Growing Cilantro?
I just saw the Lot's of Cilantro thread. I wish I had too much cilantro. I use it at least every other day. So I want to grow it, but it just ends up looking like a weed and now like those bunches I buy in the store.
Any advise.
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7 Comments:
I grew some for a short amount of time but it goes to seed above 80 degrees and that is when it looks weedy and has a funny taste. you need to watch it and trim it a lot and make sure to cut it before it flowers.
franklindelanobluth at 8:07AM on 09/02/08
How about one of those indoor AeroGarden kits?
I have a friend who says they're overrun with whatever they've planted, and there's a "South of the Border" kit that contains cilantro, as well as other yummy herbs!
AeroGarden-South of the Border seed kit
Southern_bella at 8:10AM on 09/02/08
This piece of information about it going to seed is extremely helpful. I had the same thing happen to mine--weedy and flowery--and got sad because I wanted to have cilantro all summer long. I trimmed it back, but I suppose it was too late at that point. I'll keep this in mind for next summer.
PAWriter at 3:17PM on 09/02/08
When you look for seeds, look for varieties that say "slow bolting." Those will do a little better as far as not flowering, but even so, eventually it's going to go. At that point you can let the seeds fall to the ground for the next year, or you can harvest them and replant, or you can harvest them and you've got (ta da!) coriander seeds.
If you want to you can just keep planting seeds every few weeks or so, and then you'll always have some that is worth harvesting.
dbcurrie at 7:17PM on 09/02/08
I had the same problem and wondered if it was because I planted it in a small sour cream container (the smallest ones) on the window sill (south facing, but covered balcony). It never flowered. It germinated, sprouted and became a thin, messy, tangled web. I was thrilled when it germinated, though. Last year I couldn't even get it to do that, I think because I had buried the seeds too deep.
Does anyone know the best kind of pot(s)/container to grow cilantro in?
CanadianFoodieGirl at 12:10PM on 09/03/08
Here in NJ, we have hot and humid summers, and cilantro just doesn't grow. It is great in the spring, when the nights are still cool. My parsley does extremely well in the heat, as does every other herb in my garden, but I have given up on my beloved cilantro. I buy it at the farmers' market and keep it all week in the fridge! Oh well.
Stacey Snacks
Stacey Snacks at 7:58PM on 09/03/08
We have a garden center in Ohio, and here, what everyone has said is true: spring is pretty good, summer is hopeless. One of our growers sent us a new variety that was supposed to do better in the heat and not bolt so easily. The leaves were all fine and feathery, not large and flat...I'l see if I can get a few reviews from people who had it, and the variety name.
Cary at 10:08AM on 09/05/08