Herbs · cool season
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Time a June sowing so flower heads hit when the pickling cucumbers do.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Direct sow April and again June for pickle season
- Harvest window
- Foliage in 40 days; flower heads in 60–70
- Days to maturity
- 40–70
- Spacing
- 8–12 in.
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Sow in place—dill hates transplanting. Bouquet for seed heads; Fernleaf for compact foliage. It self-sows politely. Swallowtail caterpillars will eat some; plant extra.
