🌿🌼 Szmaragd Dill Seeds – 1000 Seeds – Anethum graveolens

Enhance your herb garden with the aromatic and lush Szmaragd Dill (Anethum graveolens) 🌿 – a Polish variety known for its rich green color, dense foliage, and high essential oil content. With its feathery leaves and fragrant flavor, Szmaragd Dill is perfect for culinary, medicinal, and ornamental use.

This fast-growing annual herb thrives in gardens or containers and is a must-have for pickling, seasoning dishes, or attracting pollinators to your garden.

Key Information:

• Latin Name: Anethum graveolens

• Plant Type: Annual herb

• Seed Count: 1000 seeds

• Plant Height: 24–36 inches (60–90 cm)

• Spread: 12–18 inches (30–45 cm)

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 3–11

• Sun Requirements: Full sun

• Soil Type: Loose, well-drained soil; prefers slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0–7.0)

• Sowing Time:

  • Outdoors: After the last frost in spring

  • Succession Sowing: Every 2–3 weeks for continuous harvest

• Germination Time: 10–14 days

• Days to Maturity: 40–60 days

• Watering Needs: Moderate; keep soil consistently moist but not soggy

• Spacing: Thin to 12 inches apart

• Harvesting:

  • Leaves: Begin harvesting when the plant is 8–10 inches tall

  • Seeds: Allow flower heads to brown and dry before collecting

Usage:

• Culinary: A staple in Polish and Eastern European cuisine, dill is ideal for pickles, sauces, dressings, soups, fish, potatoes, and egg dishes. Both leaves (dill weed) and seeds are edible.

• Medicinal: Traditionally used to aid digestion, reduce gas, and soothe colic. Dill tea is known for its calming effects.

• Companion Plants: Grows well with cabbage, onions, lettuce, and cucumbers. Avoid planting near carrots or tomatoes.

• Pollinator Friendly: Dill’s yellow umbrella-like flowers attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects

• Ornamental: Adds texture and height to herb gardens and flower beds

• Container Friendly: Grows well in large pots with good drainage

Why Choose Szmaragd Variety?

• Denser and more aromatic foliage than standard dill

• High essential oil content

• Slower to bolt, allowing for a longer harvest window

• Ideal for both fresh use and drying