When should I sow dill?

In a typical UK garden, sow outside mid-April to mid-July, and harvest early June to late October. Later in Scotland, the north and frost pockets; earlier in the south-west and near the coast.

How far apart should I plant dill?

20 cm apart in the row, with rows 30 cm apart. In a square foot garden, that's 1 per square.

What grows well with dill?

Cabbage, Kale, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cucumber. Keep it away from carrot.

Dill

Anethum graveolens

In a typical UK garden, sow outside mid-April to mid-July, and harvest early June to late October.

When to sow, plant and harvest

Frost dates

Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.

Sow outdoors: mid-April to mid-July
Harvest: early June to late October

Spacing: 20 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
Square foot: 1 per square (30 cm squares)
Sowing depth: 0.5 cm
Ready in: 40 to 60 days from sowing
Grows to: 90 cm
Hardiness: Half hardy: survives light frost, to about −2 °C
Sun: Full sun
Crops for: About 6 weeks

Growing tip

Sow direct every few weeks; dill resents transplanting and runs to seed quickly in heat.

Neighbours

Grows well with

Keep apart from

Carrot

Herbs are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works

More herbs

Where these figures come from

Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For dill, we used:

Grow dill with VegLog

Add dill to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.