I am a big fan of Dill - an excellent falvourfull herb that seems to go with anything savoury. It's fantastic in soups and stews, it makes great sauce for fish, and it really is wonderful.
I now, as the title suggests, have dill on my wndow sill. I bought a seed packet about a month ago, ... Read review
Advantages: lovely delicate leaves and great to eat. Disadvantages: You have to wait, you can't start eating them as soon as they poke out of the soil!
...am a big fan of Dill - an excellent falvourfull herb that seems to go with anything savoury. It's fantastic in soups and stews, it makes great sauce for fish, and it really is wonderful.
I now, as the title suggests, have dill on my wndow sill. I bought a seed packet about a month ago, put mushroom compost in a pot and planted. My little dill plants are now about three inches high and goig strong. Experience so far sugeasts that they ... ...have quite attractive, feathery leaves. Dill plants can grow to quite a decent height, and patience is required during the early stages - if I eat them now, they won't grow too well.
I would recomend waiting until the dill plants have plenty of leaves before cropping. Generally, young fresh growths are best on most herbs. Chop up fine for cooking. Having now sapled some raw leaves, these are wonderful and would make a great addition ... more
I am a big fan of Dill - an excellent falvourfull herb that seems to go with anything savoury. It's fantastic in soups and stews, it makes great sauce for fish, and it really is wonderful.
I now, as the title suggests, have dill on my wndow sill. I bought a seed packet about a month ago, put mushroom compost in a pot and planted. My little dill plants are now about three inches high and goig strong. Experience so far sugeasts that they like the sun, and need turning every day or else they would grow at an angle. They like regular watering and while its been hot, I've been giving them a drop every day. Spraying them with water also seems to help.
I have planted about a dozen seeds in one large pot, and this seems to be working well. The plants started out looking a lot like little grass shoots. Within a few days they started producing leaves, and now have quite attractive, feathery leaves. Dill plants can grow to quite a decent height, and patience is required during the early stages - if I eat them now, they won't grow too well.
I would recomend waiting until the dill plants have plenty of leaves before cropping. Generally, young fresh growths are best on most herbs. Chop up fine for cooking. Having now sapled some raw leaves, these are wonderful and would make a great addition to any salad or sandwhich. The only trouble is than the plants are still quite small and could be eaten to death in no time!
Dill can be planted outside, but I have decided against taking my chances wit the slugs, and want to have dill all year round, hence the window pot. A seed packet bought from a shop will give you enough to keep replanting if you kill off your little dills or crop them to the point whereby they can't reseed.
I will admit that I am quite new to dill keeping, and will report any progress or insight here as and when I find it. I am feeling very enthusiastic about growing this herb, and so far it appears to be easy to grow.
Advantages: easy to grow Disadvantages: once cut deteriorates quickly
Yet again the HOTChef has stumbled upon an unsung heroine of the herb garden! (I say heroine because of the subtle, mild and fragrant nature that is dill) Many <~~wishes had opportunity to write own!~~> cookbooks tell you only to use this beauty with fish ...PIFFLE!! ... It's Wondeful with chicken (maybe in a nice white wine and cream sauce), in rice (add the seeds whilst cooking, or stir in some of the feathery fronds JUST before serving. In curries ... ...made curry paste), Vegetarian/Vegan dishes etcetera ... etcetera
Try this...
Steam or poach a chicken breast >> leave to one side>>slightly 'burn'(yes I said burn)half a glass of white wine (in other words, leave it to boil dry until the residue on the bottom of the pan turns a sort of 'digestive colour!'>>add 1/2 shallot (finely chopped) and about 1 inch of celery (chopped)>>stir until brown from pan has been incorperated>>add 1-2 cloves of garlic ...
HotChef 30.03.2001
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Bet you didnt know that Dill is a close relative of the carrot, it has a similar long taproot as well as a delicate fast growing spindly stem. Dill will grow quickly from seed, best sown in early spring. In a sunny location and in an moist acidic soil, the plant will grow to 3 feet and once established are easily harvested. They can be harvested after about two months, but I would suggest leaving some in the garden to ensure a fresh supply of this ... ...3000 years ago show that Dill was being used as a digestive aid and a remedy for gas. Dioscorides, a first century Greek physician prescribed the herb so frequently that it was known as the "herb of Dioscorides". The Romans chewed the herb to promote digestion and it has been used in China to similar affect for at least 1000 years. The word Dill comes from the Viking word, Dilla, which means "to soothe" which shows that they were also aware of its ...
steerpyke 07.12.2004
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Advantages: eases wind, tastes good Disadvantages: none
...The Latin name for Dill is Anethum Graveolens and it the leaf only that is good to eat in salads. Seeds and flowers can be used to make dill tea.
Plants are small with hollow stems and flowers shaped like umbrellas.
This is the same family of plants as aniseed, carrot and fennel. Divide the leaves into strips and savour the appetising aroma.
In Mediterranean countries dill grows wild in fields and it has been cultivated since the days of the Ancient ... ...(spinach puff pastry) relies on dill for its distinctive flavour.
Dill is known as ‘aneth’ in some parts of the world and has similar properties to aniseed and fennel when it comes to the human digestive system.
Leaves and seeds are diuretic and antispasmodic, so they are excellent for digestive upsets. They absorb intestinal gas and can help to ease stomach pain.
Add this herb to your food to help digestion, or prepare a cup of dill ...
janharper 05.10.2003
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Advantages: Value for Money Disadvantages: Does not come with drill bits or case
This hammer drill is great as it good quality and easy to use (a must for me). It has all the standard features you would expect from hammer dills.
To prove how good quality Black and Decker are I still have my dads old drill which must be over 10 Years old and its still in working order. I reason I got a new one was that the old one was a bit basic and did not have all the gadgets that the new versions have on them.
It was also really good Value for money. I would buy it again ...
Advantages: It is cheap, convenient and the cat loves it Disadvantages: None for me or Mew
I shall explain later.
The pouches are available individually for 19p each, in packs of 12 for £2.07 (17.25p each) or packs of 40 for £6.48 (16.2p each). We started with a couple of individual pouches and when we found out how much Mew enjoyed them we bought a pack of 40.
The flavours available are beef & liver in gravy, rabbit & game in gravy, chicken & turkey in jelly and salmon & trout in jelly and there are ten pouches of each flavour in the box of 40. Notice that these are what I would call normal flavours for cat food rather than flavours designed to appeal to us humans! I saw one brand that offered salmon and dill for example. Now in the wild can you imagine a cat catching a salmon and then thinking I must find some dill? I think not!
Anyway back to the review - so we have a selection of sensible flavours at a good price ...
Advantages: Easy to use, Looks impressive, Good results. Disadvantages: None
first filled the planter with soil to just below the level of the lowest side pockets. I then carefully placed my strawberry plants through the lowest side pockets, watered it in as I was going, and continued to fill the planter with more soil and place my other plants through the higher up side pockets until I reached the top. Once at the top I was then able to finish off by placing a few more strawberry plants in the top of the planter. All in all I was able to plant 12 strawberry plants in my planter. Of course, as the name of the planter suggests, you don't have to use strawberry plants, you can use herbs as well, or even flowers if that's what you would prefer. Really the choice is up to you. Some herbs suitable for use in the planter are Basil, Dill, Fennel, Lemon balm, Chives, Coriander, Rosemary and Thyme just to mention a few ...
