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00:0010 companion plants that love to grow with dill.
00:04Peppers.
00:05Peppers shield delicate dill,
00:07while dill confuses pepper pests
00:09and attracts hoverflies and parasitic wasps nearby.
00:13Kalen jula.
00:15Mediterranean calendula brightens beds,
00:17draws pollinators, and hoverflies,
00:20coexisting with dill thanks to shallow roots,
00:22while self-seeding rarely becomes troublesome.
00:26Carrots.
00:28Carrots share apiaceae heritage.
00:31Dill shades seedlings,
00:32while carrot taproots loosen soil,
00:34strengthening dill's establishment and vigor.
00:38Marigolds.
00:39Taggett's marigolds detour soil nematodes protecting dill roots.
00:44Repot slightly larger with fresh, airy mix,
00:47water sparingly, and encourage vigorous shoots.
00:51Cucumbers.
00:52Cucumbers enjoy dill shading and scent masking,
00:55reducing beetle damage.
00:57Sprawling vines shelter ground beetles that hunt slugs.
01:01Tomatoes.
01:03Dill beneath tomatoes attracts wasps attacking hornworms.
01:06Tomatoes provide light shade,
01:08helping dill avoid heat stress during afternoons.
01:11Nasturtiums.
01:13Nasturtiums act as trap crops,
01:15drawing aphids from dill.
01:17Shallow roots and sprawling growth
01:18create beneficial moisture-retaining mulch.
01:22Strawberries.
01:23Low strawberry mats suppress weeds,
01:25foster humid microclimates for dill seedlings,
01:28and attract bees that also visit dill umbels.
01:32Spinach.
01:33Spinach appreciates dill's dappled shade,
01:36delays bolting in warmth,
01:38and broad leaves help suppress weeds around dill's base.
01:40Onions.
01:41Onions.
01:42Onions emit sulfur compounds repelling aphids.
01:46Dill's flowers lure hoverflies and lacewings,
01:49whose larvae consume pests on onions.
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