In winter and early spring, a person really needs vitamins: fruits and vegetables are almost over from last year, and the new harvest is still far away. And there is only one way out in such cases - to grow fresh herbs right on the windowsill. This is not only useful, but also pleasant, especially since you can grow it in winter as green onion, and celery, dill, parsley, cilantro and various salads. And today we're going to tell you about how to plant dill and parsley on the windowsill.
Let's start with short description these cultures.
It is best known for being a strong antioxidant and detoxifying skin thanks to the high content ascorbic acid. In addition, regular use of dill enhances gastrointestinal motility, increases appetite, normalizes metabolic processes, reduces blood pressure, and so on.
If dill grows in the garden on almost any type of soil, then for growing on the windowsill you will need a fertile soil mixture, which you need to prepare yourself (more on this will be discussed a little later).
Parsley
Parsley is another rich source of vitamins and minerals. The plant is kept frozen for quite a long time (about one year), but it does not lose its useful properties. Parsley is not only eaten, but also used for cosmetic purposes, due to high content vitamin A.
Despite the fact that the growing procedure for both parsley and dill is almost the same, the first winter time it is recommended not to sow, but to grow with the help of root crops. Instructions for sowing both plants will be given below, but in fairness, now we will briefly consider the features of growing parsley from root crops.
You can get root crops in one of two possible ways:
- buy them on the market or in a specialized store;
- dig in the garden in the fall, then store in the refrigerator in plastic bag on the vegetable shelf.
Note! It is very important that the diameter of the roots is at least two to three centimeters. If the roots are too long, then they should be cut off, wait for a while (the cut part should become dull) and only then proceed to planting. Otherwise, the roots will simply rot.
The roots are planted in specially equipped boxes, always in rows (the distance between the latter should be nine to ten centimeters). The distance between the plants themselves should vary within three to four centimeters. Can be used instead of boxes if desired. flower pots 13-14 centimeters high - in this case, several root crops should be planted in each pot at once. It is also important that the top of the head is not covered with earth when planting.
Selection and planting of root crops
Parsley should be watered only once a week, because this crop does not tolerate an excess of moisture. The water used for irrigation should be settled and always at room temperature.
After each introduction of moisture, the earth is loosened. Containers with parsley should be placed on bright windowsills - in this case, the first greens can be cut off after three to four weeks.
Actually, that's all. Now let's get acquainted with the features of planting these crops on the windowsill.
Planting parsley and dill
We’ll make a reservation right away that there are no special varieties intended specifically for “window” cultivation in nature, so when buying seed attention should be paid, first of all, to the timing of maturation. It is very important not to make a mistake with the choice: of course, early varieties quickly give green mass, but they also quickly stretch into flower stalks, besides, they are not as leafy as early ripening crops. As for the late varieties, they do not ripen in the beds during the summer, but for home growing fit great. Now - directly to the workflow.
Stage one. We prepare everything you need
You should start by preparing everything that is required for cultivation. For the convenience of visitors, the information is presented in the form of a table.
Table. What will be required in the work
| Name | Brief description, requirements |
|---|---|
| We are talking about simple containers (made of ceramics or plastic), the same ones that are used for flowers. If pots were chosen, then their volume should be one or two liters (the specific figure depends on how much greenery will be grown). The bottom of each container must be with holes to remove excess liquid. |
| Expanded clay drainage, for example, can be easily purchased at any specialized store. |
| It is desirable that biohumus be present in its composition. Eat Alternative option- usage coconut tablets However, this method is more costly. |
| With its help, you need to pickle the seeds. Yes, today potassium permanganate is far from being available everywhere, so several alternative options will be given in the text. |
After preparing everything you need, you can start dressing the grains.
Stage two. Seed preparation
If the seeds are more than two or three years old, then they should be soaked in warm water overnight. In the morning, the water must be drained, and the seeds themselves should be soaked in a heated solution of potassium permanganate (the color should be bright pink) for about two hours. This is necessary in order to disinfect the grains - the plants will not get sick after treatment.
If it was not possible to purchase potassium permanganate, then you can use one of the following methods.
Method one. Using a 2 or 3% hydrogen peroxide solution. It should be preheated to a temperature of 38-40 degrees, and then soak the seeds in it for about six to eight minutes.
