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Dill - can't get it to grow properly

General    Lausanne, Switzerland

(I'm posting this under General since there's no entry for Dill yet)
I've been trying to grow Dill for some time and just can't do. I'm attaching to images where you can see how it's doing - not looking good

Last year, we tried to grow it outdoors directly, that didn't work either (same problem). This year, we decided to raise it inside, with all the other seeds, under two T5 54Watt bulbs. As may be visible on the image, all the other plants are doing very well (same potting soil, same light, same regular water, etc).

I'm also attaching an image showing the seed package. Germ Code 1 means "Germinates at temperatures between 60-75F" which is the range of our room temperature.

If anyone knows what's going on, I'd appreciate their input. Thanks.


Posted by: deactivated (25 points) deactivated
Posted: March 17, 2013




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I agree that it looks like it could be too much water. They also look a bit tall/leggy so perhaps they require more light than your other seedlings.

I have avoided having to plant dill inside by letting some of my dill always go to seed in the garden at the end of the season. I get plenty of volunteer dill plants the following year coming up in random locations. I just dig them out (taking a lot of the soil with them to avoid damaging the roots) and transplant to where I want them to be, then water well for a few days while they recover. If you want more controlled dill volunteers, you could always pick the seed heads once they are dry and strategically scatter the seeds where you would like them to come up the following season.


Posted by: Kerry Mauck (58 points) Kerry Mauck
Posted: March 18, 2013




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Here is my take on this and my primary background is greenhouse growing. What you are looking at is most likely a soluable salt injury. Dill especially during and right after germination are extremely sensitive to salt toxicity particularly from ammonia which is the source of nitrogen in most fertilizer. If you are using fertigation or the potting media had a "starter fertilizer" charge which most do, it likely hasn't leached all the way out. Salt injury doesn't normally kill the plant but it will weaken the root system making it suseptible to root disease. The best way to cure this is to water with water without any fertilizer and water until the seed tray begins to drip out the bottom repeat this several times over the next few days letting them dry out in between. The best way to prevent this is to " water through " meaning keep watering until begins to drip out the bottom you should notice a difference in a week if this was the issue.


Posted by: Sara Blersch (8 points) Sara Blersch
Posted: April 28, 2013




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