D is for Dill

Last year I had a huge dill plant in the garden, and couldn't harvest the seed heads fast enough to keep it from throwing itself all over the place. I didn't have as much need for it since I didn't make any dill pickles last year -- I had so many jars left from the year before, we decided to just eat the cucumbers fresh from the garden.

So this year, I'm finding little dill plants coming up all over the place! How does it get all the way over to the other side of the garden? Amazing. I'm pulling them up where I don't want them, because, like I said, these plants can get BIG.  I've heard that they don't transplant well, but I've never had any problem planting the little starts that I buy at the nursery.  They do grow well from direct seeding, though, so it's an easy plant to grow.

The leaves of dill are very good chopped finely, and I use it throughout the year in dips, potato salad, and on deviled eggs.

I love having herbs throughout the garden -- just touching the leaves and releasing their scent is an enjoyable experience. It's one of the favorite things we do with our granddaughters! I started teaching our first granddaughter about mint last summer, and she made her own mint tea bags.