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Dying Corriander Plant..

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A few months ago I bought one of those living pots of Corriander from Sainsbobs & have been watering it daily.
Unfortunatly it's now starting to die,not wanting to waste the corriander,I was thinking of chopping off the living herb & freezing them in a tupperware container.
Can I do that?...Do I need to do anything to the herb first before freezing?..

Thanks.

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  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    Remove the leaves and chop. Put them into an ice cube tray immediately. Top up with water and freeze. When you want to use them just pop out the ice cubes. The corriander frozen this way is fine to use in warm dishes, but obviously it will be too wilted to use as you normally would when it's fresh.

    This thread has more advice:

    Freezing and preserving herbs

    I'll add this thread to that one later.

    Pink
  • Callie22
    Callie22 Posts: 3,444 Forumite
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    The problem with these supermarket pots is that they're so crowded, the plants just don't live very long. However, what I have done in the past with basil, coriander and parsley is split the plants, and then repot them. They're much happier with more room and I've always ended up with enormous plants and more herbs than I know what to do with! This works especially well with basil, I've ended up with five or six lovely plants from one supermarket pot.
  • Pink.
    Pink. Posts: 17,650 Forumite
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    edited 26 October 2012 at 6:32PM
    Callie22 wrote: »
    The problem with these supermarket pots is that they're so crowded, the plants just don't live very long. However, what I have done in the past with basil, coriander and parsley is split the plants, and then repot them. They're much happier with more room and I've always ended up with enormous plants and more herbs than I know what to do with! This works especially well with basil, I've ended up with five or six lovely plants from one supermarket pot.

    I agree with you Callie and have repotted supermarket herbs with great results. Unfortunately at this time of year many herbs are finding it just too cold. Add to that a lack of light, and many are beginning to die off at the moment.

    Pink
  • sb44
    sb44 Posts: 5,203 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    I don't know if this works with coriander but it does with basil, I haven't bought any in ages.

    Cut some of the stems and strip off the lowest leaves and just sit in a cup/glass of water on the kitchen windowsill.

    Basil forms roots after a few days so you can plant your own or just leave it in the water and change when getting dirty, it will carry on growing and you can just snip off the top leaves.

    I then take the leaves off and put on a paper towel in the microwave on high for about 1½min to dry

    Maybe worth trying it with coriander.

    ;)
  • spike7451
    spike7451 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    Thanks everyone,
    I don't use ice cube trays anymore since one shattered & sliced my hand open,so I've snipped off the heads.thinned them out & put them all in a big tupperwear box in the freezer..
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