The best varieties of dill for growing in the garden. Early, bush and other varieties

Currently, Russian gardeners grow several types of dill. They differ in terms of ripening and appearance: the intensity of green coloring, the presence of wax. The main are early-ripening, mid-ripening and late ripening.

At the end of the 20th century, breeder species of dill was bred by breeders. This species helps to grow greenery for your table that stays young and fragrant for a very long time. With his selection, they tried to increase the period before the formation of seeds with the simultaneous ability to maintain foliage. To continue reproduction, the plant must bloom and give offspring. Therefore, dill without umbrellas simply does not happen.

Early

This group of dill includes varieties that enter the phase of stalk and flowering at 30-40 days after germination. Sow as soon as the soil thaws. Also varieties of this species are recommended for sowing in the summer months to collect good, delicate greenery in early autumn. Plants differ in a small amount of leaves, only 5-6.

For consumption, they are cut when a height of 10-15 cm is reached. This fennel is most often used in cooking at the beginning of summer and for home-made preparations, since, sown in early spring, manages to produce seeds by the beginning of August.

The varieties of this group of dill are annuals, the collected seeds of the best varieties can be scattered over the open ground before winter to get early shoots in the spring.

Especially popular with gardeners are new, but proven varieties. Next, you will learn what are the early varieties of dill, get acquainted with the description of the Grenadier and many other good varieties.

Grenadier

it variety recommended for sowing in the greenhouse in early spring. Originator agricultural company "Gavrish". To be ready for use, it takes 30-35 days. The grade is created for use of greens and spices. Dill bush up to 30 cm is quite voluminous. The foliage of bright green has big paws, juicy and gentle.

Depending on the climatic zone, crops begin in April. Crops are plentiful in various climatic conditions. Unpretentious variety, resistant to many diseases. From 1 square. m remove 3.1 kg of fragrant greens, even in difficult weather situations less than 1.4 kg / sq. m is not collected. When collecting on spices gives a collection of 3-5.7 kg / sq.m.

Further

The variety is intended for sowing in protected and open ground. Sowing start in March-April, depending on the zone of agriculture. A raised outlet with a height of 21-25 cm is ready to be harvested for use on greens after 38-40 days after germination.

Ready harvest harvested all summer. The yield of herbs with a weak wax coating is 2-2.5 kg / sq.

Umbrella

The variety has an early yield of 1.9-2.2 kg / sq.m. With good agricultural technology is able to increase up to 5 kg of fragrant greens. After the first harvest, the bush continues to form fragrant, succulent leaves during the entire period before gathering for spices. For use of leaves, the variety is ready in 33-40 days, for seeds - in 62-85 days. The total yield of dill in the collection of spices is 3-3,4 kg / sq. m

Redoubt

Rips to the greens after 39-41 days. Fragrant feathery leaves form a raised outlet weighing 20-40 g. The mass of green is 1.2-1.23 kg / sq. m, when collecting spices - up to 2 kg / sq. m. Fragrant products are frozen for use in the winter.

Mid-season

Dill varieties that make up the middle-ripening group ripen 10-15 days later than early ripening. They have a greater number of leaves than the early ripe - 6-10 pieces. Due to the sowing of such varieties, the period of delivery of fresh herbs to the table is extended.. They are also annual plants, as they form seeds in the planting season.

Then you can read the description and photos of the best varieties of mid-season dill, such as Superdukat, Bushy, Mammoth, Hercules and others.

Superdukat

The variety is used for fresh processing and winter harvesting. Depending on the climatic conditions, they are sown from late April to early May. Before using strongly aromatic greens it takes 40-50 days from the moment of emergence, on spices - 70-75 days.

The plant is 145 cm tall. The weight of one bush is up to 38 g. Harvest at pickup for spices up to 3.6 kg / sq.m.

Multiple feathery leaves have a bluish-green color. Strongly dissected, juicy, they slowly move to the formation of stems.

