Dill is a plant with a developed root system, so it must be carefully planted next to other root vegetables. The publication “On Retirement” named the worst neighborhood for dill.
It is strictly not recommended to plant carrots next to dill.
The main danger of growing together is that these two plants are close relatives (they belong to the umbrella family) and compete for the same resources.
In this struggle for survival, dill always turns out to be stronger. Its root system develops much faster, beginning to aggressively absorb moisture, nitrogen and other important nutrients from the soil. As a result of such a total deficiency, carrots are deprived of the necessary nutrition. Instead of juicy and large root crops, small, pale and deformed root crops grow.
Dill actively releases specific essential substances into the environment. The chemical composition of these compounds suppresses the proper development of the neighboring crop. Because of this, carrots often form so-called horned, branched or highly curved fruits. They lose their natural juiciness and often acquire a slight, unpleasant bitterness.
