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- The right care for the dill in your own garden
- How often should dill be poured?
- Can you also repot the dill?
- When will dill be cut?
- Is the dill attacked by pests?
- What to do when the dill turns brown?
- Should the dill be fertilized?
- Tips & Tricks
The right care for the dill in your own garden
Under suitable conditions, the dill (Anethum graveolens) grows almost by itself. However, for a good harvest of the popular spice plant, the right conditions must first be created.
Sowing and growing the Dill itself Next article Pull the dill in the pot and harvest for the kitchenHow often should dill be poured?
In general, the dill needs a relatively large amount of water, so care should be taken to ensure regular watering, especially during summer dry periods. However, the dill does not tolerate waterlogging, which is why when growing dill in the pot should be paid to an appropriate drainage or drainage options down. If possible, do not spray the umbels of the dill blossom with water, but rather water very close to the ground. Wetness on the flower umbels could otherwise promote diseases such as umbellate.
Can you also repot the dill?
The dill is usually very sensitive to transplanting. Therefore, a preference of dill is not recommended. Better sow the dill seeds on the spot as soon as no frost is expected in the spring.
When will dill be cut?
As a one-year-old herb, dill is cut for harvesting or browning of certain plant parts due to disease. At the earliest some six weeks after sowing, the first parts of the dill herb or dill tips can be cut for use in the kitchen, without affecting the further growth of the dill. However, if you want to dry the dill seeds, you have to leave sufficient leaf material on the plants for the formation of the dill blossoms.
Is the dill attacked by pests?
In principle, dill is hardly attacked by pests except aphids and certain types of bugs, but he represents in the vegetable patch a natural protection of the following plant species from pests:
What to do when the dill turns brown?
A brown coloration of the dill can have different causes. If the infestation spreads like a nest on the umbels, it may be the umbellate. In this case, infested areas must be cut out and overhead irrigation avoided.
Should the dill be fertilized?
As a very undemanding plant, the dill in the garden requires no special fertilization. However, it does not hurt to enrich the soil with nutrients by incorporating deposited compost before sowing.
Tips & Tricks
The ideal location for the dill should provide some shade to the root area and enough sun to the upper parts of the plant. In addition, a protected location protects the filigree dill plants from storm and rain damage.
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