Method two. Usage boric acid. In this case, you need to dilute ½ teaspoon of acid in a glass of water. Seeds should be soaked in the resulting solution for two to three hours, while the temperature should vary between 25-30 degrees. After dressing, the seeds are thoroughly washed under the tap.
Stage three. Sowing seeds
While the seeds are pickling, you can start preparing the pots. The algorithm of actions should be as follows.
Step one. Expanded clay drainage is poured to the bottom with a layer of two to three centimeters.
step two. Soil is poured over the drainage, not reaching the top edge about three or four centimeters. The soil is abundantly watered with pre-settled water. Everything, the containers are ready for further sowing.
Step Three. After seed treatment, potassium permanganate is drained, and they themselves are laid out on a piece of gauze so that the remaining liquid drains.
Note! It is necessary to leave for sowing only seeds that have sunk to the bottom during soaking. The fact is that the seeds that remain afloat will have a low germination rate.
Step Four. Dried seeds are sown in pots. This can be done in the usual way, that is, just sprinkle them with a pinch, or plant them in any convenient order - in a checkerboard pattern, in rows, and so on.
Step four. A layer of soil with a maximum thickness of two centimeters is poured over the seeds, after which you can additionally water a little.
Step five. The pots are covered with cling film or PET bags to create a greenhouse effect. Then they are placed on the windowsill. It is important that the temperature in the room is optimal for germination - about 18 degrees.
Now the pots can be left alone until the first shoots are formed. For parsley, it takes no more than two weeks, for dill - from seven to ten days.
Stage four. Further care
When shoots appear, the film must be removed.
Dill shoots
Further care of plants is to comply with standard requirements.
Note! Three to four weeks after germination, it is advisable to add soil a few more centimeters. Such a simple action will replace the picking, that is, the germination of seeds in small cups, followed by transplanting into larger pots.
Actually, this is all you need to know about caring for parsley and dill. Now it remains only to wait for the harvest, which will appear in 1.5 months (for parsley) and five weeks (for dill) after the seeds have been applied. As for oversowing, it is not required in our case, because the described crops produce crops throughout the year.
Video - Growing dill in winter
Growing dill and parsley in an eggshell
Egg shells, which account for thousands of tons of waste annually, are 95-97% calcium carbonate. In addition, it contains nitrogen, calcium and phosphoric acid- everything that plants need for development. For this reason, the shell is actively used in horticulture. It can also be used to grow parsley and dill on a windowsill.
The procedure itself is not complicated and consists of several simple steps.
Step one. First, the shell is prepared - it needs to be washed and dried.
step two. A small hole is made at the bottom of the shell, through which excess liquid will be removed.
Step Three. The shell is ½ filled with soil.
Step Four. Several seeds are placed inside, on top of which some more soil is poured.
Step five. On the shell, you can write with a marker which plant is planted there.
Step Six. The shell is placed in an egg tray, which is placed on the windowsill. From time to time, plants need to be watered with a small amount of settled water.
In this case, of course, you should not expect large bushes, but the shell will play the role of additional fertilizer and provide the plants with useful elements.
Video - Growing parsley on the windowsill
Many hostesses are interested in how to grow dill at home on a windowsill in winter. After all, the need for fresh herbs, which is not cheap, especially in the winter-spring season, is always present. Dill is added to almost any dish - soups, stews, salads, roasts, boiled and fried vegetables, pancakes, fillings for snack pies and dumplings. And the classic young potatoes with butter and dill can thrill the most demanding gourmet. Let's figure out how to plant dill on the windowsill for the winter.
Details on how to grow dill at home on the windowsill in winter
Surprisingly, not everyone knows that garden greens are very sensitive to environment and absorbs from the soil and air all available substances, including poisonous ones.
So dill grown in greenhouse conditions can accumulate not only pesticides and pesticides, but also an excess mineral fertilizers, without which it is impossible to get a decent harvest on an industrial scale, and, accordingly, profit. In dill leaves, nitrates are always concentrated from nitrogen supplements with ammonium nitrate or urea, which are carried out to quickly increase the green mass of plants.
