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When to Plant Dill in Zone 5
In USDA zone 5, plant outdoors April 21 to June 25, and expect your first harvest around June 25.
Dill planting calendar for USDA Zone 5
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Direct sow
Apr 21
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Projected first harvest
Jun 25
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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 5a — approximate
Dill is ready to harvest in about 65 days. Dates use USDA zone 5a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.
What zone 5 means for dill
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 5 gives you roughly 149 frost-free days, and dill need about 65 days to mature.
Common problems with dill
What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each
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