Hunting for Dill in Indonesia
After staying in Indonesia for many years as an expat, you eventually realize that some products we consume daily simply do not exist here. For example, dill is not cultivated locally. You can only find it in malls in Bali, Jakarta, and probably Jogja, in areas with a large foreign community. Indonesians mostly use celery leaves and green onions for topping hot dishes. This situation naturally leads to the idea of finding seedlings or seeds and growing your favorite herbs in a container in front of your home.
Tried to order a ready seedling online, but ended up with failure. Indonesians, who are unfamiliar with dill, often confuse it with anise or fennel. So you ordered dill, but you received a completely different plant with similar-looking leaves. In the end, we decided to buy seeds from several different online stores.
After preparing a container, a potting soil mix, and cocopeat for mulching, I sowed the seeds with hope and anticipation.
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The first package turned out to be a success. Both the shape of the seeds and the emerging seedlings made it clear: this was truly dill. I tasted a young leaf — there it was, our lovely flavour. Now all we need is to wait for it to grow and to be chopped for soup.
*What was needed for planting:
- Dill seeds
- Plastic container 50 × 20 × 15 cm
- One bag of potting soil
- Cocopeat
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