Help with growing Dill Indoors

[Slanted88]

Me & Louie are on the Dill gig....may try some indoor's. Lost the one biggun outside from the freeze I think, hope not!

[SmokinLee]

Just another thing. Like ALX said; it does grow like a weed. It comes up from seed like crazy from the previous years seed heads as does my basil.

[Slanted88]

Just another thing. Like ALX said; it does grow like a weed. It comes up from seed like crazy from the previous years seed heads as does my basil.

Must not like my sandy beach soil yard... i'll get it in the raised bed & see if that work's....Weed's....Don't need no stinkin weed's!

[Walking Dude]

Steve you may want to look into Fernleaf Dill. It is more compact, growing only 18 to 24 inches tall.. Great for containers and indoors as well.. It is slow to bolt and is grown especially for its leaves rather than its seed... It is a unique dwarf that was developed for container culture...

Hope this helps..

kewl, will look into that............and i haven't forgotton to call you........just been feeling not the best........

Hey Dude, I'm not that far from you. I had a boatload last year and I'm sure I will have just as much if not more this year. If you can't get yours to take off, maybe we can work something out. Some herbs for some herbs LOL.

LOLOL killing me here. Hey, if you are THAT close, come to the June Iowa gathering. Rowday Ray and Eraine are from Minni-soda, and came to lasts years........

Just another thing. Like ALX said; it does grow like a weed. It comes up from seed like crazy from the previous years seed heads as does my basil.

so do you guys first starting out groing dill OD, you plant first thing in the spring? How long does it take to get fresh dill?

[ALX]

I let the soil warm up a bit here....I plant late may/early june....Does great in my heat with full sun....I have all i can handle by august.....mine will start getting seed pods by mid-late september....

Bad picture,but it is this size by early august..then it gets 2-3 feet tall and seeds....Basil is in the back





I let the buterflies lay eggs in it and the larvae eat the tops/seeds and make little butterflies for next year

[Walking Dude]

see, thats the bad thing about growing it od. Feast or famine, and not a real good way to preserve that bite. you can freeze it, but i feel that degrades the bite.

[Meat Hunter]

LOLOL killing me here. Hey, if you are THAT close, come to the June Iowa gathering. Rowday Ray and Eraine are from Minni-soda, and came to lasts years........

When in June is that? I will be in the boundary waters canoe area (BWCA) from the 5th to the 20th. Would love to attend, put some faces to the names here LOL.

[Walking Dude]

rockford iowa, just south of mason city...........no boundry waters round there.........lolol

weekend of june 19th

[SmokinLee]

Hey Alx, What do you do with all them swallowtails.? They are colorfull and every now and then we see a tiger swallowtail cruise through.

[ALX]

Hey Alx, What do you do with all them swallowtails.? They are colorfull and every now and then we see a tiger swallowtail cruise through.

Low and slow with cherry/apple mix.....I really enjoy them....I hope i come back as a butterfly.....

They sure beat the dang white moths that lay the cabbage worms etc...I look pretty weird running thru garden with a butterfly net trying to kill the bastage....BT does the trick though

[SmokinLee]

yea the dreaded miller moth. I hate them things.

Low and slow with cherry/apple mix.....I really enjoy them....I hope i come back as a butterfly.....

They sure beat the dang white moths that lay the cabbage worms etc...I look pretty weird running thru garden with a butterfly net trying to kill the bastage....BT does the trick though