First year I have tried growing cilantro. I have three plants in the herb garden and they were doing well until it got hot. I took some leaves off and dried them a couple of weeks ago but now the plant has mostly gone to seed. Is this normal? Is there something I should be doing differently eg trimming more leaves from it? I understand they like a lot of direct sun and heat. Mine are in mostly full sun except for a couple hours in the morning and last couple of hours in the evening. Maybe it is producing the corinader now and will be just fine? Will the plant come back next year if I protect it a bit this winter? I live in the midwest at 42 degress north latitude.
2006-07-30 05:24:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Cilantro never seems to last long before it bolts to seed. The hot weather gives the plant the cue to set seed, and since cilantro is an annual, that's the end of the line. You can slow down the process some by cutting off the blossom stems as soon as you see them. Cilantro won't come back from its roots, but you might get lucky and have some "volunteer" plants spring up from seed that dropped in the garden. But you will probably have to start all over again next year.... I try to stagger my plantings, so I put in new plants every 3 weeks or so. That way I have fresh cilantro all through the season, since new plants are coming into maturity while old plants are going to seed. This is also a good strategy to use for dill and basil.
2006-07-30 09:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by sonomanona 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's better to start with fresh seed each season, but since it self seeds it shouldn't matter. Hot weather is the end of the cilantro part. now it's time for the coriander.
sow in place, plant is a tap root and will not transplant well. the heat is the changing period. end of cilantro, start of coriander. you can't fight mother nature. enjoy.
2006-07-30 06:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is an annual. It will not come back.
An annual's only purpose is to flower and set seed. Then its job is done and it will stop growing. The solution is not to let it flower. Snip flowers off, and continue to harvest leaves - that is, unless the seeds are what you really want!
2006-07-30 06:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