Thalia Dill (Organic)

Unlike other varieties of dill, Thalia dill is much slower to bolt! Produces beautiful ferny greens that radiate that classic dill smell we all love. Cut as often as needed for fresh dill and allow it to regrow for a continuous crop during the growing season.

150 seeds

PLANTING

Anethum graveolens

Annual

Germination: 10-14 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 60-65ºF

Seed Planting Depth:  Sow ⅛” deep

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 60-65ºF soil 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 60-65ºF. Sow seeds close,  1/2" -1" apart. Thin to 3-6" apart.

Growth Habit: Upright, branching

Height and Width: 14-18” x 12-16”

Spacing: 1-6” apart

Light Needs: Full sun 

Soil Needs: Compatto 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 and medicinal, flowers attract bees and beneficial insects

Care: Water well during 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.