Herb Dill, Long Island Mammoth Seeds

Herb Dill, Long Island Mammoth Seeds grow the go-to dill for home gardeners who want a large, productive plant that delivers fresh dill at every stage: fern-like foliage, flower heads, and mature seeds, each with its own culinary use. A prolific self-seeder, it naturalizes in the garden and returns year after year once established.

At a glance

• Variety: Long Island Mammoth dill
• Type: Non-GMO culinary herb
• Harvest stages: Ferns, flower heads, and seeds
• Habit: Large, productive, self-seeding
• Sun: Full sun
• Season: Early spring or fall
• Minimum seed count: 1,000 seeds per packet

Best for

• Fresh dill garnish in salads and sauces
• Dill pickles using the flower heads
• Dried dill seed seasoning
• Self-seeding herb beds
• Large or succession plantings

How to grow

Direct sow in a sunny spot in early spring or fall, scratching seeds lightly into prepared soil and keeping moist until germination. Harvest fern foliage before flowering for fresh dill, use flower heads for pickles, and let seed heads dry for dill seed. Allow some plants to self-seed for next year.

Flavor profile

Bright, grassy, and aromatic, with the seeds offering a warmer, more pungent note.

About Papaws Garden Supply

Papaws Garden Supply is a family-minded seed and garden company on a mission of helping the next generation to grow with nature, offering heirloom and certified seed stock for home growers.