This guide will help you use this versatile herb to benefit plants in your garden.
Here are 12 dill companion plants to help cultivate a healthy and productive garden.
Some plants can attract pollinators like wasps and repel pests like cabbage worms and moths.
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Additionally, while most plants absorb nutrients from the soil, some do the opposite.
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Insects like cutworms and earworms can threaten maturecorn.
Dill has an intense fragrance that attracts various insects like ladybugs and hoverflies.
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Dill andbasil are great companion plants, because of their many similarities.
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Other herbs like coriander, parsley, and chervil also make great dill companion plants.
Specifically, the roots ofbeanplants attract nitrogen, which benefits the surrounding plants.
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In exchange, dill keeps away common garden pests that threaten to destroy growing bean plants.
Together, chives and dill attract pollinators to foster health for neighboring plants.
Cucumber beetles are a major threat to cucumbers, but fortunately, dill can help.
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Avoid growing dill in locations with high wind, as it can easily topple their thin stems.
When planting dill from seed, arrange seeds in rows.
Plant them 1/4 inch to 1 inch apart, with the rows growing approximately 6 to 12 inches apart.
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When the plants are a few inches tall, thin the cluster to leave only the strongest stems.
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Cornell University Cooperative Extension.
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Herbs Attract Beneficial Insects.
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