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How to grow dill

Anethum graveolens · apiaceae family · annual crop

Anethum graveolens — hero (chairman regenerate)
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Growing basics

Dill is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 60°F.

Varieties in the library run 50 to 55 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Tolerates a light frost.

Space plants 10 to 12 inches apart.

Sources

3 varieties of dill in the library

Bouquet · Fernleaf · Mammoth Long Island

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 dill varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

Set up your garden

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