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Dill Monk’s Beard is a high-yielding variety of medium maturity. Thanks to juicy, fragrant greenery, the plant is widely used in cooking. The variety is unpretentious, seed germination is high, thanks to these qualities, Monk’s Beard dill is very popular with gardeners.
Description of Dill Monk’s Beard
Dill Monk’s beard is an annual spicy plant from the celery family. The variety belongs to high-yielding and mid-season, suitable for growing on greens. Full maturation occurs on the 40th day after sowing the seeds. Dill reaches 1 m, forming large, raised leaf rosettes of rich olive color with a bluish tinge.
The plant does not bloom for a long time, which makes it possible to cut juicy, fragrant greens all season long. The variety is not afraid of temperature changes, thanks to this it is suitable for growing throughout Our Country.
Productivity
According to gardeners and photos, monk’s beard dill brings a high yield. Subject to agrotechnical rules from 1 square. m you can remove up to 2 kg of greenery. The yield is influenced not only by varietal characteristics, but also by climatic conditions, care and the right place for planting. To get fresh herbs throughout the season, Monk’s Beard dill is sown at intervals of 20 days.
Greens are versatile. It can be dried, frozen, consumed fresh, added to conservation.
Stability
Dill The monk’s beard is weakly susceptible to attack by pests and the addition of diseases. Young seedlings withstand sudden changes in temperature and slight frosts, so the Monk’s Beard can be planted in regions with short, cool summers in open and closed ground.
Advantages and disadvantages
The monk’s beard, like any plant, has its strengths and weaknesses. The main advantage of the variety is high fruiting with minimal care. Greens can be used fresh, for the preparation of vegetable salads, meat and fish dishes and preserves. Due to the high content of essential oils, vitamins and minerals, Monk’s Beard dill is used for medicinal purposes. It is used for high blood pressure, hemorrhoids and allergic manifestations. Also, greens have antispasmodic, sedative and diuretic effects. The main advantages of the variety:
- unpretentiousness;
- high yield;
- immunity to pests and diseases.
The negative qualities of many gardeners include a short shelf life of fresh herbs. Dill loses its presentation in 3-4 days.
Rules of landing
Monk’s Beard variety can be grown in open and closed ground. Seeds are sown on an open bed in April-May. Despite the fact that the variety is not afraid of changes in temperature and humidity, + 15 ° C is considered the optimal temperature for good growth.
To obtain a generous harvest, planting material must undergo pre-sowing preparation. For this:
- Planting material is folded into a gauze bag and dipped in hot water for 72 hours, periodically changing the water.
- Next, the seeds are covered with wet sawdust and kept at room temperature until sprouts appear.
- The seeds must be dried before planting.
Landing in the spring is carried out immediately after the snow melts. The bed is dug up and fertilized with organic and mineral fertilizers. The best predecessors for dill are potatoes, cabbage, legumes and cereals. If you plant dill next to cabbage, the crop will get an improved taste, next to cucumbers, the fruiting period will increase. Thanks to essential oils, dill is able to protect neighboring crops from attack by insect pests.
Dill Planting Technique:
- Furrows are made on the prepared bed at a distance of 15 cm from each other.
- The furrows are shed with boiling water.
- Seeds are deepened by 2-3 cm.
- To obtain early shoots, the planting is covered with a breathable covering material.
- 1,5 weeks after seed germination, thinning is done, leaving an interval between plants of 4-5 cm.
- To harvest throughout the season, sowing seeds is carried out at intervals of 15-20 days.
Planting before winter makes it possible to get juicy, fragrant greens 1,5 weeks earlier. Prepared seeds are sown after the onset of frost.
- the bed is cleared of snow.
- seeds are sown superficially and sprinkled with earth mixed with rotted humus, sawdust or fallen leaves;
- in spring, during the thaw period, the seeds, together with water, will be drawn into the ground to the required depth and begin to germinate.
Cultivation technology
The beard of the monarch is an unpretentious culture and does not require additional effort and time. To obtain juicy greens, dill needs regular watering, fertilizing and preventive maintenance from diseases.
Dill is a moisture-loving plant. With a lack of liquid, the leaves will grow small and hard, and the juiciness and aroma will not correspond to the varietal characteristics.
Watering is carried out once a week, per 1 sq. m consume at least ½ bucket of water. In hot, dry summers, increase the frequency of watering. After irrigation, the soil is loosened and weeds are removed. Weeds draw micronutrients from the soil that dill needs for good growth and development, and is a carrier of pests and diseases.
To get a generous harvest, the plant must be fed. But since the foliage quickly accumulates nitrate compounds, nettle infusion is used as top dressing. It will enrich the soil with nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and will protect against the appearance of aphids.
Diseases and pests
Dill The monk’s beard has a strong immunity to diseases and pests. But if the agrotechnical rules are not observed, the following often appear on the plant:
- Mučnistaâ rosa – when a white coating appears on the foliage, the plant is sprayed with copper-containing preparations.
- Dill Rust Mushroom – in early June, the foliage is covered with spots of brown-orange color. To eliminate the disease, dill is sprayed with broad-spectrum fungicides.
- Peronosporoz – the fungus infects the stem and leaves of the plant. The disease actively develops in hot, rainy summers. To eliminate the fungus, the plant is sprayed with a 1% solution of colloidal sulfur.
Often, gardeners notice yellowing of the foliage on dill. This happens for several reasons:
- lack of moisture;
- thickened landing;
- acidic soil.
Conclusion
Dill Monk’s Beard is a high-yielding, mid-season, unpretentious variety. Subject to the rules of care, the plant will delight the whole season with juicy and fragrant greens. Due to the high content of essential oils, the leaves are used for fresh consumption, summer salads and preparations for the winter.