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Harvesting Dill Seeds |
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Question:
I have dill planted in my garden and I was wanting to harvest the seed for making pickles. What is the best way to go about harvesting the dill seeds?
Hardiness Zone: 5a
LIz from Tolono, IL
Answer:
Liz,
Dill is great in so many dishes. If one doesn't already exist, someone should get busy writing a cookbook filled solely with dill recipes. To harvest dill seed for pickles, let the flowers open and the seed turn brown. Cut the seed heads off and put them into a paper bag. As the flowers finish drying the seeds will simply fall off into the bag (or you can shake them). I've also seen people wait until the flower dies off and then tie panty hose over the flower heads, securing them to the stem with a twist tie. The seeds keep right on drying, and when you need them you just cut off the nylons below the twist tie and you've got yourself a nice stocking full of dill seed. If you're harvesting leaves, it's best to pick the before the plant flowers. The stems also freeze well. Just take them out of the freezer, snip off as much as you need, and stick the rest back into the freezer.
Ellen
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RE: Harvesting Dill Seeds
When the heads turn brown, just pick them and put into a brown paper bag-- it'll keep them clean till they finish drying fully. Then I keep them in a ziplock bag or in an empty jar until I need them. By the way, when you make pickles, put the whole head in. Don't waste your time trying to get just the seeds.
RE: Harvesting Dill Seeds
I freeze them along with the weed.
They come out so nice.
I do this for green onion tops too, then use them in soups,salads and scrambled eggs.
Dorie from Algoma, WI
RE: Harvesting Dill Seeds
Just a suggestion. I don't just use the seeds when I make pickles. I use the whole thing, stems and all. I simply cut the dill small enough to put into a jar. There is a lot of flavoring in a dill plant.
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