Why dill winter does not grow on the windowsill? Sow greens correctly

It would seem that planted the seeds of dill or parsley in a container with soil, watered and you will harvest. But in fact, there are many nuances. To do everything by the rules.

What You Should Know

For the cultivation of green dill as a need to take a pot diameter of not less than 10-12 cm, low bowls are not suitable, because the roots need expanse, and this will depend on the splendor of the green mass. Instead of the pot can take high tray (from the bottom to the top of at least 9 cm). Fennel seeds germinating tight, because there are in the shell of essential oils. Without soaking they will rise month. After washing of essential oils - a week (maximum 2 weeks). The optimum temperature for germination - + 25- + 28 degrees. Since the dill - this is light-requiring culture, then to green growth requires supplementary lighting in the evening the winter, to get the full daylight.

What you need

a pot or tray;

water;

a spoon;

plastic bag or glass;

soil mixture.

Dill seeds.

Step-by-step instruction

1. It is necessary to put the seeds in a gauze into the water and wait for 5-6 hours, until the essential oils are rinsed out of them. The water must be changed several times.

2. Dry the seeds on normal tissue or paper towels to separate them from each other.

3. Mark pot with large drainage holes and attached thereto tray. Make a drainage layer of gravel. Pour into a container and fertile soil is well moistened.

It is better to prepare a few pots, as one pot with herbs will last for a few days to eat.

4. Make grooves on the surface, the distance between them about - 1 cm. Seeding depth - 1 cm.

5. Sow the seeds. Sprinkle the ground.

6. Cover with glass or plastic bag, to avoid air infiltration. Place in a warm place.

7. Postemergence put on the windowsill.

If planted in the winter, you need to put capacity in the window on the south side and use supplementary lighting UV lamp or conventional fluorescent light up to 6 hours a day after sunset.

Thus, in order to grow dill on a windowsill, you need to know certain rules of cultivation. This soaking before planting, leaching of essential oils, compliance depth of planting and the backlight.

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