Dill
Anethum graveolens

Planting Out

Posted about 4 days ago | Sunny 28°C / 82°F

Mmmmm, dill. According to Internet research, dill should be planted in the fall down here in Zone 9, to give it a nice cool winter before it bolts and croaks in the heat of summer. Okay, I made up that last part, but I know from experience that that is what happens. :)

This entry is about Craftscout's Dill in the Square Foot Bed #2 garden.
Sprouting: Not sitting iDILL

Posted about 7 days ago | Overcast 17°C / 63°F

I know its a bad, bad pun but the last few days have been both wet and warm and I can’t believe how quick the recently planted seeds are sprouting. You can just see the dill starting to peep through. My babies! They are the littlest of the bunch. I am also very impressed with the way the ...

This entry is about Blossom's Dill in the Seedling tray garden.
Sown

Posted about 14 days ago

This entry is about Blossom's Dill in the Seedling tray garden.
Sown

Posted about 15 days ago

This entry is about Chatta Chris's Dill in the Front Yard Vegetable garden.
Sown: Dill

Posted about 19 days ago | Sunny 32°C / 90°F

This entry is about Cquinn's Dill 'Dukat' in the Cheung Chau garden.
Dying: Dill is Kaput

Posted about 28 days ago | Sunny 27°C / 81°F | 1 comment

My juvenile dill fell over pretty much overnight 2 days ago. Thought it was maybe too dry so gave it a good water. No dice. Looked at it closely today – massive aphid infestation. Sigh. Now I have no dill. Must acquire more seed. (What I collected isn’t very much.)

This entry is about Verthandei's Dill 'Fernleaf' in the Balcony garden.
Sown

Posted about 1 months ago

This entry is about Green Horizon's Cold season Dill in the Outdoor Hydroponic garden.
The Caterpillars Fly!

Posted about 1 months ago | Sunny 20°C / 68°F | 1 comment | 4 thumbs up!

In my garden this morning, what do I spy but a newly emerged swallowtail butterfly. That’s right, those same caterpillars from my August 20th post are now flying the friendly skies (at least I hope they are friendly!) I tried to ID it and what I came up with was a Pipevine Swallowtail. But ...

This entry is about Melaco's Dill in the South Slope Rooftop garden.
Going to Seed

Posted about 1 months ago | Sunny 28°C / 83°F

The dill heads are beginning to go to seed. They are so beautiful!

This entry is about Melaco's Dill in the South Slope Rooftop garden.
Dying: Burnt to death

Posted about 1 months ago | Overcast 31°C / 88°F

This thing died with the heat!

This entry is about Joietee's Dill in the Raised Bed #1 garden.