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| Dill growing in a nursery in Maui | |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (Unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (Unranked): | Eudicots |
| (Unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Anethum |
| Species: | Anethum graveolens |
| Synonyms | |
| Dillby |
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| Plant Data | |
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| Germination time: | 11 days |
| Time to transplanting: | +28 days |
| Time to harvesting: | +147 days |
| Mature height: | 31cm (80in) |
| Mature spread: | 23cm (9in) |
| Soil type: | Sand |
| Sow depth: | ½cm (¼in) |
| Sow row spacing: | 25cm (9in) |
| Growing plant spacing: | 25-30cm (9-12in) |
| References: | [1][2][3] |
Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a short-lived perennial herb. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum.
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Growing[]
Location[]
Choose a sunny well-drained spot and keep the ground watered in dry weather.[2]
Sowing[]
Sow seeds from April where the plants are to grow. Thin to 30cm (12in) once seedlings have emerged.[2]
Do not transplant.
Harvest[]
Gather leaves while they are still young.[2]
To harvest seeds; cut the stem when the flower-head has turned brown. Tie a paper bag over each head and hang upside-down in bunches.[2]
Troubles[]
- Full troubles list: Apiaceae troubles
References[]
- ↑ Dill - Anethum graveolens. myfolia.com. Retrieved: 2010-09-08.
- ↑ a b c d e f Hessayon, D.G. (2009). The Vegetable & Herb Expert. Transworld Publishers, London. p. 133. ISBN 9780903505468
- ↑ (1994). Food From Your Garden & Allotment. Reader's Digest Association Ltd, London. p. 133. ISBN 978 276 44336 7
- ↑ How to Grow Dill. GardenAction.co.uk. Retrieved: 2010-09-08.
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