It is difficult to find a house in Russia that does not use the country's traditional greens - dill and parsley. Any food with these additives becomes not only appetizing, more aromatic, but also healthier. Both plants are rich in folic acid, essential oil, vitamins: P, PP, C, B2, B1, beta-carotene. You need to love and grow them for a positive effect on the immune system, a good diuretic effect, and help nursing mothers in milk production.

How to choose pick up time

Dill is a very unpretentious plant. He does not need any special conditions or feeding. The plant receives the main strength from the soil, which is fed in the fall. You can plant dill in open ground at almost any time convenient for the farmer, but most often April-May or November. You can try the first greens in a month.

Fresh parsley leaves can be enjoyed just as quickly (after a few weeks). You can sow it as soon as the earth is ready to receive the seed. Parsley is a cold-resistant plant. It can easily withstand frosts down to -7 ° C, so winter is not a terrible time for this plant. Taking advantage of this characteristic, some farmers like to grow these greens in the fall.

Important! Both dill and parsley can grow at a temperature of + 3 ° С, but the best temperature regime for them is + 15-20 ° С.

The lunar calendar gives tips on when it is better to plant parsley and dill. For the first plant, he suggests: 06.03, 07.03, 05.04, 06.04, 20.06, 24.06, for the second - 21-25.03, 19-23.04, 26.05, 27.05, 17-22.06.

Planting dill and parsley

How to sow dill and parsley correctly

Seat selection

Greens require enough moisture, however, this does not mean at all that you need to plant them on heavy marsh soil. From excessive moisture, parsley leaves and dill sprigs begin to turn yellow. Plump soil with good water permeability is the best option. They can be grown in the shade, but the sun provides quick shoots and active growth of greenery.

If possible, it is better to choose a site where they used to grow: cucumbers, zucchini, potatoes, beets.

Soil preparation

Although both parsley and dill are very similar plants, however, the preparation characteristics for each greenery are different.

So, the best season to prepare the soil before planting parsley is spring. When the ground is well warmed up, all weeds must be removed as well as possible on the site. Particular attention should be paid to the root system of harmful plants. Then the soil is carefully loosened and leveled. When shaping a furrow, do not make it too deep. The optimum depth for planting parsley is 15-20 mm. The garden bed should be placed at a distance of 10 cm from the garden bed. If the farmer is worried that his greens may not sprout, then he should fertilize the garden plot. Ideally suited for this purpose:

  • potassium-phosphorus complex;
  • urea;
  • ammonium nitrate.

If the cultivation of greens takes place before winter, and the garden is prepared in the fall, then organic fertilization would be the best option. It can be humus or manure.

Soil preparation

It is necessary to prepare the site for planting dill several months before the planned time of sowing seeds. Therefore, if the owner plans to propagate greens in the spring, the land must be cultivated in the fall. After collecting the main harvest, the site is dug up as efficiently as possible. Then they make rows.The maximum depth is up to 0.2 m. Then humus or some kind of mineral complexes are introduced into the ground.

In the spring, the earth needs to be loosened, leveled. As in the case of parsley, to sow dill, you need to make furrows with a depth of 20 mm. The width between the individual rows on the site should be 0.2 m.

Seed preparation

To get a good harvest, an important condition is proper preparation of the seeds themselves. Parsley planting material should be put in a small portion on damp gauze and placed on a plate. In such conditions, the seeds are kept until sprouts appear on them.

Important! You need to move the parsley seeds and plant them as carefully as possible so that the sprouts do not fall off, otherwise all preparation will be useless.

Dill seeds have to be prepared much longer. To begin with, they are also laid out on damp gauze and kept until sprouts appear. It is very important that the fabric does not dry out, so it is moistened with water every 5 hours. At this stage, it is very important for dill seeds to maintain a high air temperature - up to + 30-50 ° C.

After 3 days, the wet seeds are placed in a container of hot water and covered with gauze. They should stand in warm water for a few more days. Only then will the owner notice small sprouts on the planting material.

Some farmers recommend soaking the seeds in a solution of potassium humate, trace elements, and epin for quick germination of greens.

Sowing process in open ground

In order for the greens to remain in the farmer's diet throughout the summer, sowing should be carried out in stages: one furrow every 1.5-2 weeks.

