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Re: Dill

Cindy Meredith & Mike Szwarc wrote:
> 
> >Hello all!
> >
> >My newest venture is a simple (or so I thought) kitchen herb garden.
> >However, my dill just up and died within 48 hours' time after I repotted
> >it for my window sill, though it seemed to be doing fine in its own
> >little plastic pot from the nursery prior to this.  Is this a fluke?  Is
> >dill complicated?  Can anyone recommend a good reference for
> >kitchen-type herbs?  ANy thoughts are, as always, much appreciated.
> >
> >Molly in Iowa
> 
> Oh, no! I am starting an herb business to sell kitchen herb gardens at
> craft-type shows. Dill, a dwarf variety was on my list of herbs to plant. I
> can't imagine what happened, unless your plant was root bound and removing
> it from the original pot somehow damaged it. Or different soil? Or too much
> water?
> Any other indoor herb-growing comments or problems would be appreciated so
> I know what I'm getting myself into.
> 
> Cindy in Zone 8/9 in Texas
Well,

I can tell you that the roots were not damaged- the whole plant (soil
and all) slid right out of the pot like beautifully, though it was
root-bound.  The soil was definitely different, though (I guess I
thought I could get away with that- we had a spring snow shower that
day, and I did not want to go to the store for the proper soil). 
Perhaps the new, surrounding soil was just too different for the Dill's
tastes.  I will try another this week with the correct soil and a
gentler hand- I'll let you know how it goes. :)

Molly in Iowa (Zone 4)
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