{"product_id":"dill-mammouth-long-island","title":"Dill 'Mammoth Long Island' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Mammoth Long Island' is the big, generous dill: tall, leafy plants topped by wide umbels of yellow flowers that turn into the seed heads used for pickling.\u003c\/strong\u003e This American heirloom gives plenty of feathery blue-green leaves for fish, potatoes, cucumbers and yoghurt sauces before it flowers. The flower heads bring in ladybirds, hoverflies and other aphid eaters, so it pulls its weight in the vegetable plot as well as the kitchen. \u003cem\u003eAnethum graveolens\u003c\/em\u003e grows fast from a direct sowing and also does well in a deep container.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow outdoors where it is to grow from April to July, every few weeks for a steady supply of leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt dislikes being moved, so sow direct or in modules rather than seed trays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow about 1 cm deep in rows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination takes 7 to 21 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun, sheltered from strong wind, in well-drained soil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows to about 90 cm tall; taller plants may need a cane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePick leaves from about eight weeks after sowing; seed heads ripen in late summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy annual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind more culinary herbs in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eseed range\u003c\/a\u003e. Its flat flower heads are a favourite of beneficial insects, like the plants in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003epollinator collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915712729471,"sku":"PS1054","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/d632f416ac6306d840d289d2418ec8f6be5eefe1afd90113460b3d13393094c5.png?v=1792743697","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/dill-mammouth-long-island","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}