No matter how wide the assortment of greens on the market is, people give preference to self-grown products. Even if you do not have a summer cottage or garden, you can do this simple business in an apartment environment. For example, to grow dill on your windowsill, which will become an indispensable supplement for salads and various kinds of pickles. It is a cold-resistant plant, so you can grow it all year round.
You will need
- - a flower pot or box under the ground;
- - sterilized soil;
- - Dill seeds;
- - peaty soil;
- - cellophane film;
- - phytolamps;
- - fertilizers.
Instruction manual
1
Get a box or a pot in which you will grow dill. Fill it with earth. There should be no alkalis and acids in the soil; use light soils rich in humus (humus). Dill is often exposed to pests (in particular, hawthorn aphids) and various diseases (fusarium and powdery mildew), which cause drying and twisting of the leaves of the plant. To avoid this, use sterilized soil that can be bought at stores.
2
You can buy dill seeds in a specialized store. For room conditions, varieties suitable are: Uzbek-243, Kaskelen, Armenian-269, Gribovsky.
3
Sow seeds on moist ground (30 g per 1 m²), and sprinkle them on top with a layer of light peaty (humus) soil about a centimeter thick and slightly compact it.
4
During the period of seed germination and ripening, intensively water the dill. To speed up the process, cover the boxes (or pots) with cellophane film. As soon as the first shoots appear, peel off the film and thrive the sprouts, leaving a distance of 2-3 cm between them. This procedure is necessary because the density of crops can slow down the development and growth of plants. Remote sprouts can be used as food.
5
In the cold season, carry out stepped crops, the interval between which is 30-40 days. So you will have greenery throughout the winter.
6
In the fall and winter, grow dill on the windowsill in a room with good lighting. If necessary, install additional lighting (for example, fluorescent lamps with a power of 40-80 W). Today there are special phytolamps. Suspend them at a height of about 50 cm and highlight in the morning (for 5-6 hours).
7
Temperature conditions are also important. For the growth and development of dill, the optimum temperature is not exceeding 17 ° C, and for ripening seeds - 20 ° C.
8
Once every two weeks, feed with concentrated liquid fertilizer. After 40-45 days after the appearance of dill seedlings, you can use individual shoots and leaves for food.
note
Instructions on how to grow dill on the windowsill. In the garden, dill is able to grow on almost any soil, but successful cultivation of dill at home is only possible in a fertile soil mixture, which must be prepared in advance. To do this, from autumn, you should prepare loose garden soil and mix it before sowing with the purchased neutral soil for indoor plants.
Useful advice
The process of growing fresh greens at home is simple and almost does not require material costs. But how much joy and benefit! Greens on the windowsill. Use expanded clay as drainage. It is very important that the tender sprouts receive enough light: buy bright lamps and install them next to the seedlings. Garden on the windowsill - grow greens. Onions, like parsley and dill, suffer little from a lack of light - you can do without additional lighting.
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