Dill, Common Strain
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: ? Taste: ? Disease Resistance: ? Notes: old-fashioned dill Sources: (where to buy) widely available Results from My Garden:
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Bouquet Dill
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Maturity: ? Size: compact plant with larger seed heads and larger leaves than the common strain Yield: larger seed heads lend itself to higher yield than most dills for seed Taste: ? Disease Resistance: ? Notes: Recommended by Tanya Denckla, who says it’s best grown for dill seeds for pickles and potato […]
Aroma Dill
Details Open-Pollinated: ? Type: ? Shape: ? Color: ? Maturity: ? Size: ? Yield: large yields Taste: excellent aroma Disease Resistance: ? Notes: recommended variety by Tanya Denckla for its large yields and excellent aroma Sources: (where to buy) Sandy Mush Herb Nursery Results from My Garden: Have not tried this variety myself…
Tent Caterpillar
there are some reports that dill helps to combat codling moth by attracting the moth’s predators & natural enemies (A-Z)
Codling Moth
there are some reports that dill helps to combat codling moth by attracting the moth’s predators & natural enemies (A-Z)
Parsleyworm
stub
Carrot Rust Fly
stub
How to Grow Dill
Dill is a beautiful, airy plant that grows in an upright fashion. It’s easy to grow and the green foliage has a bit of a blue cast to it, adding an interesting texture, besides. Everyone knows it’s great for cooking and preserving, but it also attracts many beneficial insects, helping with pollination and controlling insect […]
Whitefly
In Peppers grown under cover, whitefly populations can get up to great numbers (VGPS)
Pepper Weevils
Anthonomus eugenii Image search from Google common pest in southern California, but often migrates up to areas with warm winters Adult is a small beetle (1/8″ long) with a dark body that looks brassy Larvae are off-white grubs with a brown head, 1/4″ at maturity Adult females lay their eggs in holes created in pepper […]