Rosetalleo and Cilantro

[Guest guest]

Thanks Rosetalleo

I didn't realize there was varieties that wouldn't bolt so quick, especially in

hot weather. I'll look for

seeds for those 2 varieties you mentioned. I love Cilantro.

Judy

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rosetalleo

I grow a lot of cilantro. There is a slow bolting one, and that one produces

the most leaves, and it takes a long time for it to go to seed. If you plant the

coriander seed from the packs you get at Indian spice stores, you get the fast

bolting one. It goes to flower pretty fast, and then seeds. Also, there are

other cilantro varieties that are grown just for leaves, Delfino and Caribe

cilantro are two types i will be trying in the winter. Culantro is related and

is much stronger, coarser and does not require cool weather.

 

 

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[Guest guest]

judy, in my experience, cilantro will not sprout at all in hot weather. Right

now I have some ripe garden tomatoes and hot peppers ready for a salsa, and i

have to pull the cilantro from the freezer if i want to use our own garden

cilantro. In your climate, probably sow in late october or November. Mine self

sows abundantly and it starts usually in November.

 

It makes sense that coriander bolts fast, since it is bred for the seeds, so you

get them faster. The other one - slow bolting coriander or cilantro - has been

bred for the leaves, and you get quite a few leaves allright! Look for the

package seeds that say slow bolting cilantro or coriander. I like both, and I

appreciate all the cilantro flowers in the winter garden (insects do to).

 

roseta

 

, " wwjd " <jtwigg wrote:

>

> Thanks Rosetalleo

> I didn't realize there was varieties that wouldn't bolt so quick, especially

in hot weather. I'll look for

> seeds for those 2 varieties you mentioned. I love Cilantro.

> Judy