Mammoth Dill

Description

Mammoth Dill is a superior dill that grows up to 6 feet. It grows out an extra amount of lush airy foliage plus it produces giant flowers with the seed umbels sometimes reaching 15”-18” across. A highly attractive dill that calls forth the beneficial insects, persuading them to visit your vegetable and flower garden.

150 seeds

PLANTING

Anethum graveolens

Annual

Germination:10-14 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 60-65F

Seed Planting Depth:Sowdeep

Starting Indoors:Start indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 60-65Fsoil temperatures.Using peat, cow, or paper pots can help with the stress of transplanting, they grow delicate roots and successful transplanting may be challenging.Transplant 3-6 apart, around the last frost.

Sowing Outdoors:Mid-spring when the soil temperature reaches 60-65F.Sow seeds close, 1/2” -1” apart.

Growth Habit:Upright, branching

Height and Width:48-72 x 18-24

Spacing:1-6 apart

Light Needs:Full sun

Soil Needs:Mammoth Dill needs average to fertile, well-drained soil

Flowering:35-40 days- leaves, 90-100 days- seeds

Harvest:Start when the plants are 6-8, picking leaves as needed.Seeds are ready when they turn from green to brown. Harvest before they shatter to the ground. Place in a paper bag until they are fully ripened and dry

Uses:Culinary, medicinal, flowers attract bees and beneficial insects

Care:Water wellduring prolonged dry periods in summer.Removing flower stalks helps keep the plant producing leaves for a longer period.Reseeds easily- removing flower heads helps decrease next season’s volunteers

Tips:Sow a few times a season, every 3-4 weeks for continuous leaf harvests. Providing support can help tall varieties that might want to topple over. Can be grown in containers.