Best time to plant dill in Australia
Anethum graveolens
Also called dill weed
Feathery leaves and aromatic seeds both flavour food, and this annual herb from the celery family grows from a carrot-like taproot on slender, hollow stems up to 1.5 m tall. Small yellow flower heads appear when conditions turn hot and dry. The foliage looks a lot like fennel.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
When to sow
| Zone | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolNot yet checked against a local guide | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow |
| TemperateNot yet checked against a local guide | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow |
| SubtropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No |
| TropicalNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | Sow | No | No | No |
| AridNot yet checked against a local guide | No | No | No | No | No | No | Sow | Sow | No | No | No | No |
Good months to sow
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 2mm
- Plant spacing
- 50cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 90cm
- Germination
- 7-21 days at 18-22°C
- Time to harvest
- 60 days (seed: 100 days)
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.