recall so many times harvesting some dill and the fragrance is more intoxicating that any perfume.
Thank you, a very comprehensive video on dill.
Great tip about how the plant goes quickly to flower. I actually want the flowers so I will be cutting away those side stems on my plants
Love it! Are you saving seeds or have a use for the flowers?
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany once the seeds lose their pollen and turn green I cut them off and include them with the cucumbers I jar and pickle
Enjoyed the video, thank you for sharing.
I love your ice cube trick. Thanks for sharing.
Great advice, thank you! Growing my first seedlings in our winter right now. Good to know it's a cool weather crop. Cheers from Durban, South Africa.
Super helpful video. I've always struggled with dill, cilantro etc. but I planted some dill this spring and I'm excited to give it another shot.
Woop! Just takes trial and error
Súper.👌🏽
Thank you ✨
I love making homemade potstickers!!
With dill?
Thank you for explaining about Dill, great job.
Thank you!
Thank you!
I first became aware of San Diego Seed Co. in a joint video you did with Kevin from Epic Gardening and really appreciate your expertise and practical advice, particularly about growing and using herbs. You often mention your uses of herbs in recipes at home -- would love your recipe for salad dressing using dill you mention in this video (as well as other recipes you mention in other videos) . Thanks, Brigitte! Continued success.
Sure! For dill, I love it with fish or in salads. My favorite is to make a dill dip. Dill blended with yogurt or sour cream, onions, garlic and lemon juice. So tasty on sandwiches!
@ T Montero - Unlike in the USA, DILL is the most popular herb in Germany and the East-European countries like Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and Czech Republic. They just add a little bit of chopped dill practically on top of any kind of freshly prepared soup, or salad in spring and summer, on Borshch (beet soup) in Ukraine...
Kevin bought the place recently.
Good info. Thanks.
Sweet
Thanks❤
Dill - koperek in Polish 😊 we're using it for lots of things specially in spring time! Love it
Tak kochana , I love koperek and I use it for most of my cooking especially spring and summer
Nothing better then young potatoes dill mizeria and chicken 🤗😊
in Russia we cal it ukrop
A good way to preserve it is to pre-make a pickling brine and can it, then just use it when you're ready to pickle cucumbers, jalapenos etc.
Taste like fresh if after cutting will be washed than let little to dry ( 2 hours or so) than put in freezer in plastic bag. Easy and best taste to preserve it.
Great information. Thanks for sharing. I had some growing in my aero Garden and man, it is very prolific grower. I added some to my garden as companion plants to my tomatoes.
What is your favorite way to use all that dill?
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany I have dehydrated some and then ground it up to use for later. I have used some fresh dill in potato salad. I honestly need some more way to use it. I like the idea you mentioned about using it in your salad dressing. Especially Ranch. I need to make some Tzaki sauce. I love that stuff.
how can we get your huge dill seeds please
Thank You. Awesome video, great information. This will be my first time growing dill, and I think I’ve got it🙃
Wahoo! Get it!
Silly question.
Did you used to hang out in balboa from time to time 2011-2012?
Sunrise on the bench infront of the cacti overlooking the valley
I make my own pickled okra and putting fresh dill in it. It's so much better than adding different kinds of seed's like mustard seeds and dill seeds.
Cheers Dill.
Roughneck.
I would expect dill to be preserved for weeks if not months in oil without freezing it. If you do freeze it, i suggest you let the oil/dill mixture for a few days before freezing it, i think this will give time to the oil to better absorb the dill's aroma.
Dill is my favorite culture, but it is very difficult to grow. First of all, because of the very weak root system of dill.
I'd like to listen and learn about different varieties of dill, like I do with tomatoes, for instance.
Years ago, it happened to me to be on a farm somewhere in Oregon. I was surprised to discover that there was a very bushy variety of dill the owner was growing to supply his clients with. My goal is to get such dill seeds...
I wish someone could give more information about the varieties of dill and where to buy seeds. Thanks beforehand.
We sell two kinds (sandiegoseedcompany.com/product-tag/dill-seeds/) but there are about a dozen varieties that are most popular
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany - Thank you for your prompt answer. 👋💐
I recently discovered that I can cut my chardon beni/culantro (not cilantro) down to the ground and it will spring back up again the same way. Of course, I realised this as some patches are growing wild in the lawn and they get mowed frequently without killing them while the plants I have under tender loving care carefully snipping one or two leaves don't seem to last as long. lol. I got a dill recently, but as this isn't a common culinary herb in my country, I think I will try getting seeds to germinate first before hacking it. haha.
Hi,,Nice to meet you, I am a traditional Sri Lankan cook.
Propagate with stem?
I'd like to use a grow bag. What size would you recommend?
5 gallon but the bigger the better.
When you chop fresh dill, do you include the stems or just the tiny leaves growing off the stem? Are they both edible? Thanks, I enjoyed the video.
It's all edible, but I try to limit thick parts of the stem
so , cuting the whole center but as seen in the video (but not mention ) should I let the complete outside leaves alive ?
