Dill is green, juicy and fragrant
If you plant in the garden dillInformation to help increase the quality of the greens. It is tasty and with pleasant aroma: improve any dish or workpiece. We have gathered important information on the successful cultivation of fennel, add a pinch of "secrets" growers and shared the text easy to read thematic blocks. That's what came out of it - scroll to the end!
Preparation of seed - an important stage
An experienced grower knows: planting seeds directly into the ground, of course, saves time and effort, but the issue of percentage of germination is necessary to rely on luck and Ms. Nature. But, if we draw some simple measures, dill rises much more friendly, and the seedlings themselves are healthier and more resistant to diseases. Harvest is less affected by adversity!
The process of preparing the seeds of dill:
- wrap the seeds in cheesecloth;
- put into warm water (50 °);
- Leave for 3 days, washing with 2 times a day;
- soak for 30 minutes in a weak solution of potassium permanganate (pale pink color);
- rinse under running warm water on the seeds to no traces of potassium permanganate;
- dry in a couple hours.
Seeds to be fed with life-giving water, and at the time of planting will already be about to hatched.
Council: if you leave the seeds for a week, then they hatch completely.
When to plant dill?
Theoretically, dill can grow all the "garden" season. When planting guided by the weather: optimum growth temperature - 15-20 ° C. The cold will slow the growth of plants, and the taste of greens will not be striking. In hot weather the tips of the branches of fennel yellow and wither, alas.
How to plant dill, to grow up healthy and lush
For dill need to prepare a good seedbed: Dig up the ground to a depth of not less than 20 cm and carefully selected weeds. Then make complex fertilizers with high content of N (nitrogen) or (perhaps) an organic fertilizer. Experience has shown that especially grateful dill responds to humus.
Mandatory requirement - the land should be loose and well illuminated by the sun. In the shadow of fennel grows weak, "thin", with a yellowish tinge and is not the best taste!
Council: It is best to prepare the bed of winter. In the spring of land will only loosen and smooth rake. But if you decide to plant dill right now - and why not?
Proper care of dill in the garden
One of the main secrets of growing lush dill - regular watering. The plant blooms when the soil becomes dry, so the soil should always be slightly moist. Since the age of dill is short, then the green and taste it enough substance from the soil. Of course, provided that the bed has been properly prepared (or pre-made mineral fertilizers).
I almost forgot one more important thing: no matter how sorry healthy plants, they definitely need to thin out. The optimal distance between dill instances - from 8 to 10 cm. If the gap is smaller, the plant will be extended, but not stanetgustym. Harvested when dill reaches 20-30 cm in height.