Ok. This is my first attempt at dill. The night before last it was happy and healthy and I was planning on transplanting soon. Yesterday I woke up and it was really dark and droopy and depressed and I was worried it was a lost cause. I thought it was perhaps that I kept it on the heating mat too long or that there was too much fertilizer. It's not likely to be over watering as I generally give a little water multiple times a day AS NEEDED to just keep the soil damp… although it can dry out overnight.
Due to my suspicions, I moved it off the heating mat and first put it with the adult plants near the heater (not overly warm) under the full spectrum lights. Then later I moved them to the area with the avacado seedlings as it's cooler yet and some the dill is stressed, I thought maybe it could benefit from gentler light. (That setup is a purple light with a couple of small "full spectrum" spot fills.) After leaving it there overnight it is just a tad bit lighter and a teeny bit less droopy.
Thoughts? Tips on growing dill? I was REALLY looking forward to using it, whereas I've never been a big fan before. đ Are these two a lost cause?? My poor babies. đđ
by Impressive_Koala9736
11 Comments
Multiple waterings a day is odd. Heat mats are more for germination of seeds, can cook the roots.
Likely your shallow watering only reach the top inch and its thirty as hell.
Pot weight. Heavy when watered. Light when dry. Check the weight.
Thats probably overwatered. Water a bit and let it soak in and keep doing that till it runs out the bottom, then leave it till its dry an inch or 2 down. Multiple daily waterings will accumulate over time and it will never dry out oroperly and drown the roots. Oxygen is good for them.
I always water till water comes out the bottom of the pot, often multiple times to fully saturated soil.
Also I let the soil dry out. Roots need air.
And also fill your dang pot up with soil
Youâre likely rotting or suffocating the plant with multiple watering a day, even if itâs little bits. Wait until its dry the first inch of surface then water deeply until the water runs out the bottom. Over watering is the top way people kill plants.
Donât put anything in the bottom of pots to âhelp drainageâ either. It does the opposite and retains too much water.
This should not be on a heat mat at all, especially in a terra cotta pot. Youâre cooking the roots. And overwatering. It doesnât need to be near a heater or under grow lights if itâs indoors, just a sunny window. No extra lights, just put it in a window and water it once a week. Youâre WAY overthinking it, overwatering, too much heat, too much light.
Dill and carrots hate to be transplanted.
Idk about indoors but my outdoor dill gets watered like maybe once a day if itâs hot. If itâs not I just let nature take its course.
Ok so thatâs not really soil, either⊠itâs starting mix and not really designed for the plant to live on
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I think the heating pad is the problem. I have tried multiple times to grow dill in my area (Maryland) and it is sooooo unhappy when it gets too hot
Well, it looks like itâs kind ofâŠ.poached?
Well draining potting medium, water until it comes out the bottom, and then leave it alone until the soil is dry down to your fingertip from the surface. Dill usually does better direct sewn though as it has a taproot.
Itâs probably also pretty stressed from all the changes. Definitely does not need the heat mat, those are for germination rather than growing out.