Bouquet Dill
Ella Dill is a dark green, compact bush dill cultivar bred for container growing and baby-leaf harvesting, reaching harvest maturity in just 45 to 55 days. Unlike tall, feathery dill varieties that sprawl across garden beds, this open-pollinated cultivar stays manageable and produces abundant tender foliage ideal for fresh use. Its deep green color and bushy growth habit make it as much at home in a windowsill container as in the garden, and successive sowings every three weeks will keep your kitchen supplied with fresh dill greens right through the season.
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Ella Dill stands out for its compact, bush-like structure and remarkable speed to harvest, ready in less than two months from direct sowing. Its dark green foliage is perfect for container gardening and baby-leaf production, making it ideal for gardeners with limited space. The variety thrives with minimal thinning required and can be harvested repeatedly as the plants establish, offering continuous harvests over many weeks.
Ella Dill is harvested fresh for its aromatic foliage, which is used to garnish and flavor dishes, particularly those in Scandinavian and Eastern European cuisines where dill is essential. The tender leaves can be snipped fresh into salads, soups, pickles, and fish dishes, or dried for winter storage. The variety's compact size and early maturity make it especially practical for continuous harvest as a kitchen herb rather than for seed production.
Sow 3 to 5 seeds per cell in containers or cell trays indoors. Transplant out when seedlings are ready using 2 to 4 inch spacing in rows at least 4 inches apart.
Transplant Ella Dill from indoor trays using 2 to 4 inch spacing between plants in rows spaced at least 4 inches apart.
Direct seed in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Sow seeds 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep, spacing them 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart in rows at least 3 inches apart. Thinning is not necessary. Make successive sowings every three weeks for continuous harvest.
Begin harvesting foliage once plants have become established, cutting leaves as needed for fresh use. Continue harvesting throughout the season right up until the plant flowers. If you wish to collect seeds, wait until seed heads turn golden brown before harvesting them for drying and storage. Fresh foliage can be cut multiple times from established plants, encouraging bushier growth and extended productivity.
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