Purchasing greenery on the market is also fraught with poisoning, because you don’t know where the beds are located, and suddenly near the highway, in an industrial or urban area, or in an area with a high radiation background. Therefore, the easiest way to consume healthy dill sprigs safely is to cultivate the plant yourself.
Fresh herbs all year round - is it possible?
Even if you do not have your own garden, enjoying juicy spicy dill every day is not difficult. It is enough to get acquainted with the agricultural technology of this plant at home, make a minimum of effort, and the result will not be long in coming.
Choosing a place in an apartment for dill
Planting containers with dill can be placed on the balcony, and in winter on the insulated loggia. Many experienced housewives grow herbs on the kitchen windowsill, regularly using individual branches to prepare and decorate their favorite dishes.
Window sills facing west, southwest, south, southeast and east are suitable for creating a mini-garden, since dill is a plant long day. You can also grow dill on the windowsills of windows facing north, when organizing additional lighting. Backlighting will also be required in winter, when daylight hours become short and cloudy weather prevails.
Planting capacity and soil
Dill grows well in clay pots, and in ceramic flowerpots, and in plastic containers, and in wooden boxes. The main condition is the presence of drainage holes.
The choice is yours. Based on the interior of the room where your garden will be located, decide on the choice of planting capacity. For example, wooden tub will fit perfectly into the interior of the kitchen, made in country style, as well as a pot made of unbaked clay.
For dill, any all-purpose soil mix purchased at a gardening store will work. Greens grow well in specialized soil for seedlings vegetable crops, as well as in the land intended for indoor flowers. It is enough to pay attention to the acidity of the soil when buying - it should be in the range of 5.5 - 7.0 pH.
Possible option and self cooking soil soil for leafy greens. For this, garden soil is calcined in an oven to kill dangerous microorganisms, cooled and mixed with river sand, sawdust and peat (3:1:1:1). Another version of the composition is calcined sod land, compost, humus (1: 1: 1) with the addition of a tablespoon of vegetable ash for each kilogram of the mixture. We try not to thermally cultivate the land, but to protect against pathogens we use onion peel - we put the scales in sowing cups and / or brew.
Sowing dill on the windowsill
It is advisable to purchase seeds at specialized points or take them from friends. To accelerate the appearance of young shoots, planting material is soaked between layers of natural tissue for 48 hours, dried for 30 minutes, poured with hot (40-50 ° C) water and kept for a quarter of an hour, after which they immediately start planting.
At the bottom of the planting tank, it is desirable to make a drainage layer that will prevent moisture stagnation. Broken clay shards, small pebbles, brick chips, expanded clay, agroperlite, egg shells, large pieces of ash are suitable as drainage.
Pre-soil mixture is abundantly moistened. Seeds are planted to a depth of about 1.5-2 cm, the distance between plants is left about 4-5 cm. After planting, the container is covered with polyethylene and sent to a warm, dark place until the first shoots appear, which usually hatch for 5-7 days. Next, the polyethylene is removed and the pot is placed on permanent place a habitat.
dill care
Growing greens are watered every 2-3 days, focusing on the condition of the earth, which should not dry out. Regular watering will ensure bright color and juiciness of greenery. However, do not allow the soil to become waterlogged, as dill roots can rot.
Use only organic solutions for dill fertilizer. At home, an infusion of eggshell, pre-washed with soap banana peels , grapefruit peel. You can fertilize dill plantings with liquid obtained after boiling potatoes, only unsalted. For example, we always boil the peelings of potatoes and carrots and water all indoor flowers with this water.
It is useful to periodically powder the earth in pots or boxes before watering with sifted vegetable ash, which is a supplier of valuable trace elements that are completely absorbed by plants.
With a lack of light, dill sprouts stretch and turn pale. Organize additional illumination with biolamps or fluorescent lamps so that the daylight hours of the culture are from 10 to 12 hours. In the heat of summer, shade dill from noon to afternoon, as plants can burn out under scorching sunbeams.
Expect first harvest 4 weeks after planting. Organize constant overseeding (once every 2 weeks) in containers that are freed from used greenery, since you can grow dill at home on a windowsill in winter like a conveyor belt. You can also cut off only the leaves, then the bushes will rise and all 3 winter months will give off fragrant greenery.
