Dill

About it

Kind

Herbs · Annual

Family

Apiaceae

Hardiness zones

Zones 2–9

Sun

Full sun

Spacing

2 in apart, rows 4 in

Soil depth in a pot

At least 12 in

Water

About every 7 days

ⓘ We don't know this plant's soil pH, feeding needs and mature size yet.

When to plant

Ready

About 85 days from sowing

Based on your last frost date. Outside the US, check local advice.

Planting partners

No cited companion planting notes for Dill yet.

Safety for pets and children

• Cats Listed as non-toxic to cats (NC State Extension)
• Dogs Listed as non-toxic to dogs (NC State Extension)
• Horses Listed as non-toxic to horses (NC State Extension)
• Children No information in our sources

Read from NC State Extension ↗.

"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.

Pests and diseases

No pest or disease notes for Dill yet.

Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.

Where this comes from

• category NC State Extension ↗
• climate requirement NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 2a-9a, published for this annual (unusual, but present -- most annual herb rows here have none). frost_tolerant false: Johnny's direct-sow guidance is "Sow in spring as soon as the soil can be worked", with no frost tolerance stated, and no source calls it hardy
• days to first harvest johnnyseeds.com ↗ Johnny's 'Bouquet' dill Days to Maturity: "40-45 to leaf harvest; 85-105 to seed"; low end of the leaf figure
• days to germination johnnyseeds.com ↗ Johnny's: "DAYS TO GERMINATION: 7-21 days at 65-70°F"; low end
• days to maturity johnnyseeds.com ↗ Same quote; low end of the to-seed (full maturity) figure
• edible NC State Extension ↗
• family NC State Extension ↗
• life cycle NC State Extension ↗ Toolbox Life Cycle: Annual
• maturity counted from johnnyseeds.com ↗ Johnny's: "days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date"; direct seed is also its own recommended sowing method for dill
• min soil depth in NC State Extension ↗ Not in Table 18-1; taprooted, the same as Cilantro and Parsley (0039, 0131) -- Almanac: "dill puts down a taproot, so, like carrots, it doesn't transplant well"
• space requirement johnnyseeds.com ↗ Johnny's growing information: "Transplant out using 2-4in spacing in rows at least 4in apart"; low end. Its own direct-seed density (1/4-1/2in, unthinned) is for a cut-foliage stand rather than a per-plant figure, so the transplant spacing is used as the closest analogue to what this column means elsewhere in the catalogue
• species NC State Extension ↗
• sunlight NC State Extension ↗
• toxicity NC State Extension ↗ non_toxic for cat, dog, horse from its "non-toxic for" tags.
• water frequency days NC State Extension ↗ NC State Gardener Handbook ch. 16, "Watering": "On average, vegetable gardens need 1 inch of water per week; provide only what is not supplied by rain." The handbook's general guidance, not a figure published for dill specifically -- the same citation 0091 and 0131 used elsewhere