UMary Allen
I-Dill uhlobo lwesitshalo esisetshenziselwa ukunambitha ukudla namuhla. Amaqabunga avame ukusetshenziselwa amasaladi ekhukhamba, yingakho i-dill ibizwa nangokuthi i-cucumber herb. Imbewu ye-dill nayo ingasetshenziselwa itiye.
Iziqu ze-dill zingakhula zibe yimitha ukuphakama ngesikhathi sokuqhakaza. Amaqabunga aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, mancane, futhi athambile, acishe abe yizintambo. Izimbali eziphuzi zincane futhi zithambile futhi zihlala ziningi ndawonye njengesixha esiqwini. I-inflorescence enjalo ibizwa nangokuthi i-umbel.
I-Dill ivela eMpumalanga Eseduze kodwa manje itshalwe emhlabeni wonke. EJalimane, ingenye yezinongo ezitshalwa kakhulu. Izitshalo ziyafa ebusika ngoba azikwazi ukumelana namakhaza. Entwasahlobo kufanele uhlwanyele imbewu futhi ukuze izitshalo ezintsha zikhule kuzo.
Esikhathini esidlule, i-dill yayisetshenziselwa ukwelapha. Ungakubona lokho nanamuhla ngegama lakho. Livela egameni lesiNgisi Sakudala elithi “dylle” futhi elihunyushwe lisho ukuzola noma ukuthambisa. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-dill yayisetshenziswa njengekhambi lokwelapha ngokumelene ne-flatulence, okungukuthi ubuhlungu bokugaya.