Many prudent housewives plant dill at home - we will discuss how to grow it correctly in our article. This green is very unpretentious, and if you follow a few basic rules for planting dill and caring for it at home, then fragrant and juicy greens will always be present on your table.
At home, you can get a good yield - not experienced gardeners after planting seeds in the ground, get scant sprouts pale color without any smell.
When holiday season ended a long time ago, and it’s dark and cold outside, our body really lacks natural vitamin greens, which we used to pick right from the garden.
In this case, it may turn out to be very convenient, which is located right on your windowsill in the kitchen.
How to grow dill at home on the windowsill.
To get beautiful and lush green dill from your windowsill you will need:
– Purchase at the nearest flower shop, unpretentious variety high yield seeds.
- Prepare fertile soil or purchase ready-made (for indoor plants).
- Prepare pots or boxes for planting.
- Buy a complex of mineral fertilizers and in case of lack of lighting lamps (fluorescent).
Choosing dill seeds for growing at home.
Many experienced gardeners who have been growing greens at home for several years now prefer the Gribovsky variety. This variety of dill compares favorably with rapid maturation, resistance to temperature extremes, good yields and resistance to diseases. It is enough to sow such dill in the ground, water it regularly and you will definitely get the desired result.
You can choose other varieties of dill, which may differ in color, spice smell and richness of taste.
The choice of variety depends only on your preferences, but there are several factors to consider:
- Very early varieties, mature in a short time and give a bountiful harvest, but very soon they begin to stretch and give poor greens, unlike mid-season varieties.
- Late varieties ripen longer, but they feel great in artificial conditions and can please the hostess for a long time with rich and lush greenery. Dill bushes constantly throw out more and more green shoots.
Growing dill.
To begin with, we will prepare the soil - the best substrate for growing dill, there will be prepared land from your suburban area mixed with store-bought neutral soil. 
Take a container of such a size that your greenery is not crowded. The bottom must be covered with drainage and earthen mixture, leaving about 3 cm from the edge of the dish.
Dill seeds are rich in oils, so in order to speed up their germination, you need to place the planting material in water for 2 days. Sow the seeds directly on top of the soil. The usual rate for planting is 0.3 gr. per 1 square dm. Pour the seeds with a small amount of peat with humus and pour over with warm settled water.
Prepared containers should be covered with a thick film or glass and put in a dark place at home with a temperature of about 20 degrees. for 1 week.
Caring for dill seedlings.
After the dill seeds give the first shoots, the container is placed on the windowsill in a well-lit room; glazed balcony). If there is not enough daylight and your greenery has begun to turn pale, you need to provide artificial lighting with fluorescent lamps.
Do not forget to water your beds regularly and feed the greens with mineral fertilizers once a week.
The most suitable temperature for growing dill is 8-18 gr. C. Therefore, if you have an insulated balcony, you can completely arrange beds there.
When you start harvesting greens, new branches will not appear in place of the plucked branches, so it is advisable to sow new seeds once a week for the continuous growth of greens. Now you also know how to plant dill at home - how to grow it properly, everyone decides for himself based on own experience and existing conditions. The main thing is to follow the basic principles and your table, even in winter, will be rich in vitamins.
Video how to grow dill at home in winter
Closer to spring, when growing dill at home on the windowsill, additional lighting will no longer be required, and to get greenery at home, only regular watering will be needed, and there the dacha garden will begin to produce its crops.
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Dill on the windowsill is a fairly common phenomenon. It's fragrant spicy plant is indispensable in the preparation of salads, first and second courses. Dill contains in its composition a lot of vitamin substances, microelements, which can not only become an excellent addition to the diet, but also improve health.
It would be useful to know how to grow dill on the windowsill at home, how odorous seeds and green mass are planted and grown at home, and what kind of care the plant needs after planting in the apartment.
Variety selection and seed preparation
For successful cultivation dill at home in winter is important to pick up suitable varieties plants and take proper care of them. Cultivation begins with the choice of variety. planting material for growing at home, you can choose from any variety, only the time intervals between planting and harvesting in winter will differ.
When choosing early ripe variety seeds for growing at home, it is better to stay at Gribovsky, Grenadier. These varieties will bring abundant greens from seeds within a month and a half after planting. The most unpretentious for growing at home in winter is the Gribovsky variety.
