Green Sleeves Dill is a spring green dill cultivar bred for tender baby leaf and bunching harvests within 40 to 50 days. This open-pollinated variety from the Apiaceae family grows as a compact bush, making it exceptionally easy to manage in gardens and containers alike. Unlike larger dill varieties grown primarily for seed production, Green Sleeves is engineered for quick, repeated foliage harvests, allowing gardeners to sow successively every three weeks for a continuous supply of fresh greens throughout the season.
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Green Sleeves is purpose-built for gardeners who want tender dill greens fast and don't need to wait for tall plants to mature. The bush growth habit means minimal staking or support, and the tight 1-inch spacing requirement lets you pack tremendous productivity into small spaces. Direct sowing is straightforward with no thinning needed, and successive plantings every three weeks mean you'll have fresh harvest-ready plants coming in constantly.
Green Sleeves dill is harvested young as tender foliage for fresh culinary use, particularly valued for baby leaf applications and bunching. The soft, delicate fronds are ideal for garnishing finished dishes, adding to salads, or incorporating into sauces and herb butters where their bright, fresh flavor shines without overwhelming other ingredients. This variety can also be dried for storage, with catalog sources recommending drying in the dark to preserve both color and flavor.
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Sow 3 to 5 seeds per cell in containers or cell trays indoors. Transplant seedlings out using 2 to 4 inch spacing in rows at least 4 inches apart.
Transplant indoor-started seedlings into garden rows with 2 to 4 inch spacing between plants and at least 4 inches between rows.
Sow directly in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Plant seeds 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep and 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart in rows spaced at least 3 inches apart. Thinning is not necessary. Successive sowings can be done every three weeks to harvest fresh greens continuously.
Harvest foliage once plants have become established, continuing through the flowering stage. For maximum freshness and tender texture, pick the soft outer fronds regularly. If saving seed, harvest seed heads just as the seeds begin to turn golden brown, then dry completely for storage.
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