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You can harvest cilantro's foliage continually in the cooler months of spring and fall and through winter in areas without hard freezes. Or, of course, you can set out new plants every 3 to 4 weeks for as long as we have them in the stores, but the harvest and ignore technique will get you through the in-between times. This makes room for the new plants that start themselves from the fallen seeds. Harvest while it's low, let it get tall when it wants to, then cut off the tall plants after the seeds drop to get it out of the way.

Cilantro seedlings falling over Patch#

Give it its own patch in the garden where you can harvest, then ignore, then harvest again. Once you understand this fast little plant, it's easy to manage. If you are lucky enough to live in a mild winter climate, fall and winter give you the longest season to harvest. One of the surprises that most gardeners get from cilantro is that it moves through its life cycle so quickly, especially in spring. To prevent or control wilt and mildew, make sure you clean up spent cilantro plants at the end of the season, and remove any infected plants as soon as possible. TroubleshootingĬilantro occasionally has problems with aphids and whitefly, wilt, or mildew. Plants go directly in the water, which circulates moisture, air, and nutrients to the roots, and a grow light provides all the light needed by the plants. Simple to use, it guides cilantro to produce an impressively large harvest. One way to keep cilantro in check is to grow it indoors in a hydroponic (or water-based) system, like the Miracle-Gro® Twelve™ Indoor Growing System. As seeds fall to the ground, little plants may pop up during the season and the following spring. Don't use in-ground or garden soil in pots, as it's too heavy.Ĭilantro frequently self-sows. If you plan to grow cilantro in a container, you'll have more success if you fill the pot with premium potting mix, such as Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics® All Purpose Container Mix which also contains lots of nutritious compost. You can either conduct a soil test or simply improve your soil by mixing a few inches of aged compost-enriched Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics® All Purpose In-Ground Soil in with the top layer of your existing soil. Plant cilantro in well-drained soil with a pH of 6.2 to 6.8. When plants begin to bloom, the foliage will become scarce for a steady harvest, set out plants every 3 to 4 weeks until the weather gets warm in spring, or until the first fall frost. In the North, plant cilantro in late spring. Fall is the ideal time to plant in zones 8, 9, and 10 because the plants will last through until the weather heats up in late spring. In the South and Southwest, plant in the fall or early spring, about a month before the last frost.

Cilantro seedlings falling over full#

Grow cilantro in full sun, though it will also tolerate light shade in the South and Southwest where the sun is intense.

Bonnie cilantro is already well on its way to maturity and comes from a company with over a century of experience helping home gardeners grow their own food. Start by choosing strong young Bonnie Plants® cilantro starter plants to give you an added measure of success in the garden. Avoid harvesting more than a third of the plant at any one time.

Harvest cilantro leaves once they are large enough to eat.

Encourage prolific leaf production by regularly feeding with a water-soluble plant food.

Keep soil moist and use a soaker hose or drip irrigation if necessary.

For growing in containers, consider a premium bagged potting mix.

Improve native soil by mixing in several inches of aged compost or other rich organic matter.

Offer afternoon shade if you live in a warmer climate.

Grow cilantro in an area that receives full sun and has rich, well-drained soil with a pH of 6.2 to 6.8.

Plant cilantro during the cool days of spring or fall.

In mild climates, cilantro makes a handsome winter companion to pansies their leaves will withstand a light frost. Plant cilantro in a bed devoted to herbs where it can reseed, or in a corner of the vegetable garden. When the weather gets warm, the plant sends up a long, lanky flower stalk bearing flower clusters with white or pinkish blossoms that later produce coriander seeds. It grows fast in the cool weather of spring and fall, creating a rosette of lacy leaves. Cilantro needs its own space in the garden where you can harvest it and then let it go to seed.