Judy Cilantro ...Thank you Judith....was: hello and here's a recipe

[Guest guest]

I am not Judy...but 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.

 

, Adelaide Meyers <adelaidemeyers

wrote:

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> Judy,

>  

> I had heard before that coriander and cilantro are the same herb - my question

is : Are they exactly the same?  I mean is one the leaves and the other the

seeds?  Or they different versions of the same herb ( like Granny Smith Apples

vs. Red Delicious )

>  

> I am just curious and find this very interesting.  Thanks for sharing your

wisdom with us. 

>  

> Addy

>

[Guest guest]

You are welcome Addy! growing herbs is indeed a lot of fun and they can enhance

your cooking very much. However, let me warn you that unless you are in the

southern hemisphere, it is not the right time to plant cilantro. Cilantro is a

cold weather herb. It even tolerates some frost. It does not tolerate any heat

though. Parsley is more of a 4 season herb (plant in the shade in the summer),

but not the same.

 

I should also warn you that depending on the age of the spices and their

inventory you might get a lower sprouting rate. In most cases these large spice

packs are so inexpensive that it is no big deal to loose a few seeds.

 

Other spices that work: dill seed (you get dill weed) and mustard. For mustard

you can eat the greens if you like mustard greens. You can plant fenugreek and

get methi greens too. However, all of these are cool wether crops. Right now

it is a good time to plant basil, and there are many types of basils.

 

roseta

 

, Adelaide Meyers <adelaidemeyers

wrote:

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> That is very interesting Rosetalleo (Rose?)

>  

> I feel very inspired to start growing herbs.  Perhaps I will walk to the

Indian store and buy some coriander seeds.  Thanks for the suggestion.

>  

> Addy

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the advice Roseta!

 

I am in a small apartment - so anything I grow must be indoors.  I am slowly

adding more and more plants.  I want my room to look like a jungle. lol

 

I bought an Aloe Vera plant today.  They were on  sale at Whole Foods and I

decided to treat myself.  I am just learning how to grow plants - so the advice

is very helpful.

 

Thanks again!

Addy

 

--- On Sun, 8/2/09, rosetalleo <rosetalleo wrote:

 

 

rosetalleo <rosetalleo

Re: Judy Cilantro ...Thank you Judith....was: hello

and here's a recipe

 

Sunday, August 2, 2009, 2:59 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

You are welcome Addy! growing herbs is indeed a lot of fun and they can enhance

your cooking very much. However, let me warn you that unless you are in the

southern hemisphere, it is not the right time to plant cilantro. Cilantro is a

cold weather herb. It even tolerates some frost. It does not tolerate any heat

though. Parsley is more of a 4 season herb (plant in the shade in the summer),

but not the same.

 

I should also warn you that depending on the age of the spices and their

inventory you might get a lower sprouting rate. In most cases these large spice

packs are so inexpensive that it is no big deal to loose a few seeds.

 

Other spices that work: dill seed (you get dill weed) and mustard. For mustard

you can eat the greens if you like mustard greens. You can plant fenugreek and

get methi greens too. However, all of these are cool wether crops. Right now it

is a good time to plant basil, and there are many types of basils.

 

roseta

 

, Adelaide Meyers <adelaidemeyers@ ...>

wrote:

>

> That is very interesting Rosetalleo (Rose?)

>  

> I feel very inspired to start growing herbs.  Perhaps I will walk to the

Indian store and buy some coriander seeds.  Thanks for the suggestion.

>  

> Addy

>