Coriander

quarryman · Coriander

It's seed planting time again and the crop I have most difficulty with is Coriander. The seedlings come up, lots of leaves and then they bolt and wither.

Has anyone got any tips on how to keep the plants going. They are grown in pots in the windows of the poting and growing shed. Am I over watering or is the planting medium too rich.

Michael

blowin

Tried it for 3 years in a greenhouse and got exactly the same result as you , quarryman .
As a bit of lateral-thinking , I wonder whether the varieties on sale are actually intended to bolt . I have just noticed that many of the links on google are to its use as seed , with just passing reference to the leaves . The two things taste totally different , apparently . This is an interesting article http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Cori_sat.html

Camile

Hello,

we did manage to grow soome 2 years ago .. we just sow them straight outside and they did realy well ...

but I can't remember if they bolted because they were planted for the leaves.

Good luck,
Camile

quarryman

Thanks lads, I think I will split the crop into different groups, some outside, some cold indoors and some warm indoors. I will let you know how I get on.

blowin

Not wishing to side-track your thread but do you ever find anything inside your seed cases ? Mine were nearly all empty . The cases themselves gave a good flavour when crushed but I am not keen on all those crunchy bits in my curry !

quarryman

They never get that far. I nip out the flowers to keep the leaves going.

keithrawlins

its a cut and come agin plant so you need to keep croping it every 2-3 weeks to stop it bolting.

brianbread · Slightly off the point

I see lidl are selling portable greenhouses and propagation beds in various forms, sizes and prices on thursday. They look pretty cool, and cheap to boot. Just a Heads up!

Coriander

Slightly off the point