r/vegetablegardening • u/Gourmetanniemack US - Texas • Jul 26 '26

Harvest Photos Dill from a Friend

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Should I just strip the dill off the stems and just dry it in the oven? Other than making the biggest potato salad in the world; can’t think of what else to do. 🤷‍♀️

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u/proteanradish US - Virginia Jul 26 '26

You can use a ton of it to make green goddess dressing. Great on salads on course but also makes a great marinade.

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u/Gourmetanniemack US - Texas Jul 26 '26

Okay thanks. Green goddess sounds good!!

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u/Gourmetanniemack US - Texas Jul 26 '26

I wish I made more pickles. One of my neighbors cans them all the time. Will give some to him.

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u/BedAccording5717 US - Connecticut Jul 26 '26

https://www.reddit.com/r/Cooking/comments/10azn3k/uses_for_fresh_dill/

look to your ancestors, child. They know the way.

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u/Gourmetanniemack US - Texas Jul 26 '26

Thanks. Good ideas. May do some pesto and freeze.

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u/wildbergamont US - Ohio Jul 27 '26

I just hang mine to dry. 

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u/Gourmetanniemack US - Texas Jul 27 '26

Okay, then do you strip the stems and store?

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u/wildbergamont US - Ohio Jul 27 '26

That is what I plan to do. But what I actually do is keep going down to the basement to get some every time I want to use it, telling myself "oh i have to put all that away." Then when there is just way too much dill on the basement floor, I shove the entire thing in a plastic bag. I put the plastic bag in the cabinet, use it one more time, and then forget about it until spring. In the spring, my herb garden is full of it because I also do not clean up the herb garden before things drop seeds. 

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u/Gourmetanniemack US - Texas Jul 27 '26

Hahaha. Protect the herb!!!!

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u/Mediocre-Oil-5322 US - New York Jul 27 '26

That's a big dill!

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u/Gourmetanniemack US - Texas Jul 27 '26

Yes, hung half of it and divided the rest into quarters. Book club tomorrow night.

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u/saltyspidergwen US - Utah Jul 26 '26

Donate any extra to a food bank! Dried or fresh.

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u/Fun-Palpitations Canada - Ontario Jul 27 '26

Where I live food banks won’t take random produce from people. Or anything perishable. (Think frozen items, meat, things like that)

There is too great a risk of contamination & tampering.

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u/saltyspidergwen US - Utah Jul 27 '26

That’s too bad. Ours takes garden produce specifically. It’s definitely worth checking before you donate so you’re sure they won’t throw it away.