Before planting in the ground, the seed is removed from the humid environment and dried a little. Then it is evenly distributed over the entire prepared furrow. The distance between bushes of greenery should be about 70-150 mm if planting root varieties of greenery, and up to 200 mm if sowing leafy plants.

Sowing parsley and dill

In the days following planting, you do not need to add a garden bed, dill and parsley seeds do not like this. Excessively moist soil increases the likelihood of developing fungal diseases of greenery.

If the cultivation of greens occurs in early spring, and frosts may still occur at night, it is better to protect the crops from hypothermia and cover the area with foil. You can open it when the temperature does not drop below 0 degrees at night.

How to plant in winter

Possessing a small city plot, many owners want to use the garden as efficiently as possible, therefore they are often interested in: how to successfully plant dill and parsley in winter. This process does not take much time and does not require lengthy preparation, as in the spring. It is enough just to remove the snow from the garden bed, put the seeds on the ground (thicker than during the spring planting), and cover it with earth with humus on top. As soon as it gets warmer outside and the snow begins to melt, the melt water will pick up the seeds and carry them deep into the ground. Therefore, while others will only choose a future planting site, the owners who have chosen this method will enjoy the fresh greenery.

Greens at home

Those who cannot imagine their life without greenery can choose to grow dill or parsley at home. To implement such an idea, you must first choose the capacity, soil and the desired variety of seeds. Wooden boxes or plastic containers are best for greenery. The fertilized soil itself can be purchased in specialized stores or prepared in advance from the garden. In order for the seeds to take root faster, they should first be immersed in hot water to swell. It should be placed in the soil shallowly - by 1.5 cm.

Greens at home

The container can be placed on the balcony, windowsill. For rapid germination, it is important that the optimal temperature regime is maintained in the room - from + 15 ° C.

Plant care

Many owners ask themselves the question: why parsley does not come up, what to do. Most likely, such a nuisance is associated with a violation of the agrotechnical rules for planting plants.

Proper care includes: moderate watering, thinning, loosening, weed and pest control.

Important! The first shoots appear approximately 15-20 days after sowing.

As soon as they get a little stronger, and at least 2-3 leaves grow on them, thinning can begin. Plants should have enough space. Depending on the type and variety of greenery, the distance between individual bushes should be 3.5-6 cm. The second thinning is carried out (if necessary) a few weeks after the first.

Weeds should be removed as soon as they become visible. During the formation of the root system of greenery, "wild" plants can significantly harm.

Watering should be done in moderation. If the place for sowing parsley and dill is a greenhouse, then pouring occurs once a week. It is better to “water” the plants outdoors, according to the need: if the soil dries up.

Valuable tips

Having tried different planting options and different varieties, experienced farmers know well how to plant dill and parsley in the country, in a greenhouse or at home. It is worth listening to their valuable advice:

  1. In order to use the greens of dill as long as possible and so that it does not grow into a stem, but grows wide, you need to keep the soil constantly moist. Water will prevent inflorescences from appearing. In order for the branches of the plant to remain fragrant and lush, the garden must be thinned out. The distance between individual bushes should be 8-10 cm;
  2. You need to feed dill only in cases where its leaves begin to turn yellow quickly, although a shadow falls on the plant. This is a sign of nitrogen deficiency;

    Top dressing of dill

  3. Wanting to diversify your beds and fill them with the maximum number of different varieties and types of greens, you can sow parsley and dill in the same bed together;
  4. The best time to harvest parsley root is in late autumn (along with carrots). This does not need to be shaded, but it is better to sow in sunny places. It does not need to be frozen, but it is better to place it in a box with sand and store it in the cellar (like carrots);
  5. Parsley seeds for the next plantings can be stored for 2-3 years from the moment of ripening;
  6. In order for gardening to be successful and the harvest of greenery rich, it is recommended to water the furrow with hot water before sowing parsley and dill in open ground. This will help create good conditions for all seeds to germinate and disinfect the soil itself;
  7. Do not sow greens near any other plants. Safe neighbors for dill and parsley are: potatoes, garlic, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes.

Summing up, it should be said that growing parsley and dill is not difficult at all. These plants germinate easily in almost every region and region of the Russian Federation. With a little effort, the owner will receive a wonderful addition to the first courses, and to the second, and even to sandwiches and pastries.