Amazon

For the use of dill in the form of greens need 42-45 days, for the formation of seeds, 100-105 days. Plant height up to 160 cm gives an output of fragrant greenfinches 2-2.8 kg / sq., spices - 2.8-6.5 kg / sq.m.

The bush is distinguished by the friendly formation of very juicy greenery with a delayed period of formation of umbrellas. Used for fresh consumption, processing for winter storage (drying, freezing, canning).

Bushy

The variety requires 40 days for development for greens, for spices-79 days. The height of the leafy, bluish-green, feathery leaves of the plant is 150-180 cm. It is highly aromatic with a stable collection of 2.2 kg / sq. m for greens, 2.7 kg for spices.

Mammoth

Greens ripen for 42 days, spices - 86 days from the moment of emergence. The weight of one outlet is 7-8 g, an adult plant in the phase of collecting spices is 21-24 g with a height of 150-160 cm. From 1 square meter. m produce a collection of up to 1.7 kg for herbs, or up to 3.1 kg for spices.

Hercules

This variety is characterized by a significant growth of a multi-stem, strongly leafy shrub. Strongly dissected leaves continue to grow when harvesting lower leaves.that allows you to harvest within 2 months.

The weight of the socket on the greens is 20-25 g, of a mature bush for spices - up to 50 g. Harvest - 2-2.5 kg of feet per square meter. m, in the seed stage - up to 3.7 kg / sq.m.

We offer to watch a video about the variety Hercules:

Late-ripening

A large group of late-ripening dill varieties allows to have a lot of greenery by the end of the summer. for a long time. When ripening for 2 weeks, they retain their presentation, as the socket does not outgrow. In each bush grows more than a dozen heavily dissected leaves. The varieties are sown in May-June and enjoy in the second half of summer.

Most of the varieties of late-ripened dill is shaped like a bush. Next, we will tell you which of the best varieties of late-ripened dill are the most fruitful and fragrant.

Kutuzovskiy

The variety is ready for sale of commercial greens in 41-44 days after germination. Up to 12 large, light green leaves, strongly dissected and highly aromatic, are formed on the bush. The grade distinguishes excellent taste. One bush of a plant weighs 20-30 g. It is used for processing in the form of various seasonings, drying, salting, freezing.

The mischievous

The variety does not form an umbrella for a long time. A bush with strong foliage, height 130 cm, feathers heavily dissected with wax-like bloom. Greens ready for harvesting yield 1.6 kg / sq. m, one bush weighs up to 25-35 g. It takes 40-45 days to grow greenfinch.

Ataman

Medium-late variety, height 130-150 cm, weight of one outlet 15-25 g. For greens collected 50-55 days after germination, for seeds - 75-90 days. Greens with a bluish bloom have excellent taste.

Differs in high productivity and long use of products. Going to the stalk late, umbrellas have time to ripen only in the southern regions.

Hanak

For greens, the variety is consumed in 35-53 days, ready for spices in 56-99 days. Plant height 80-100cm. The mass of a green plant is 11-12 g, for spices - 25-26 g. From 1 square meter. m collect 1.2-1.3 kg of greens, 1.5-3.2 kg of spices. is he proved to be a high degree of aromaticity of both greens and umbrellas. It has good resistance to certain diseases.

Diamond

The variety is ready to harvest greens in 42-45 days, and spices -120-140 days. It has a large number of leaves up to 29 cm. From one plant, 30-150 g of green leaves with a bluish bloom of highly dissected leaves are obtained. Vintage sockets for greens 1.7 kg / sq.m, for commodity spices 2.2-4.1 kg / sq.m.

The popularity of various types of dill is incredible. Each gardener at least once planted on his site varieties Lesnogorodsky, Tenderness, Patterns, Bulky leaves, Salute, Kibray and others. It is worth noting varieties that give greens throughout the summer period.

Bush

A characteristic feature of these varieties of dill is late ripeness, in central Russia they do not have time to mature. It should be borne in mind that during cultivation, these varieties require increased feeding area and additional watering.

