If you are determined to grow dill without umbrellas, then you should take a closer look at certain varieties. They grow in lush bushes and do not bloom for a long time.
As the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh said, these include Salut, Buyan, Alligator, Dill, Amazon, etc.
And vice versa, if dill is needed for pickling cucumbers and tomatoes, so-called umbrella varieties should be sown - they produce a few leaves and quickly begin to bloom. These are "Dalniy", "Gribovsky", "Zontik", "Dwarf", etc.
But experienced gardeners have found a method for growing dill "two in one". At first, the plant will provide its owner with greenery, and when the pickling season comes, it will delight with umbrellas.
By the way, this does not depend on the variety: for this you need to plant dill in a special way.
If you want to get juicy, aromatic and soft dill leaves for eating, as well as umbrellas for canning, you need to sow dill not in rows, but in heaps.
Dig a hole 10-15 cm in size, pour the seeds into it, bury it and water it.
As a result, a lush bush of dill with juicy and soft greenery will grow. Umbrellas on it will begin to form when the time for canning comes.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
