Dill turns brown »What can it be?

The difficult search for the perfect location

As soon as you have successfully grown the dill (Anethum graveolens) in your garden, it can sometimes relieve you of the search for the right location. By self-sowing, dill looks for suitable growing spots for the next season, if you let him. Basically, however, it can be said that dill likes to stand with the tips in full sun, while the root region should better be in the shade. In addition, the filigree dill plants thank you if it is a more sheltered place. These criteria can best be combined if you have dill in or in a raised bed pot plant. Waterlogging and extreme drought should be avoided so that the dill does not turn brown.

Maintain crop rotation and distances to unwelcome neighbors

Sometimes deficiencies such as a brown coloration also occur in the dill, if this is not in a suitable one

Crop rotation is grown. So you should only have dill in the same place about every four years sowif you have healthy dill tips and dill seeds to harvest want. In addition, the direct proximity or cultivation sequence with the following vegetables should be avoided:

• celery
• parsley
• fennel
• basil

Various diseases and pests

In particular, an extension in the pot can help avoid the dreaded emergence of the dill through the separate installation option. The stunted growth and the brown color of the plants can also be due to the following pests:

• Carrot fly
• Roundworms
• Root lice
• Soil fungi

Since targeted control of these pests is extremely difficult, crop rotations should be adhered to and parts of the soil should be replaced if damage occurs. In the case of a nest-like brown coloration due to the cone blight, you should cut out the affected areas generously and absolutely refrain from overhead irrigation.

Tips & Tricks

Some wilted dill diseases are mainly transmitted by aphids. You can combat these biologically by spraying the plants with a solution of 100 grams of wormwood in one liter of water.

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