Planting timing
When to plant dill
Plant dill on the cited sheets — not on a national calendar month. Timing stays source-specific.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Dates stay on the named cards below — not one planting window.
Annual and taproot notes live on the dill hub. Timing stays on the cited sheets.
Annual and taproot notes live on how to grow dill.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
Illinois Extension (Illinois)
Direct-sown. One to two weeks before last frost. Successive sowing.
Details and limits (3)
When
Illinois Extension (Illinois): dill is directly sown in the garden. Sow the seeds in the spring one to two weeks before the last frost. Timing on their sheet — not a national plant date.
When
Illinois Extension (Illinois): make successive sowing of dill every two weeks through the growing season as plants decline soon after they start to flower (bolt). Successive-sow method.
Limit
Illinois herbs dill page. Timing only — not harvest.
Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Sown after frost has passed. Sow where it will grow.
Details and limits (2)
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): seed sown in the garden in spring after all danger of frost has passed. Sow the seed where you want it to grow as it is difficult to transplant. Timing on their sheet — not a national plant date.
Limit
Maryland dill page. Timing only — not harvest.
University of Minnesota Extension (Minnesota)
After spring frost. Every two to three weeks. Depth and thinning.
Details and limits (3)
When
University of Minnesota Extension (Minnesota): begin sowing seeds after the danger of spring frost has passed. Planting seeds every two to three weeks through midsummer. Timing on their sheet — not a national plant date.
When
University of Minnesota Extension (Minnesota): set the seeds one-fourth of an inch deep in rows two feet apart. When seedlings are two inches high, thin them to stand 10–12 inches apart. Placement method.
Limit
Minnesota growing-dill page. Timing and placement only — not harvest.
Clemson HGIC (South Carolina)
Fall or early spring. Goes to seed in hot weather.
Details and limits (2)
When
Clemson HGIC (South Carolina): seed sown in fall or early spring. At the onset of hot weather, this cool-weather annual will go to seed. Timing on their sheet — not a ZIP tool.
Limit
South Carolina combined herbs sheet. Dill timing only — not harvest.
Sources differ
Make it yours
Save the bed in the Field Book so next season is not a guess.
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What to record in the Field Book
Save the bed with the crop and the date. You may add a photo and notes. Compare entries you have recorded with each other — not with a diagnosis from this page. If you want an identification, bring the record to local Extension.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.