You can but you can harvest those too for cooking. Those outside leaves are not needed by the plant to regrow. It will regrow on its own.
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany thank so much !
I was surprised that dill grows all along hwy 1 on the California coast up into Monterey and San Francisco. I had no idea they get that big!! They're absolutely gorgeous. We just went and the weather was in the high 50s to 70s and obviously it's moist because it grows on cliffs and the turn outs right along the coast.
wow, are you on Facebook, I want to get some of your seeds........I have seeds to trade
Many plants are forage foods for butterfly larvae. Anise, fennel, dill, milkweed and much of the carrot family. So, you can never grow too much in my opinion. Dill is food for Black and Anise Swallowtail larva. Please consider growing some extra for these beautiful sky dancers.
Yes! And letting things actually going to flower and sharing the abundance!
I would like the Dill to pickle I have just order two plants Before I saw your vlog And then realised we are coming into the hot season So I will have to shade the plants We also have high humidity here also not good I know the seeds and leaves are good But none of the vlogs I have saw yet mention the dill veg. Any advice would be appreciated Cheers Mark
Plant now if you are in zone 9/10 and harvest regularly and heavily to prevent flowering. When it does flower (it will eventually) let the flowers be enjoyed by pollinators.
The annoying weird music is too loud, even if it was pleasant music it would be too loud. I want to hear you clearly. Thanks for the good info about dill.
Got ya!
me too, loud videos can keep you from really getting the jest of the video
What's the dill with dill?
I have a question. So when you chopped it off like you did in the video (haircut), does it grow back or just died
It will grow back!
My deal is in the middle of July summer of South Carolina and it is gigantic what do I do?
Make tons of pickles! You can also dehydrate/dry it for long-term storage
@@SanDiegoSeedCompany so when I'm ready for my pickles do I just cut the whole thing down?
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Where did you get your hat?
Don’t laugh. Disney land. It’s from the Indiana Jones ride.
Is dill prenual or annual plant?
Annual.
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How do I remove the aphids?
Strong jet of water will wash them off.
Dill and fennel plant same?
No, they're different species
Thank for reply
What does a dill seed look like?
They're similar shape to a sunflower seed instead of just a round little seed.
My dill is not doing good right now i don't know what im doing wrong 😢
We use it to make dumplings 🥟 in China
🤤 yum!
han xiao 用来包饺子的是茴香 英文叫做fennel，视频中的是莳萝 dill，不会出现在中餐里
hello i am nasir bangladesh
Hi!
Kya
My dill's flowers attract flies when they bloom. Not ordinary flies though, golden , purple-ish big flies. Have you guys ever smelled the flower? It has a distinctive smell of a woman. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I could never grow dill or had any luck with it so i just gave up on this plant. anybody can give me ways to improve my chance to grow dill
Here in mild winters of California, we grow it during the months of September- April. Dill likes cool temperatures. When are you planting it?
@@brijetteromstedt4673 i sowed it during February to March. I will try to sow them around September through april.
My dill is drooping :( :( what do I do????
Where are you located? It's probably just the time of year, but you can help it out with mulch & shade cloth.
I don’t know why I can’t subscribed to your channel. It says error to subscribing to channel
Boo! Any luck now?
‘Erbs- please say hhhherbs!
You're both wrong, it's "yarbs."
just chop it finely, fill the containers and store it in the freezer, make sure the dill is dry before freezing it, so don't wash it. I use sour cream containers. it will stay fresh for years this way.
I love dill dip. My favorite 😍
I love dill toast and bread.....
this is not dill this is fennel.
What it is a herb, hell no it's a vegetable. It's cooked with lentils and accompanied with rice or chapati
In Eastern Europe it is used in every thing from soup to potato mashes to salads and in pickles. It is compulsory served with fish which is very popular in Europe.
They use huge quantity and they get year round supply.
It is very very tasty in their cuisine.
Jus like we use dhaniya , it is their dhaniya....
We only use it in soya methi sabji....ok ..in parantha. But it is not as popular as in colder country.
There also a very b'ful recipe of dill rice...
This is a video of why to grow dill, not how to 😉😉
As far as I know dill is not allowed in the USA...
What, why
That's incorrect. Dill is a crop that is grown, sold and consumed all around the US.
you’re living under a rock mate 💀
@Randy Lahey what's wrong with black currant?
Straight to the point. What in the hell are you talking about. Suffer through 5 minutes of internet research before making ridiculous claims such as this. Dill is commercially grown in the U.S., and as far as I can tell isn't prohibited anywhere that I can verify. Could be wrong on that - may be prohibited somewhere such as Russia, Norway, the Mediterranean region. Just playin'. Dill is everywhere in the states. Sorry for the initial bashing, but couldn't help myself.
Just genuinely curious why is everyone's dill short and "shrubby" looking? Mine is tall as hell, it's an inch taller than me now and i'm honestly scared to trim it the way you showed in the video 🥲
Haha. It might attack you! Love to hear that it's doing so well