When the planting scheme is 20-30x15-20 cm, side processes are formed in the leaf axils, forming a branched bush. All season he stands green and usable. It blooms only in July, so umbrellas do not form for a long time.

Next, we present a photo and description of the best bush varieties that are harvested as greens without umbrellas, among them Kibray and others.

Kibray

The first cultivar type dill Kibray was bred by the All-Russian Research Institute of Plant Industry named. N.I. Vavilova and the All-Russian Research Institute of Vegetable Breeding and Seed-Growing in 1991 is still one of the most beloved ones. Harvesting greens starts on the 28-39th day, on the spices -59-72 days. The variety grows to a height of 30-40 cm.

Bright emerald leaves have a bluish bloom with a slight yellowing along the edge. Greens collected up to 1.3-3 kg per square meter. meters, spices - up to 2.7-6.3 kg per square meter. meter It has a delicate aroma and plasticity in processing:

• it is dried;
• freeze;
• salted;
• used in pickling vegetables.

1. Before sowing, seeds are soaked for three days, regularly changing the water.
2. After that, they are germinated in gauze or filter paper until the first roots are peeled.
3. Before sowing, they are dried in air for 30 minutes.
4. Dill is unpretentious to the soils, but grows best on humus, well-treated. Grooves with a depth of 2 cm through 15-20 cm from one another are made on the treated ridges. They are laid out in 1 seed at intervals of 1.5-2 cm. Then they are covered with soil. The ridges are constructed in open, sunny places.
5. Further cultivation is reduced to watering, weeding. With strong yellowing fertilize with nitrogen fertilizers. Dill can not be fed ash to avoid stopping in growth and redness of the leaves.

Other varieties

The group of spray dill also includes varieties Salute, Bouquet, Fireworks, Russian giant. Their agricultural practices are similar. Check out their description and choose which one suits you best.

Salute

The salute is distinguished by ripening for up to 66 days. Mass bush up to 71 g, total yield from 1 square. m to 4.8 kg. The height of plants is 120-150 g, the mass of a flowering bush is 97 g.

A large leaf with thick segments constantly increases abundant greens, while remaining commercially suitable for a long time.

Bouquet

The bouquet grows to 80 cm. The leaves with a bluish tint ready to cut in 30-40 days. Commercial availability lasts for 1.5 months.

Fireworks

Sprouts fennel ready to cut into greens after 35-40 days, to harvest for seeds-110-115 days. From 1 square. m collect 1.2-2.3 kg of leaves or 2.8-3.2 kg of ripened plants. 3-4 shoots grow from the tillering knot at once. Lush medium cut leaves have a sweetish aroma.

Russian giant

Dill Russian giant bred agrofirma Gavrish. It features a thick rosette consisting of large feathery leaves. Gather 2.1-2.6 kg of green with 1 square. One plant gives 150 g of greenery, which has entered the phase of ripeness - 220 g. The seeds sown in April throughout the summer season make it possible to have dark green fragrant greens on the table.

Wild

On private plots there is a plant belonging to the umbrella family, before the appearance of potatoes it served as one of the main crops. It's about parsnips. A biennial plant in the first year forms a rosette, and in the second it blooms.

It blooms in the second half of summer and attracts insects to areas. Honey collected by bees, allows to call parsnip "second linden". Infusions of wild dill seeds have healing abilities. This is a worthy fortifying and diuretic, antitussive and therapeutic for the gastrointestinal tract. They are treated and the heart, and alopecia.

We present a photo of wild dill.

Decorative

Even in ancient times, dill was used to decorate the dwellings of the Greeks and Romans. Currently, florists have paid attention to it for their own purposes. Dill collected in the stage of blooming buds looks beautiful in a variety of floral arrangements. For making bouquets of fresh flowers, cut to the stage of browning baskets. In bouquets of dried flowers, dill is given to fully ripen.

Dill is a valuable cultivated plant, numerous varieties of which have been popular for centuries. Modern breeders have made their efforts to improve the assortment. Florists helped him to return the decorative properties. Decorating our life and the table, it has long become a favorite spice.

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