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Dill Monk's Beard is a high-yielding, medium-ripening variety. Thanks to its juicy, aromatic greens, 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 among gardeners.
Description of Dill Monk's Beard
Dill Monk's beard is an annual herb from the celery family. The variety is high-yielding and mid-season, suitable for growing for greens. Full ripening occurs 40 days after sowing the seeds. Dill reaches 1 m, forming large, raised leaf rosettes of a rich olive color with a bluish tint.
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, making it suitable for cultivation throughout Russia.
Productivity
According to reviews from gardeners and photos, Monk’s Beard dill brings a high yield. Subject to agrotechnical rules, from 1 sq. m you can remove up to 2 kg of greens. Yields are affected not only by varietal characteristics, but also by climatic conditions, care and the correct location for planting.To obtain fresh herbs throughout the season, Monk's Beard dill is sown at 20-day intervals.
Greens are versatile in use. It can be dried, frozen, eaten fresh, or added to preserves.
Sustainability
Monk's beard dill is slightly susceptible to attack by insect pests and the addition of diseases. Young seedlings can withstand sudden changes in temperature and minor frosts, so 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 preparing vegetable salads, meat and fish dishes and canned food. Due to the high content of essential oils, vitamins and mineral elements, dill of the Monk's Beard variety is used for medicinal purposes. It is used for high blood pressure, hemorrhoids and allergic reactions. Greens also have antispasmodic, sedative and diuretic effects. The main advantages of the variety:
- unpretentiousness;
- high yield;
- immunity to pests and diseases.
Many gardeners consider the short shelf life of fresh herbs to be a negative quality. Dill loses its presentation after 3-4 days.
Landing rules
The Monk's Beard variety can be grown in open and closed ground. Seeds are sown in an open bed in April-May. Despite the fact that the variety is not afraid of changes in temperature and humidity, the optimal temperature for good growth is considered to be + 15 °C.
To obtain a generous harvest, planting material must undergo pre-sowing preparation.For this:
- Planting material is placed in a gauze bag and immersed in hot water for 72 hours, changing the water periodically.
- Next, the seeds are covered with wet sawdust and kept at room temperature until sprouts appear.
- Before planting, the seeds must be dried.
Planting in 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 harvest will acquire an improved taste; if 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:
- In the prepared bed, furrows are made at a distance of 15 cm from each other.
- The furrows are poured with boiling water.
- The seeds are buried 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, seeds are sown at intervals of 15-20 days.
Planting before winter makes it possible to obtain juicy, aromatic greens 1.5 weeks earlier. Prepared seeds are sown after frost.
- the garden bed is cleared of snow.
- seeds are sown superficially and sprinkled with earth mixed with rotted humus, sawdust or fallen leaves;
- in the spring, during the thaw period, the seeds, along with water, will be drawn into the ground to the required depth and begin to germinate.
Growing technology
The monarch beard is an unpretentious crop and does not require additional effort and time. To obtain juicy greens, dill requires regular watering, fertilizing and disease prevention.
Dill is a moisture-loving plant. If there is 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 square. m use at least ½ bucket of water. In hot, dry summers, the frequency of watering is increased. After irrigation, the soil is loosened and removed weed. Weeds pull micronutrients from the soil that dill needs for good growth and development, and are carriers of pests and diseases.
To obtain a generous harvest, the plant must be fed. But since the foliage quickly accumulates nitrate compounds, nettle infusion is used as a top dressing. It will enrich the soil with nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and will protect against the appearance of aphids.
Diseases and pests
Dill Monk's Beard has strong immunity to diseases and pests. But if agrotechnical rules are not followed, the following often appears on the plant:
- Powdery mildew – when a white coating appears on the foliage, the plant is sprayed with copper-containing preparations.
- Dill rust mushroom – in early June, the foliage becomes covered with brown-orange spots. To eliminate the disease, dill is sprayed with broad-spectrum fungicides.
- Downy mildew – the fungus attacks 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.
Gardeners often notice yellowing of the foliage on dill. This happens for several reasons:
- lack of moisture;
- thickened planting;
- acidic soil.
Conclusion
Dill Monk's Beard is a high-yielding, mid-season, unpretentious variety. If you follow the rules of care, the plant will delight you all season with juicy and aromatic greens. Due to the high content of essential oils, the leaves are used for fresh consumption, preparing summer salads and winter preparations.
