Learn how to care for your green friend

Dukat Dill

Anethum graveolens · Dukat Dill

Herbs · Planned variety

Meet your green friend.

Dukat dill develops abundant fine, darker green foliage and broad yellow flower umbels.

A space where it can thrive

Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.

Ask about availability

Availability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.

Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.

Your care routine

Light

Full sun in an open position.

Watering

Keep soil moderately moist. Water at the roots; dense wet foliage encourages mildew.

Soil & drainage

Fertile, well-drained soil with room for the taproot.

Temperature

Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.

Planting

Direct sow shallowly; thin rather than transplant crowded seedlings. Leave about 15 cm between plants.

Harvest

Snip fresh fronds while retaining growing shoots. Leave a few flower heads to ripen if collecting seed.

Through the seasons

Tall flowering stems may need support. Repeat sowings rather than expecting an aging plant to provide tender leaves indefinitely.

When your plant needs help

  • Allow space for larger flowering stems if growing for seed rather than compact leaf harvest.

Pets & little ones

This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.

Grow with your neighbourhood store.

Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.

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Care references

Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.