It is very convenient, when fresh greens can be broken right during the preparation of salad or another dish. To do this, you need to grow dill directly on your windowsill. Then even in winter you can enjoy the taste and aroma of this lush greenery.
Growing dill in winter on the windowsill
Many mistresses at least once in their lives thought about how to grow dill on the windowsill, to always have fresh greens at your fingertips. I must say that this is quite simple. Dill is pretty unpretentious, and even in a pot or box in the apartment grows a lush bush.
The main thing is to choose the right variety. This should be unpretentious and yielding variety, preferably cluster and early maturing. Those who have already grown dill, it is recommended to take a variety Gribovsky. He is undemanding, resistant to temperature changes, resistant to disease. The greens are fragrant and lush. Also suitable for home-grown cultivars are such varieties as Richelieu, Grenadier and Kibray.
It is also important to choose a suitable land. Ideally suitable primer, intended for indoor plants, mixed with fertile garden land.
How to grow fennel on the windowsill in winter?
Prepare a spacious dish so that the dill is not cramped. Do not forget about the organization of good drainage : at the bottom of the pot or box put a layer of expanded clay 2-3 cm thick.
Seeds of dill must be soaked in warm water for about a day. Very good, if you can arrange the supply of oxygen using a compressor. For the disinfection of seeds, they can be soaked for a short time in a weak solution of potassium permanganate.
Sow the seeds in moist soil without deepening them, but emptying directly to the surface. The seeding rate is 0.3 grams per 10 cm2 sup2. You can make shallow grooves in the ground, pour water and lay the prepared seeds, sprinkle with dry earth to avoid crusting.
Top cover the dishes with a film and take them to a dark place for a week. The temperature should be at + 20 ° C. After a week, plant seedlings on a light window sill, it is desirable to provide additional illumination of the fluorescent tubes with fluorescent tubes.
Care for dill, grown from seeds on the windowsill
It is necessary to water the fennel regularly, every 2 weeks
After 4-5 weeks you can cut off your first crop of greens. When asked how much fennel grows on the windowsill, you can answer that, since dill is a one-year plant, it will only be updated and grown for a few months. Then you will need to start again from the beginning. In order not to have long breaks, do not wait until the green leaves completely, and place the dill in other containers to ensure a smooth shift.