DILL

By gammy

ANNUAL (MUST PLANT YEARLY)

Ingredients

• DILL IS A FEATHERY FERNLIKE PLANT WITH DEEP-GREEN LEAVES. DILL GROWS 2 TO 3 FEET TALL AND PRODUCES TINY CLUSTER OF YELLOW BLOOMS THAT YIELD DILL SEEDS.
• LOOK FOR FINNISH DUKAT DILL, WHICH HAS MORE LEAVES AND FEWER SEEDS.

Preparation

Step 1

HOW IT GROWS:
DILL IS AN ANNUAL. SOW DILL DIRECTLY IN A RICH, WELL-DRAINED SOIL IN EARLY SPRING. DILL GOES TO SEED QUICKLY, SO PLANT SEVERAL SMALL BATCHES OVER THE SPRING AND THEN AGAIN IN LATE SUMMER FOR A FALL CROP.
WHERE IT GROWS:
TOO LARGE TO GROW IN CONTAINERS.
HOW TO USE:
HARVEST DILL LEAVES FOR SOUP, CUCUMBER AND TOMATO SALADS, CREAMY DIPS AND FISH DISHES, ESPECIALLY GRILLED SALMON.
SEEDS ARE NECESSARY FOR MAKING DILL PICKLES.