The only important requirement for successful home growing is the presence of a fertile substrate.
Also, care for it is to eliminate possible weeds. Care also involves timely watering the plant. The advantage of this variety is its resistance to diseases and pests.
When growing a mid- or late-ripening variety at home from seeds in winter, it is recommended to opt for the Richelieu variety. It has blue-green fragrant leaves and its positive aspects, which include:
- abundant bushing of the plant;
- abundant harvest of deciduous green mass;
- beautiful aesthetic appearance, decoration of the window sill at home (if dill is grown in a pot, then it can perfectly become a substitute for flowers on the windowsill).
Before planting, it is important to properly prepare the seeds. To do this, they are dipped in heated water for the whole day, regularly changing the water during the day. How long does the soak take? - about 9 hours.
Sometimes this soaking lasts up to 24 hours. At the end of the soaking procedure, the seeds are dipped in a slightly diluted solution of potassium permanganate, this will help to disinfect the material. Next, the swollen seeds for growing at home are laid out on a clean, dry cloth or on cotton wool so that they are dried before planting.
The seeds that have fallen to the bottom of the container during the soaking procedure must be immediately rejected, they are empty.
How to sow dill
How to grow dill on the windowsill correctly? To receive later good harvest, you need not only to choose the right seeds, but also to plant them correctly, to carry out competent care at home.
Choose the most suitable containers for planting dill (wooden, plastic boxes or flower pots). It is necessary to drill holes for drainage in the containers, this will prevent stagnation in the soil and the root system. Equip at the bottom of the tank drainage system, the bottom is covered with rubble, pebbles.
Sand is poured on top of the drainage layer, then the soil substrate is poured. Often vegetable growers prefer to use ready-made purchased soil to sow, but you can also make the soil mixture manually using garden soil, compost and peat.
You can plant seeds at home in any convenient way, planting is carried out both in furrows and in rows. They take seeds, lower them into moist soil, sprinkle with dry soil or peat. Planting involves maintaining a distance between grains of at least two centimeters.
It is necessary to observe the distance so that the seedlings do not shade each other as they grow, so you need to sow the material carefully.
Containers with planted seeds must be covered with polyethylene, this will provide a greenhouse effect, then the containers are rearranged in a warm place. When the seedlings germinate, they will need an abundance sunlight. Such seedlings optimal temperature will be 18 degrees.
How long does it take for sprouts to appear? When planting is carried out, after 7 days the first sprouts will appear, all grains planted at home will germinate within two weeks.
What are the features and nuances of growing
Caring for green spaces at home and growing involves timely watering, irrigation, removal of weeds. Watering is carried out using settled water at room temperature.
The plant loves moist soil, but avoid stagnation, so as not to cause diseases and rotting of the root system, the appearance of mold. If air dryness prevails in the room, it is recommended to spray the green mass often. Every day you should turn the containers with dill to the other side.
Such care will ensure uniform growth of greenery, will not allow excessive stretching towards the sun.
The green mass is also pulled out if the plants do not have enough lighting. For plants, you need to install a system of additional lighting. To do this, use lamps that turn on for several hours.
In winter, the lamp should be turned on for at least 5 hours. Once every few weeks, it is recommended to fertilize plants with complex fertilizers. If the seeds were planted in nutritious fertile soil, top dressing is not required too often.
Such care at home allows plants to grow properly and develop their foliage mass.
If the climate exceeds 20 degrees along with the lack of lighting, the dill tends to stretch, the greens will grow unevenly, and the greens will be pale in color. If the room where dill is grown is excessively hot, cultivation involves regular spraying.
It is necessary to irrigate the green mass daily, especially if the room is too heat. Such care and cultivation helps to grow juicy and tasty greens.
What care involves growing dill
Growing dill involves proper care for plantings. After the appearance of all sown seedlings, the film cover is removed, the container with the seedlings is transferred to the warmest and most well-lit window. This garden culture needs an abundance of sunlight, the temperature should be at least 19 degrees.
If the conditions are unfavorable - the temperature is too high, but at the same time there is a catastrophic lack of light, the greenery will stretch, its color will be dim.
