Growing coriander indoors

timeou

Love the stuff but the little packs of cut stuff in the supermarket lasts me no time at all.

Is it possible to grow some on my sunny windowsill and will it survive me cutting off what I need regularly?

How do I buy it? Seeds? or plant - seeds may be a problem as I'm not at all green fingered.

Any ideas please? x

JulieM

You can buy pots of coriander in most supermarkets but I've never been able to keep one going for more than a couple of weeks, once you've cut most of the leaves off, it just seems to wilt and die. However, if there's more than you need, you can freeze it in ice cube trays and add to curries.

I've had better results from seeds, but they do seem to take a long time to germinate. I sow about 20 in a small plant pot every couple of weeks to get a continuous supply.

cootambear

timeou wrote: »

Love the stuff but the little packs of cut stuff in the supermarket lasts me no time at all.

Is it possible to grow some on my sunny windowsill and will it survive me cutting off what I need regularly?

How do I buy it? Seeds? or plant - seeds may be a problem as I'm not at all green fingered.

Any ideas please? x

IMHO they dont need much TLC

you can buy them in seed packets, though cheaper to buy from an asian shop

plants are grown in pampered greenhouses and dont like the shock when they enter the real world

if your window is sunny then ok, but why not just stick em in the garden or a pot?

sammyroser

I am having the biggest trouble growing coriander as the aphids won't keep off them. When I tried to google how to keep aphids off coriander I got a bunch of sites telling me to plant coriander to keep the aphids off other plants. :mad:

VfM4meplse

sammyroser wrote: »

I am having the biggest trouble growing coriander as the aphids won't keep off them. When I tried to google how to keep aphids off coriander I got a bunch of sites telling me to plant coriander to keep the aphids off other plants. :mad:

Well you've done better than me - I thought I'd give it a go after having 2 supermarket plants die on me. I've got an abundant supply of seeds as I use them in coooking occasionally, soaked some last year and then planted them in a small pot and got FA for my trouble.

cootambear

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Well you've done better than me - I thought I'd give it a go after having 2 supermarket plants die on me. I've got an abundant supply of seeds as I use them in coooking occasionally, soaked some last year and then planted them in a small pot and got FA for my trouble.

plant em in the ground

50% of mine have sprouted and counting

sinizterguy

Bought seeds, sprouted them, replanted into an outside pot and I now have a large pot full of the stuff, left outside, watered every two days or so.

No idea how it will get through winter, but doing wonderfully for now.

LincolnshireYokel

Coriander wont survive a a couple of weeks of good frosts. Remember its a equatorial herb.

Best way to grow is in 3 inch pots on the window sills round the house - one portion pots!

Isaac_Dunne

It is possible to by indoor windowsill gardens, basically a tray of soil which sits on your window sill. One of them is called "unwins mediterranean kitchen garden kit" should be able to find them cheap around the internet

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

The seeds like warmth to germinate. But once they take, there's no stopping it.


And if you let it flower and set seed, well, the flavour of fresh coriander seed is nothing like the nasty, powdery stuff sold in the spice aisle. It's sweet and pungent and warm and lovely.


I took a sad looking supermarket plant and shoved it in the garden. Once the second load of leaves came, it was much better.

Davesnave

I dont bother with coriander, which runs to seed quickly. I now grow quillquina, as it goes just as well in sarnies and lasts longer. I prefer the taste too.

Eventually quillquina will flower, but even the ones I have in the polytunnel aren't quite there yet. I grow it both in pots and in the ground. It's not hardy, but then, neither is coriander.