Dill

Dill

£6.50

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Features

notes
Dill has fine, feathery leaves with edible yellow flowers, wonderful in the garden as a foil to other plants. Dry leaves can be added to fish, vegetables and potato salads, adding a delicate aniseed flavour.  
Insights

Grown in peat free compost in a biodegradable pot made from waste coir and natural latex. Remove plant from pot or cut/tear away some of the coir if the plant is well rooted and hard to remove.  

Details

Flowers: July – October

Planting
  • Moist, well-drained soil
  • South or West aspect
  • Full sun 
Care
  • Pop the discarded coir pot in the green bin, leave out for birds to use for nesting, use as mulch or add to compost heap
  • Keep sheltered from strong winds
  • Plants can bolt in a hot summer if not watered sufficiently
  • Will self-seed
  • Coir pots are supplied by one specific village producer in Sri Lanka. They have built a school, old people's home and extension to the local medical centre over the years from the proceeds of coir pot production
Scent

Aromatic

Herbs