Every day, containers with plantings are turned to the sun in different directions. So the shoots will grow evenly, they will no longer lean in any direction. Watering should be systematic, but stagnation should not be allowed. Young greens should be irrigated clean water room temperature.
Any dish with the addition of dill becomes not only tastier. It looks more attractive and becomes much more useful. In winter, a vegetable garden and a garden under the snow. A green harvest will not come soon. How to grow dill on a windowsill so that you always have on hand fragrant vegetation rich in useful elements and vitamins? So, you know, at home, dill feels great, no worse than in the open field.
This process is not distinguished by any special difficulties, tricks, but certain agrotechnical requirements still worth following. Get good result, providing yourself with fresh herbs throughout the year is quite feasible. Dill grows well in autumn and winter - when our body especially needs vitamin supplements.
Dill grown at home, photo:
What is useful dill for the body
ABOUT useful properties dill was known in ancient times - greens and seeds were widely used to prepare healing decoctions. Today, few people can argue about the importance of dill for our diet. The plant not only gives a piquant taste to dishes, but also contains a powerful vitamin complex, as well as a source of valuable macro- and microelements. Dill improves the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, cleanses the intestines (thanks to green fibers), its useful components normalize metabolic processes in the body, eliminate bloating.
Study the features of growing dill on the windowsill - with viral, colds, this plant will come to your aid. With increased pressure, nervous irritations or sleep disturbances, a decoction of greens (seeds) of dill will become a real medicine, natural and harmless. An exception for admission is hypotension (so as not to lower the pressure even more), individual allergic reactions. Even pregnant women, nursing mothers will help dill. The first - it will help get rid of toxicosis, prepare the body for breastfeeding the child, the second - it will increase lactation, if circumstances so require. For greater confidence, it is better to consult your doctor, and then feel free to use dill, teas, infusions from it. And now, let's start with the most basic - with the choice of a variety that is ideal for home cultivation.
A pot of dill, photo:
Dill on the windowsill - varieties
You can sow seeds at any time of the year, for harmonious development and growth they will need good lighting and fertile soil. An interesting fact is that for indoor breeding There are no special varieties of this crop! Many people unknowingly try to acquire early varieties - this is not worth doing. Firstly, in terms of ripening, the early ripe variety will be ahead of the usual variety by about 10 days, and secondly, it will not have that characteristic spicy aroma that we are used to. Early dill is short-lived, and its bushes are not at all as lush as those of late or mid-ripening varieties.
According to the recommendations of experienced gardeners, in order to sow dill for the winter, give preference to varieties: Gourmet, Russian Size, Salute, Richelieu. Varieties are distinguished by special bushiness: Dill, Kibray, Amazon, Buyan. Such greenery from home beds is good not only for its intended purpose, it will also decorate your interior, will please the eye bright colors, splendor. If you still want to choose early variety, then take "Gribovsky" or "Grenadier" - they have the best indicators for home breeding, based on the reviews of gardeners from thematic forums on the Internet.
Before you grow dill on the windowsill in winter, take care of the containers for it. For these purposes, elongated plastic or clay trays (pots) are best suited, which can be purchased at the appropriate departments of supermarkets or flower shops. The container must have sufficient depth, because in addition to the soil, it will be necessary to lay a drainage layer down (expanded clay, medium-sized crushed stone or small pebbles). It goes without saying that the bottom of the pots should have drainage holes.
Suitable container with earth mixture, photo:
Dill - how to grow at home
After you have decided on the variety, you need to choose correct soil. For these purposes, ready-made soil mixture for indoor flowers is well suited. You can also mix equal amounts of neutral soil and loose garden soil yourself. Or take the same proportions of peat, humus, soddy soil - dill will really like this composition. To make sure there are no harmful bacteria, roast the earth mixture in the oven (about half an hour) and then let it sit for 24 hours.
How - what to do with the seeds? Important nuance: seeds should be pre-prepared (“wake up”). Soak them in warm water for about 8-10 hours. In this case, the water should be changed periodically after 2.5-3 hours. Experienced gardeners in general, it is recommended to soak dill fruits for at least a day, while changing the water every 5 hours. In any case, both options "work", and the procedure itself accelerates the emergence of seedlings, the growth of greenery.
