How and When to Harvest Dill Seed [Bonus: Difference Between Dill Seed and Dill Weed]

[@gramribbit4385]

Get brown paper grocery bags at the store, place our herbs and spices to dry in the bags. Catches all little seeds and the bag absorbs the moisture. This helps speed up the process. Don't over fill te smell is so fun Love ypu.

[@WisdomPreserved]

What a great idea!

[@susanhennings5171]

How do you get the tiny stems out of the seed collection?

[@gramribbit4385]

@@susanhennings5171 try to air winnow it . If that doesn't work get a small tweezers I don't worry too much it all tastes good.

[@MrFrizz-pk1rw]

Thank You, good information

[@rachelo315]

Dill grows wild all the along the central to Northern California coast. It gets HUGE!! SO bushy and beautiful. Some of them 6ft tall/3ft wide. They're gorgeous 😍 we just did a little road trip last week and it was in the 70s.

[@WisdomPreserved]

That is super fun. We have asparagus that grows wild around here and it is always a great thing to harvest.

[@susanhennings5171]

Are you sure that was dill? There are a few plants on the coast that mimic the appearance of dill: anise or licorice, queen anne's lace are two.

[@breadwineandsong4014]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@WisdomPreserved]

You're welcome!

[@CottageontheCorner]

This was definitely helpful because I had no idea what it looked like when it went to seed. I let my dill coda seed for the first time this year and it’s not quite ready. I think though, when I take it, I’m gonna put it in a brown paper lunch sack, like I do with my lavender and this way all the seeds will just fall in that bag

[@WisdomPreserved]

That is a great idea. I remember being unsure of timing the first year I grew dill seed. That was the inspiration for this video. I'm glad it helped.

[@basilbaby7678]

Very helpful! Just the information that I was looking for!

[@WisdomPreserved]

Glad it was helpful!

[@firequeen2194]

Yay! Just what I was looking for. Excited to harvest as many seeds as possible this year and I love dill. Have also harvested sunflower seed, cucumber, even calendula seeds plus many more. Will definitely save me $ next year and I participate in seed swaps as well.

[@WisdomPreserved]

This is my first year doing calendula. I am excited to harvest it. How do you use it?

[@fayekeller7411]

I use a paper plate which I slice to the middle and I slip it on the stem. Then I can cut and I never lose a seed

[@WisdomPreserved]

What a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@lew381]

This really helped me i was about to pick them way to early x many thanks

[@WisdomPreserved]

Anytime! :)

[@pittylovinmom]

Thank you! 😊

[@WisdomPreserved]

You're welcome 😊

[@Dustin1047]

Thanks so much!

[@WisdomPreserved]

You're welcome!

[@sallyeblen7032]

Great video!

[@WisdomPreserved]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jesseivers80]

Thank you 🎉🎉

[@WisdomPreserved]

You’re welcome 😊

[@lisa30red]

Just as the dill starts to grow inside the leaf is a little stem that is just like an aniseed asperagus once it is full then this is gone I love each stage of dill

[@WisdomPreserved]

They are so much fun to grow.

[@barneymiller6204]

Dilly, Dilly!

[@marksmith5106]

I didn't harvest my other seeds in time and they all kind of blew away and now I just have a couple of small ones that are producing these small seeds but I want to grow more dill. Can you plant the younger seeds(still green and small)?

[@WisdomPreserved]

I'm not sure how viable they would be but you could try it. But I'm not sure you will have to. With all the seeds you had blow away you are almost guaranteed to have volunteer dill plants later. The question is...where are they going to pop up.

[@susanhennings5171]

I put the mature dill heads in a paper bag to finish drying. Now I need to remove all those with stems the seeds grew on. Winnow? Any suggestions?

[@WisdomPreserved]

I usually cut the heads and leave them in the bowl for about 24 hours at this point they are dry but not brittle and I can usually take the seeds off pretty easily. If I let it get too dry the stems will break and it takes forever to get all the sticks out. After I remove the seeds I put them in the green house for a day or two and allow them to dry the rest of the way before jarring them up. If you had a mesh that was big enough for the seeds to go through maybe you could sift the seeds out of the stems. If you come up with a good solution, I would love to hear about it.

[@birdsiview6845]

It’s a big dill!

[@karenbutton5271]

Can you freeze them for next year or beyond

[@WisdomPreserved]

I just sun dry them and store in a cool, dark, dry location. (Usually in a mason jar.)

[@OnedayDesigns]

What do you use the dill seeds for?

[@WisdomPreserved]

I like to add it to all my pickle recipes. I have a bread and butter mix that I like but adding the dill seeds gives it just a little dill flavor. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3fQm5ZpgKiWodE

[@twinfin8571]

So. When dill goes to flower is the rest of the plant still usable?

[@WisdomPreserved]

Yes, but the leaves tend to get less tender at this point.

[@jxtdenco6984]

How do you dry, store weed and seeds? You mentioned you let the weed dry... ok... then what? Same with seeds. Do you use the seeds in cooking or only canning?

[@WisdomPreserved]

I dry the seeds in shallow dishes on the window sill. It usually only takes them a few days to dry fully. I then store them in an air tight container; often a mason jar. The dill seeds I use when making pickles or relish. The dill weed I use fresh in pickles, salads, with fish and sometimes chicken. I dry the dill weed on a dehydrator at 130 degrees. It takes 6-12 hours for it to be fully dry and then I crumble it into an airtight container and use it in much the same way as I do the fresh.

[@jxtdenco6984]

Why thank you!

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