Description
Herb, Dill Mammoth
One of the best known, most widely used and greatly beloved herbs of all time, dill has been a part of vegetable and herb gardens since the beginning of gardening. The fresh, fragrant branches of the dill plant have crowned heroes heads and lovely maidens and in Victorian times were a clear indication of lust.
The name comes from the Norse word, dilla, meaning ‘to lull’ because the fresh leaves when eaten or the seeds when chewed can act as a mild sedative. Dill has also been known to relieve flatulence and to stimulate milk in nursing mothers.
Today, the dill seed’s most frequent culinary use is as a pickling spice. Fresh dill leaves enhance the flavor of fish, especially salmon, lamb, pork, poultry, pork, poultry, cheese, eggs, cabbage, parsnip, eggplant, turnips and apples.
Dill is also a much respected companion plant. It is known to enhance the growth of cabbages, onions and lettuce and when planted on the perimeter of the vegetable garden attracts a number of different pollinators including bees and butterflies.