Sometimes a few crystals of potassium permanganate are added to the water, this nuance is especially relevant if the seeds are not the first freshness, you have stored them for more than two years. After the fruits are slightly swollen from the “bath”, they should be laid out to dry using a clean cloth. While soaking, you will see that some of the seeds have sunk to the bottom of the container. They are no longer suitable for planting, it is better to remove them immediately.
How to grow dill? Clean river sand should be poured into the landing tanks over the drainage layer. The sand is laid in a thin layer, it is also recommended to pre-ignite it in the oven. Soil is laid on the sand, be sure to moisten. Seeds can be buried as you like - with grooves or simply in a uniform scattering over the area of \u200b\u200bthe pot, after which they should be sprinkled with a thin layer of peat (about 1 cm), slightly pressed. Then cover the container polyethylene film, put in a warm place (+18..+20 °C). You will have to wait approximately 10 days.
The film will create a greenhouse effect. If you plant dill for the winter, then put the pot closer to the battery - this way you will create the necessary microclimate for successful spitting of the sprouts. Raise the film periodically to remove condensation. As soon as shoots appear, the container should be transferred to the windowsill or any bright place where the greens will grow further. Sprouts need light, this culture itself is light-loving, so dill must spend all stages of its life in a lighted place.
Dill - how to grow? South windows are best place for placing pots of greens. In winter, when the daylight hours are very short, your mini-garden will have to be illuminated. Illumination time should be approximately 5 hours. In this case, the lamps should be placed above the containers at a distance of about half a meter. Special phytolamps are also perfect for these purposes.
Dill on the windowsill in winter - features of cultivation
Optimal temperature regime for favorable growth of dill is +18..+20 °C. Keep in mind, if the thermometer rises much higher, then the plants will lean to one side, become lethargic, pale. If you feel a lack of light, the dill will begin to stretch in length, the stems will become thin, there will be few leaves. This is a long day culture. At 10-12 hours of daylight, an increase in green mass occurs. And it takes 14 hours for the fruit to form. In our case, obtaining seeds is not so important, because we grow a plant for fragrant greenery.
The biological characteristics of dill imply sufficient saturation with moisture. This is especially important during the period of seedlings hatching and, in fact, the growth itself. It is important to find a middle ground here, since when oversaturated with moisture, the culture begins to fade, the earth becomes moldy, and if there is a shortage, it stops growing leaves and coarsens. Watering dill for the winter should be frequent, but moderate, it is also recommended to practice spray irrigation. If the plant is grown in the summer, then watering or spraying should be done more often. For these purposes, water must have a suitable temperature (not lower than 30 ° C), be settled or thawed.
The tricks of growing dill for greens are as follows: in addition to the requirements for lighting and watering, you should get rid of weeds in time. If the greenery grows too densely, it can be thinned out - weaker representatives can be removed. This plant loves freedom, so this procedure is important for the comfortable development and growth of shoots. Don't be lazy, turn the dill containers 180 degrees daily, so they will grow more evenly without stretching in length. Fertilizers can be applied once a month; complex top dressings are optimally suited for these purposes. Many gardeners practice vermicompost or BIUD diluted with water (1:20). Do not overdo it with top dressing, if you planted seeds in fertile soil, then fertilizer additions should be minimal.
How to grow dill at home
Based on the foregoing, the most important criteria for growing dill are quality lighting and proper hydration. The higher the temperature in your apartment, the more actively you should water the ground, irrigate the ground part of the plants. At first, as soon as shoots appear, it is advisable to lower the temperature near the containers with plants with the arrival of night. This is done so that the sprouts gain strength, and not stretch upwards. This idea can be carried out by taking the pots out onto the balcony before nightfall. You can also open the window so that the plants "breathe" fresh air. Naturally, take into account the time of year outside the window, the street temperature.
Now you know how to plant dill for the winter. How to grow it all year round. Because for this plant there are no time limits in terms of planting. Light, the duration of daylight hours is an important criterion for dill. In spring and summer, it will be much easier to provide yourself with fresh herbs than late autumn or in winter.
How to grow dill on a windowsill - the instructions are simple: well-chosen soil, a suitable and bright place, additional illumination (if necessary), proper watering. If you follow these simple rules, you will always have lush, juicy, healthy greens at hand!
