When and how to plant dill in open ground with seeds in spring

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Dill is planted in open ground with seeds from spring to late autumn. The timing depends on the region and the goal set by the gardener, the harvest depends on how to plant the fragrant plant correctly.

What determines the landing time

Dill is a popular herb in the food mentality of many nations. The plant is planted not only for this, but also for collecting seeds with a specific taste, which are also in demand - in the preparation of food, pickles and marinades.

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For novice gardeners, the first plantings of plants are rarely successful, especially if they are experimenting with seeds that are planted in open ground. In the spring, too much depends on the correct timing, when it is already possible to safely engage in the introduction of seed into the soil.

Even planting dill too early may be unsuccessful. The deceptive ease of determination by the melting of snow and the ability of the plant to withstand frost, mislead amateurs, and the result is a failure.

In industrial cultivation, conveyor agricultural technology is used - dill is planted again every two weeks, they get constant yields, which are used for profit. In a personal subsidiary farm, there are some nuances for determining the correct timing of planting in open ground:

1. Purpose - getting greenery involves autumn and spring planting. During these periods, a spicy culture is planted exclusively to obtain fresh herbs. Using the method of constant sowing, you can ensure the presence on the table of a constant source of vitamins and microelements, an excellent addition for the preparation of salads, first and second courses. If dill umbrellas are needed - with no less popular seeds, varieties with late ripening periods are used, which are planted in late spring or summer. Then the umbrellas necessary for harvesting pickles and conservation for the winter will ripen in mid-summer, in August or early autumn.
2. Climatic features. It is possible to navigate by melting snow or the timing of frosts only taking into account the region of residence. In the south, this is mid-March - early April, in temperate climates it is time to start in the middle - end of the second spring month, for those who live in more severe conditions, the dates are set from the end of April. It is better to navigate by the long-term weather calendar. As soon as the daytime air temperature reaches 3 degrees Celsius, and the snow melts, you can plant dill in open ground with seeds. Planting can begin in spring even if the night temperature drops to 5-6 degrees below zero.
3. Varietal conditions. In different areas, varieties are used that are regionalized for a certain type of climate. The early blooms quickly and can accelerate stemming in hot weather or lack of moisture. Mid-ripening leaves have more green leaves and can be used to produce greenery and to collect umbrellas and seeds. Late ripening grows even more vegetative mass, therefore, they need to be thinned out. Consequently, you have to wait longer for the result of your efforts.
4. Planting dill in open ground is also determined by the lunar calendar. When dill is planted in the fall, you can achieve earlier shoots in the spring. At the moment when the time for spring introduction of seeds into open ground is just approaching, winter plantings are already beginning to germinate. Choosing favorable days according to the lunar calendar in spring, they certainly add to the calculations 5-6 days necessary for working with seeds - soaking, disinfecting and preparing for germination.

In the table you can see the optimal combination of all components:

Month	Auspicious days according to the lunar calendar	Region of residence	Dill variety	Recommended varieties
March	3-6, 17-18, 22, 27-30	South	early, mid-season late maturing	Dalny, Gribovsky, Richelieu, Borey, Alligator, Hoarfrost, Amazon, Fireworks, Patterns
April	5-7, 10-14, 18-19, 23, 25-29	South and Central Russia, Moscow region	early, mid-season	Dalny, Gribovsky, Richelieu, Borey, Max
May	2-6, 15-17, 24-26, 30-31	Siberia, Ural, Altai	early, mid-season	Dalny, Gribovsky, Redoubt, Richelieu, Borey, Lesogorsky

Auspicious days in terms of the phases of the moon, zodiac signs do not always coincide with good weather conditions. Therefore, it is best to plant in the spring, focusing on forecasts of weather forecasters.

The plant is frost-resistant, but up to certain limits. It is possible to plant it with seeds in open ground when three conditions are combined in the weather - the snow has melted, the daytime temperature is not less than + 3 ° С, and the night frosts are no more than -5 ° С. In different regions of the Russian Federation, these dates can vary from mid-March to mid-May.

We follow the sowing rules

To plant on time is only half of the success, an equally important component is correct agricultural technology. It includes the preparation of seeds, soil and sowing technology, which in spring is somewhat different from pre-winter.

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Late varieties can also be grown by seedlings. Many people do just that - they plant seeds on the balcony in plastic containers, and then transfer the seedlings into the soil when it has warmed up enough.

Thus, it is possible to cultivate in cold climates those plants that have a high yield, splendor and a special aroma.

Soil and planting conditions

Dill is planted in a place where the sun is not the whole day. The sun's rays are necessary for the plant, but in the sun it quickly loses its color, and in a dry place it begins to creep and release umbrellas.

Experienced gardeners plant dill in the beds where cucumbers or tomatoes were grown last year. Favorable conditions for planting in open ground with seeds and in the places of last year's plantations of beets, legumes, any kind of cabbage. In this case, the harvest of your favorite greens will be good even without additional fertilizers.

You cannot plant in the place where dill was grown last year, and you should not rely on abundant shoots where carrots, celery or parsley grew. When planning plantings, it is better to place cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage and melons next to dill.

Seed preparation

For spring planting of dill, you can use last year's and even the year before last blanks. The shelf life of planting material, if stored properly, is usually 2-3 years. But you need to cook even fresh ones, collected in summer or autumn.

It is believed that the rich content of essential oils in grains prevents germination in the open field, so they are pre-soaked in water at a temperature of about 50 degrees. According to various sources, soaking is carried out for two or three days, the water is regularly changed to fresh, hot.

There are recommendations to do this by folding the seed into cheesecloth or a thin cotton cloth, but some simply put the seeds on the bottom of a glass jar and carefully drain the water, adding new one. They believe that the water needs to be changed at least five times a day.

After such soaking, the seeds are laid out on a damp cloth and sprinkled with the same sawdust. In this state, they are left for another three days, not forgetting to periodically spray from a spray bottle.

Just before planting, they are dried a little. Therefore, when determining the time for sowing according to the lunar calendar, they always plan the preparation of planting material 6 days before the appointed date, and if soaking is carried out for two days, then five.

Experts recommend preliminary disinfection of the material, it takes some more time. Seeds, wrapped in gauze, are placed in a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution for 12 hours. During this period, the solution must be changed 2-3 times.

This is done not only for disinfection, but also to stimulate natural immunity, resistance to adverse weather conditions. If you do all the necessary manipulations, then dill shoots will appear in 5-6 days.

Correct sowing

In spring, planting can be a little easier, because there are already warm days ahead, and not a long winter, as in winter sowing. The soil, wet from melted snow or slightly moistened, is leveled with a rake, and then wide grooves are made in it with a distance of at least 20 cm between them.

In the wide grooves made, the seeds are carefully placed at a depth of about 3 cm. To avoid thickening, they are sometimes laid in a zigzag pattern.

It is not recommended to water the grooves covered with loose earth for the first two days after planting. Otherwise, all efforts to place the seeds will be in vain - the stream of water will wash them away from their place. When the dill will sprout depends on the correct seedbed preparation.

Summarize

A spicy plant does not require much effort to grow and gives a bountiful harvest if the following conditions are met:

1. If planting in the spring was carried out at the correct time, determined by several components.
2. The seeds are of high quality and prepared for planting accordingly.
3. The dill is sown according to the correct technology - in wide, equidistant furrows.
4. The predecessors were good plants, and the place for growth was chosen correctly.