Mammoth Dill

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 60-65ºF 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.  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 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.