RobinD said:They will be fine, Rita....I direct sow my dill & basil in May, & I have tons of it......
My friend just direct sows her basil in her garden maybe end of April. But it takes so long till she has usable plants. As to Dill when I was a child we used to simply direct sow it each year. Again around end of April, beginning of May if I am remembering correctly. My mother always had Dill growing in her garden.
I guess she was not much of an herb grower. She planted Parsley and Dill for herbs and that was it.