Dukat, Dill Seeds

Dukat Dill Seed

Essential-oil-rich foliage delivers especially aromatic dill flavor
Improved plants produce abundant fine-textured leaves
Enjoy fresh or dry for convenient pantry use
Excellent with dips, potatoes, peas, soups, and sauces

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Key Attributes

Botanical Name

Anethum graveolens

Days to maturity

60 Days

Sun

Full Sun

Packet

250 Seeds

About Dukat, Dill Seed, Dill Seed

The Dukat Dill is a popular, improved dill variety that produces a high amount of its essential oil! This dill's attractive ferny foliage is best when used fresh or dried in dips, salads, soups and sauces - as well as to flavor peas and potatoes.

Growing details

Planting

Sow Depth

1/4"

Days to Germination

7–21 days

In-row plant spacing

12"

Plant profile

Life Cycle

Annual

Plant Height

48 inches

Growth Habits

Upright

Seed & variety

Seeds Per Ounce

16,875

Seed Type

Open Pollinated

Growing Season

Cool-Season Crop

Before Planting

A successful Dill planting begins with a full-sun to lightly shaded site with fertile, well-drained soil that retains moderate moisture. Work compost into the bed and prepare a fine, weed-free surface for the usually small seed. Plan convenient irrigation, and use containers or barriers before planting if dill may spread aggressively.

Planting

Direct sow dill in early spring after hard freezes have passed, since its taproot makes transplanting less desirable. Keep the seedbed evenly moist through emergence and thin seedlings after true leaves form. Make small succession sowings every 2–3 weeks for continuous leaf harvest. Where winters are mild, a late-summer or fall sowing can extend production.

Watering

Dill grows best with even moisture. Water deeply during dry periods, allowing only slight surface drying between applications, and ensure containers or beds drain freely.

Fertilizer

Dill benefits from moderate feeding when repeatedly harvested. Apply diluted balanced fertilizer or compost between cuttings, following label rates and avoiding soluble-salt buildup.

Harvesting

Clip dill during the cool morning when foliage is dry and aromatic oils are concentrated. Harvest leaves before full bloom, leaving enough healthy growth for the plant to recover.

Tips

Grow extra dill plants for succession harvests and pinch stems above leaf nodes. Allow a few flowers for pollinators or seed, but remove the rest to preserve leaf quality.

Pests & Diseases

Dill can develop powdery mildew, downy mildew, Cercospora leaf spot, damping-off, and aster yellows. Distorted yellow umbels suggest aster yellows; remove the whole plant and manage leafhoppers. Rotate Apiaceae crops and do not save seed from spotted or malformed flower heads.

Monitor dill for aphids, mites, whiteflies, leafminers, and slugs. Remove badly infested stems, maintain weed control, and select treatments labeled for edible herbs when intervention is necessary.