Planting coriander - best croppers?

m33r4

I heard some people rolling a rolling pin on the dry coriander seeds before planting - any benefit to this? Will they germinate quicker?

Sambucus_Nigra

m33r4 wrote: »

Cilantro is the american term right?

Where do you get your seeds from please?

Real Seeds do a variety for leaf rather than seed. I find that if you just get 'coriander' then you end up with bolted plants - whereas Cilantro doesn't bolt anywhere near as fast.

http://www.realseeds.co.uk/herbs.html

m33r4

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Real Seeds do a variety for leaf rather than seed. I find that if you just get 'coriander' then you end up with bolted plants - whereas Cilantro doesn't bolt anywhere near as fast.

http://www.realseeds.co.uk/herbs.html

Thanks

I will certainly give this a go next spring.

Davesnave

m33r4 wrote: »

Quilquina looks nothing at all like the coriander leaves - what's the flavour like?

Similar, though I must admit I haven't cooked with it much, except as a light garnish.

Goes in most of my sarnies, though.

iansamuel

I grow it easily from seeds bought in Wilkinsons. Sown directly into soil enriched with compost. This is coriander for leaf btw.

Sambucus_Nigra

The trick is to keep cutting - even if you aren't using it, just keep trimming it.